Japan's core CPI rose 1.8% in July from a year earlier, matching forecasts, as weak yen and Middle East driven energy costs added to price pressure, bolstering the case for a Bank of Japan rate hike ...

The Bank of Japan should raise its benchmark interest rate at every meeting, with the goal of taking the rate above 2% in order to narrow the rate differential with the US and ease pressure on the yen ...

Inflation, yen weakness, and strong AI demand push BOJ to consider a rate hike. TOKYO — The Bank of Japan (BOJ) may raise interest rates in September and consider more aggressive monetary tightening ...

TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates as soon as ‌September and is considering hiking more aggressively thereafter from the current pace of roughly twice a year, ...

Scott Bessent and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are at odds over Bank of Japan policy, with the US Treasury Secretary favoring rate hikes to support the yen, while the PM has resisted ...

Japan’s Ministry of Finance has repeatedly intervened to support the yen over the past four years. Until now, the pattern has been familiar. Authorities stepped in, the currency rallied briefly, and ...

BOJ officials see scope for faster rate hikes as underlying inflation nears 2%. The central bank held its policy rate at 1% in the July meeting. Faster BOJ tightening could weigh on crypto by making ...

TOKYO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan's case for a September rate hike strengthened after a growing chorus of policymakers argued for a more forceful response to mounting inflation risks, a ...

Buy Japanese Government Bonds (e.g., JGB futures or long JGB ETFs). Faster BoJ hikes mean higher expected policy rates, which should pressure the front end and lift the probability of a JGB yield move ...