TOKYO, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan chief Kazuo Ueda used diplomacy and nodded to the dangers of inflation and a weak yen to sell his plan for a December rate hike to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, ...

The Bank of Japan should proceed cautiously with interest-rate increases, tightening at a pace that is neither too fast nor too slow, policy board member Asahi Noguchi said Thursday. The most ...

BOJ to weigh 'pros and cons' of rate hike in December, Ueda says Rate hike is easing of accelerator, not applying brakes -Ueda Yen, bond yields rise as markets raise bets of December hike BOJ to offer ...

TOKYO—Hopes that Japan’s central bank could soon raise interest rates got a lift on Friday from data showing broad strength in the economy. Resilient factory activity and consumption despite headwinds ...

(Bloomberg) --Bank of Japan officials are ready to raise interest rates at a policy meeting later this month, provided there’s no major shock to the economy or financial markets in the meantime, ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has given the strongest signal yet that the central bank may resume interest rate hikes later this month, pushing the yen and bond yields higher on Monday. Ueda said ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan is preparing markets for a possible interest rate hike as soon as next month, sources say, reviving previous hawkish language as worries about sharp yen declines ...

The Bank of Japan’s dovish board member Asahi Noguchi reinforced the view that a near-term interest rate hike is in the pipeline while avoiding a clear hint that it will come in December. “Problems ...

The market value of the Bank of Japan’s holdings of exchange-traded funds reached a record high at the end of September, according to its first financial statement since deciding to start offloading ...

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Key members of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government wouldn’t try to stop the Bank of Japan if it decides to raise interest rates in December, according to people familiar with the matter, a ...

A stronger yen and rising Japanese bond yields could pull capital away from the U.S. equity and bond markets Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda delivered a speech on ...