The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labor shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak ...

Nada Choueiri, Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Asia-Pacific Department and its mission chief for ...

After three decades of near-zero inflation, there are signs that Japan’s economy can sustainably converge to a new equilibrium. Inflation has surpassed the Bank of Japan’s 2-percent target for over ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates again this year and see borrowing costs reach levels deemed neutral to ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may be breathing easier now that the Trump administration intends to focus on the 10-year Treasury yield, instead of rate cuts, to lower borrowing costs. But for ...

Australia’s economic outlook reflects a recovery in private demand following the challenges posed by high interest rates and ...

The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of the fiscal year beginning in April, hawkish ...

In a speech to business leaders, Naoki Tamura said that the central bank should raise rates to 1% or higher in the fiscal ...

The Bank of Japan must raise short-term interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of fiscal 2025 to contain inflation ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will continue to raise interest rates if underlying inflation accelerates toward its 2% ...

As interest rates rise, the value of JGBs could plummet due to heightened inflation and duration risks. Click to read.