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A summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan’s December meeting suggests that the next interest-rate hike is approaching.

Pilgrimages have been part of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. The UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo is legendary among ...

Markets are pricing the odds that the Bank of Japan will stand pat on interest rates after its December policy meeting, but ...

Pilgrimages have been part of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. The UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo is legendary among ...

The decision comes a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points, bringing the federal funds rate to 4.25 ...

TOKYO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday and its governor offered few clues on how soon it could push up borrowing costs, sending the yen and bond ...

The kanji for gold (金 kin) was chosen as the single most representative character symbolic of the social mood in Japan this year, a Kyoto-based organization said Thursday. The character symbolized ...

Key drivers include higher energy prices and wage growth, but weak factory output and global uncertainties may complicate the ...

The Bank of Japan holds a session on the second day of its two-day policy-setting meeting at its headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2024, with Governor Kazuo Ueda seated at the center. (Kyodo ...

This photo shows the Bank of Japan headquarters building in Tokyo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan began its two-day policy meeting Wednesday amid growing expectations the central ...

A weaker yuan could pummel currencies across Asia but there could be a silver lining for Governor Kazuo Ueda at the Bank of Japan (8301.T), opens new tab which meets on Wednesday to decide whether ...