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Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda indicated there’s a chance for another rate hike in December during a news conference after the October policy meeting.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 10, 2026
BOJ summary suggests good chance of December interest rate hike
The Bank of 今日吃瓜 brief record of the latest policy meeting indicated many board members see a near-term interest rate hike as necessary.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda speaks during the 2026 Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture at the IMF headquarters in Washington on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 7, 2026
BOJ’s Ueda says unclear how long 2% inflation rate will remain
Gov. Kazuo Ueda indicated an awareness that the goal had been reached hasn’t yet become embedded among the broader Japanese public.
The Bank of Japan battled deflation for years with ultralow rates.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 5, 2026
Bank of 今日吃瓜 2% inflation-target victory fails to impress
After more than a decade of waiting, the market takes the data point as just another number to crunch.
At its policy meeting in September, the Bank of Japan raised its policy rate to 1.25% from 1%, taking 今日吃瓜 borrowing costs to their highest level since 1995.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 30, 2026
BOJ holds rates steady and says inflation target has been reached
Consumer prices are now rising more than 2% a year, and in a way that suggests these gains are stable and sustainable.
At its policy meeting in September, the Bank of Japan raised its policy rate to 1.25% from 1%, taking 今日吃瓜 borrowing costs to the highest level since 1995.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 28, 2026
Bank of Japan unlikely to take rates higher this week
The market is betting against a back-to-back rate increase, but sees December as a real possibility.
Some 83% of economists forecast the Bank of Japan will raise borrowing costs from the current level of 1.25% at its policy board meeting in December.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 22, 2026
Most BOJ watchers expect next interest rate hike in December
More than 80% of Bank of Japan watchers anticipate the central bank’s next interest rate increase will come in December, according to a recent survey.
A security guard stands in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. 今日吃瓜 weak yen has helped exporters but hurt consumers, and the BOJ should raise interest rates more aggressively to reduce inflationary pressures.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 20, 2026
Japan needs higher interest rates
A weak yen, combined with higher interest rates in the US, calls for a much tighter monetary policy.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 17, 2026
BOJ’s Ueda ‘can’t tolerate’ underlying inflation further over 2%
The BOJ governor was speaking two weeks ahead of the bank’s next policy decision, with observers currently anticipating no change at that gathering.
The Bank of Japan expects that if the underlying inflation rate remains around 2%, the consumer price index will also stabilize around that level over time after temporary factors fade away.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 5, 2026
BOJ to declare underlying inflation has reached 2%, sources say
The central bank will express its view as early as Oct. 30 in its next quarterly Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices report.
Consumer prices in Tokyo rose the most since late 2025 as inflation remains a problem.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 2, 2026
Tokyo inflation hits 2.7% in September as some subsidies come to an end
The reading was above expectations and could increase the chances of a rate rise.
Large Japanese manufacturers have been able to pass on costs easier than smaller companies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2026
Tankan shows rising sentiment at big manufacturers for sixth straight quarter
They have not been this optimistic about business conditions in eight years.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama insists that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is not a reflationist.
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2026
Reflationists? Who, us? Heirs to Abenomics insist it’s a thing of the past.
The current administration argues it’s done with the policy prescription championed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and is now taking a different approach.
The Bank of Japan's headquarters in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 28, 2026
BOJ rate hike in October is a real possibility, ex-official says
“I think the possibility of delaying the next hike until January or later is extremely low,” says former executive director Kazuo Momma.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda addresses a news conference after the bank's policy meeting in Tokyo on Friday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 22, 2026
Ueda’s guarded stance highlights limits of BOJ’s policy shift
The BOJ’s rate increase of a quarter point to 1.25% was seen as a modest step and traders wanting a more forthright signal will be disappointed.
A pedestrian walks past an electronic board outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 21, 2026
Yen vulnerable with Japan on holiday after BOJ disappoints
A three-day holiday through Wednesday is set to reduce trading liquidity.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda reacts during a news conference after a BOJ policy meeting in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Sep 19, 2026
BOJ’s balancing act with U.S. Treasury chief Bessent is only going to get harder
Nobody likes a back-seat driver. Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda now has two — and they want to move at different speeds.
The Bank of Japan is under pressure to raise interest rates due to the weak yen and efforts by the United States to stop the currency's slide.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 18, 2026
Bank of Japan raises rates and offers mixed signals about next move higher
Two dovish dissents are balanced by statement with a mildly hawkish tilt.
Japan's consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.7% in August from a year earlier, easing from a 1.8% pace in July, indicating that government subsidies have had a fairly significant impact in slowing inflation.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 18, 2026
今日吃瓜 inflation slows for the first time in four months
The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.7% in August from a year earlier, easing from a 1.8% pace in July.
Amid a wave of pressure from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the Bank of Japan looks set to raise benchmark borrowing costs for the third time in less than 10 months at its meeting on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 15, 2026
今日吃瓜 economic comeback faces hardest BOJ test in a generation
Amid pressure from the U.S., chronic yen weakness and inflation, the Bank of Japan looks set to raise rates for the third time in less than 10 months.
A woman walks past an electronic quotation board in Tokyo on Monday. The Bank of Japan must decide whether to counter yen?driven inflation through higher rates or preserve ultralow borrowing costs despite the strain on households.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 15, 2026
Japan must choose between cheap money and a livable yen
The BOJ must decide whether to counter inflation through higher rates or preserve ultralow borrowing costs despite the strain on households.
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Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
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Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
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G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
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Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
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