Bank of Japan Federal Reserve

Bank of Japan raises interest rates

Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation

The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level. “The economy is gradually recovering,” BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda told reporters after a two-day policy board meeting in Tokyo.

Reuters on MSN · 3d

Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its inflation forecasts, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% target.

The New York Times · 3d

Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation.

Japan Gains Confidence in Exiting Rock-Bottom Borrowing Costs

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Yen and Swiss franc jump, dollar drops as DeepSeek concerns drain risk appetite

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Stock market today: Asian markets are mixed after Wall Street edges back from its record

Shares were mixed in thin Asian trading on Monday after U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high. Oil prices fell and ...

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BOJ may revert to fuzzy communication after Fed-style clarity on rates

Giving explicit advance signals, in addition to making the Bank of Japan feel boxed in, could breach Japanese law stipulating ...

Allison Thompson elected to chair the St. Louis Fed’s Little Rock Branch board of directors

Allison Thompson, the president and chief executive officer of the Economic Development Alliance for Jefferson County, has been elected board chair for 2025 of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis' ...

Analysis-Global economy takes Trump guessing-game in stride

Global economic policymakers had been braced for an economic firestorm from the new U.S. administration but instead got a ...

Yen on MSN3d

Asian markets build on Trump rally, yen steady ahead of BoJ

Asian markets rose Friday after a record day on Wall Street in response to Donald Trump's tax-cut pledge, while the yen ...

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Stock market today: Asian shares gain after S&P 500 climbs to a record and Bank of Japan raises rate

Asian shares advanced Friday after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate.

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