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 ...
Japan bank executives take pay cuts after employee is accused of stealing from safe deposit boxes
Executives at a leading Japanese bank have apologized and taken pay cuts after police arrested an employee who allegedly ...
Japan's core CPI up 3.0% in Dec. after end of gov't energy subsidies
Japan's core consumer prices in December rose 3.0 percent from a year earlier, the fastest pace in more than a year, as ...
Bank of Japan raises interest rate, citing higher wages and inflation
TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level. The decision by the central bank came Friday at ...
Stock market today: Asian shares gain after S&P 500 climbs to a record and Bank of Japan raises rate
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.3% to 40,074.87 after the central bank raised its benchmark rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, ...
Japanese yen rallies, bond yields climb after BOJ hikes rates
The yen strengthened and Japanese government bond yields rose to fresh multi-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan ...