TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will keep its key interest rate at 0.75% next week but likely raise it to 1.00% by end-June, a Reuters poll found, expectations that are broadly unchanged ...

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said the experiments will examine links between blockchain systems and Japan’s existing settlement infrastructure. The Bank of Japan will conduct technical experiments using ...

Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino reaffirmed the bank's stance on raising interest rates further but stopped short of giving any clear hints on how soon the next move will happen. The BOJ "should ...

TOKYO, March 12 (Reuters) - Fresh supply shocks triggered by the Middle East conflict may speed up the Bank of Japan's hawkish agenda by increasing inflationary risks, leaving open the chance of ...

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced expansion of its blockchain experimentation for settling central bank reserves, while highlighting that efforts for a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) are ...

Bank of Japan officials are still on track to raise interest rates, with the possibility of April not ruled out, as they continue to monitor the implications of Middle East tensions for Japan’s ...

Rarely has a central bank governor been more annoyed at good inflation news than Japan’s Kazuo Ueda. When the Bank of Japan head ended 2025, the big question facing Ueda’s board was how many times it ...

Traders see about a 6% chance the BOJ will raise its policy rate from 0.75% this month, while the odds jump to around 60% if the April meeting is included, according to pricing in the overnight swaps ...

TOKYO, March 6 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to hold off on raising interest rates until June or July, as the conflict in the Middle East shows few signs of easing and is seen keeping ...

TOKYO, March 3 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will conduct experiments for using blockchain technology to settle deposits that financial institutions park with the central bank, Governor Kazuo Ueda ...

If there is one country that really matters for US financial markets, it has to be Japan. Not only does Japan have an $8 trillion bond market, making it the world’s third-largest such market. It has ...