8301 To News Today

Japan’s Nikkei stock index finished at a record high on Thursday.

By Megumi Fujikawa TOKYO--The Bank of Japan Thursday said it has raised its economic assessment for two of the country's nine regions. The Japanese central...

The Bank of Japan waited out the rest of the world’s rate hikes. Now the yen is rebounding.

By Megumi Fujikawa TOKYO--The Bank of Japan on Tuesday kept its 1% cap on the yield of 10-year Japanese government bonds, but eased its language, calling the...

By Megumi Fujikawa TOKYO--Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said he still wasn't completely confident the central bank would achieve sustainable 2% inflation,...

Japan’s Halloween decision to nix its official bond yield cap means ‘yield curve control’ has one foot in the grave—but it still has some bite nonetheless

The deflationary economy suddenly has rising costs. But as an exporting power, the nation may want to linger with a weak currency for awhile.

By Megumi Fujikawa OSAKA--Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said Monday that he has seen some positive signs of sustainable inflation, but he isn't ready to...

Prices rise 4.3% in August over year earlier, excluding fresh food and energy

By Megumi Fujikawa Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said he is unsure when Japan can achieve 2% inflation sustainably and promised to continue the current...