TOKYO—The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to the highest level since October 2008, as the economy makes steady progress toward the bank’s goal of stable 2% inflation and wage-backed ...

The decision marks its first rate hike since July last year and comes days after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump ...

The Bank of Japan raised its short-term interest rate to the highest in seventeen years on Friday as expected, aiming for a ...

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

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The Bank of Japan was expected to hike its main interest rate on Friday by the most in 18 years despite fears of economic turmoil under US President Donald Trump.

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 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 decision by the central bank came at the end of a ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan raises its key interest rate to about 0.5%, citing stronger wages and inflation. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be ...

The yen strengthened and Japanese government bond yields rose to fresh multi-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan ...

The Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate Friday to the highest level in 17 years, as Governor Kazuo Ueda continues his mission to return to central bank orthodoxy.

Another 0.25 percentage-point hike to Japanese rates has come and gone without markets batting an eye. That is surely the point of the central bank’s drive to normalise monetary policy. With wages and ...