RBC BlueBay Asset Management is maxing out its short bets on Japan government bonds, while Schroders Plc is ramping up bearish JGB futures positions, wagering the BOJ will have little choice but ...

Price growth in Tokyo is a leading indicator of the national trend and will be closely scrutinized to check it doesn’t provide an obstacle for BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda to hike rates on July 31.

The 73-year-old’s had some success: the economy is growing, corporate profits are high and unemployment is low; yet wages are barely rising, there’s discontent in bond markets and the BOJ is ...

Amamiya has been at the forefront of the BOJ's fight against deflation since the current Bank of Japan Act, which guarantees the political independence of the central bank, took effect in 1998.

Money market pricing on the BOJ's move on rates still leans toward a 10-basis point hike but tightening will be slow - barely 20 bps of rate hikes are priced in by year end. If policy ...

While the BOJ pushed back the timeline for reaching its 2% inflation target citing increased uncertainty from the trade war, Governor Kazuo Ueda emphasized that the adjustment doesn’t ...