The BOJ keeps interest rates low as inflation expectations, or the public's perception on future price moves, stand between 1.5% and 2% - the highest in 30 years though still below its 2% target ...

TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) rejected market pressure this week, maintaining ultra-low interest rates, but its bullish views on wages and growing strains from its policy ...

TOKYO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates in coming months with January emerging as the most likely timing, when there will be more clarity on political and ...

Ueda said in a speech at an international conference hosted by the BOJ in Tokyo Tuesday.

BOJ executives probably want to raise short-term rates at least to 1.5% by the end of fiscal 2026, so they have scope to reduce borrowing costs when the economy faces another downturn, Sakurai said.

BOJ officials view the potential cost of waiting for more information to confirm solid wage growth as not very high, the people said.

On the final day of its two-day policy board meeting, the BOJ also decided to halve its monthly purchase of government bonds to about 3 trillion yen ($19 billion) by the first quarter of 2026.

The central bank decided to conduct the review in April 2023 during the first Monetary Policy Meeting under BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda. After the collapse of asset-inflated “bubble” economy in ...