Welcome to our TOPLive coverage of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision. We’ll start shortly, with the central bank typically announcing its decision around midday in Tokyo. We’ll also follow ...

The key inflation gauge hit 3% for the first time in 16 months, underscoring Japan's sustained price momentum just hours before the central bank is expected to hike rates for a third time under Gov.

Japan's annual rate of consumer price inflation accelerated to 3.0% in December from 2.7% the month before, government data showed Friday.

In addition to a rate decision, the BOJ is also scheduled to release fresh inflation projections later in the day. In its previous outlook report, the bank's policy board said it expected inflation to ...

Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.0 per cent in December year-on-year to mark the fastest annual pace in 16 months, likely cementing a central bank rate hike later in the day and retaining bets that ...

The Level of 22976 appears to have established itself as a strong support for Nifty-50 in the short term, while the range of 23400-23500 could pose as resistance, said experts ...

Equity benchmarks rose in Tokyo ahead of a key interest rate decision by the Bank of Japan later Friday, where a hike is ...

He attributed the recent strains between Washington and Beijing to his predecessor, Joe Biden, and expressed optimism that China could play a role in resolving the conflict in Ukraine. This softer ...

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 is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points later in the day as it concludes its monetary policy meeting.

Japan's factory activity slumped to the lowest level in 10 months on sluggish demand though the service sector strengthened further in January, preliminary business surveys showed on Friday.

Japan’s consumer price growth picked up in December, adding to evidence of steady inflation just hours before the central bank announces its rate decision.