The Bank of Japan ((BoJ)) has raised its key short-term interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.5%, in line with market ...

Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level ...

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The bank's promise to seek more rate hikes sent Japanese government bond yields higher. The policy-sensitive two-year JGB yield briefly reached 0.725%, the highest level since October 2008, while the ...

The move comes in line with expectations from CNBC's survey, where an overwhelming majority of economists predicted a hike.

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 ...

Consumer inflation in Tokyo likely accelerated in January, underlining persistent pressure on living costs, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.

The move comes hours after the latest economic data showed prices rose last month at the fastest pace in 16 months.

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