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

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 ...

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 raised interest rates 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 growth.

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 policy rate Friday to the highest level in 17 years, as Governor Kazuo Ueda continues his mission to return to central bank orthodoxy.

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

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TOKYO: The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday (Jan 24) to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stably ...

The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates on Friday to their highest level in 17 years and signalled more were in the pipeline despite fears of turmoil under US President Donald Trump. The news, and ...

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 ...