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Bank of Japan’s fresh take on labour crunch opens door for more rate hikes
Bank of Japan is now pointing the finger at chronic labor shortages—rather than sluggish demand—as the culprit behind its ...
Japan Q4 GDP seen growing despite weak consumption
Japan's economy probably expanded in the final three months of 2024 marking a third quarter of consecutive growth, a Reuters poll showed, as strong business investment outweighed anaemic consumption.
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Japan: strong wage growth supports Bank of Japan rate hikes
Labour cash earnings rose more than expected in December and the November figures were all revised upwards. If Shunto results ...
The Associated Press - Business News on MSN13d
Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A Japanese flag flutters at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo ...
Japan inflation-adjusted wages rise in December on jump in bonuses
Japan's December inflation-adjusted real wages rose 0.6% year-on-year thanks to a wintertime bonus bump, preliminary ...
Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 17 years
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its ...
Bank of Japan could face capital losses if interest rate rises to 1%: Nomura
Nomura's Rob Subbaraman discusses expectations of Bank of Japan's rate hike path including two major risks if the central ...
Japanese Yen and Aussie Dollar News: Wage Growth, Services PMI, and Tariffs in Focus
Japan’s wage data, Services PMI, and BoJ rate hike bets drive yen moves. Key U.S. labor data may also impact Fed policy ...
Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 0.5% and signals further increases
In a well-trailed move, the Bank of Japan on Friday raised the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, taking it to 0.5 per ...
Nikkei Asia9d
Japan government nominates female academic to join BOJ board
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's government on Tuesday nominated Junko Koeda, an academic who had warned of the cost of prolonged monetary easing, to join the Bank of Japan board in March, a choice ...
Bank of Japan hikes interest rates to highest level in 17 years
The Bank of Japan has raised short-term interest rates by a quarter point, the highest in 17 years, signalling efforts to ...
The Independent13d
Bank of Japan hikes interest rates to highest level in 17 years
This was the highest hike in borrowing rates in Japan since the 2008 financial crisis. Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on 29 July 2022 (AP) The central bank had last raised the rates in July ...