TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan said on Monday it will reduce purchases of super-long bonds for the first time since embarking on a quantitative tightening (QT) plan last year, taking ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan is expected to keep interest rates steady next week and signal its cautious optimism the economy appears to be weathering the hit from U.S. tariffs, a message that ...

TOKYO, June 4 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is considering slowing the pace of tapering in its bond purchases from next fiscal year onward, said four sources familiar with its thinking, a move that ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan finished selling off its holdings of stocks bought from 2002 to 2010 in a rare programme to avert disruption to the banking system from the sharply falling prices of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The appointment of a new Japanese prime minister next month could give the central bank more reasons to go slow on its next interest rate hike, especially if the next leader is wary ...

Bank of Japan officials are likely to consider raising at least one of their inflation forecasts at a policy meeting later this month, after rice and food-related prices rose more than expected, ...

Bank of Japan officials are of the view that it may be possible to raise the benchmark interest rate again this year regardless of domestic political instability, as economic conditions have developed ...

One of the biggest stories emerging from the Far East this month is the imminent launch of a blockchain-based version of the Japanese yen, one of the world’s major fiat currencies. The timing for this ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Almost half of Japanese companies regard Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda's performance positively, outpacing the 30% with negative views of his handling of monetary policy, a ...

TOKYO--A slight easing in Japan's consumer inflation is welcome news for the central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be of concern for policymakers whose hands remain tied by tariffs. Core ...