Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation
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.
Bank of Japan hikes interest rate to 17-year high, signals more
The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates on Friday to their highest level in 17 years and signalled more were in the pipeline ...
Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 0.5%, highest since 2008 amid sustained inflation and rising wages
The Bank of Japan ((BoJ)) has raised its key short-term interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.5%, in line with market ...
Bank of Japan Resumes Hiking Rates as Economy Strengthens — Update
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 ...