Most Bank of Japan watchers judge that Governor Kazuo Ueda and his colleagues have been slow in ratcheting up interest rates, and expect the next move still to be several months away in their base ...

TOKYO, March 6 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to hold off on raising interest rates until June or July, as the conflict in the Middle East shows few signs of easing and is seen keeping ...

TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers debated the likelihood of resuming interest rate increases with one signaling the chance of a hike this year, a summary of opinions at the July ...

TOKYO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will likely wait until July before raising its key interest rate again, economists say, with more than 75% of them expecting it to climb to 1% or higher by ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Reflationist advisers of Japan's new prime minister Sanae Takaichi will speak on a panel hosted by Keidanren on December 17 on the new administration's strategy to strengthen the ...