Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s nominations to fill two Bank of Japan (BOJ) seats are unlikely to deter an April rate increase or materially tilt the Board’s center of gravity

A Japanese news report that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed reluctance to raise rates in a meeting with Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda will not likely derail the

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) remains firmly on track to continue its normalization path, with a move to 1% on April 27-28, a further 25 basis points on July 30–31, and

Despite speculation to the contrary in markets, even a decisive election victory for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on February 8 is unlikely to alter the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) rate‑hike trajectory,

This week’s Bank of Japan (BOJ) meeting, initially intended as a quiet step toward preparing markets for a possible April rate increase, has been reshaped by market turbulence and is

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is eying April for its next rate hike, as yen weakness persists and the Bank worries the sustained inflation overshoot will embed higher than wanted

The latest Japanese data has firmed up prospects for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to hike rates to 0.75% at the December 18-19 meeting, the highest level in three decades.

In the wee hours of New York’s Tuesday morning, Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda will take part in a digital conference, doing his utmost not to precommit his

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda lit up the December policy meeting with his speech in Nagoya Monday, making clear that the Bank will actively consider a rate hike

A December rate hike by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is slipping off the table after Governor Kazuo Ueda’s first one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Tuesday followed by

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) held rates steady at 50 basis points for a sixth consecutive meeting on Thursday, but Governor Kazuo Ueda edged closer to signaling that a rate

As Sanae Takaichi assumes Japan’s leadership and assembles her Cabinet, she is already thinking about revising the government’s monetary accord with the Bank of Japan (BOJ). Her rewrite of the

It would take more market credibility than the Bank of Japan (BOJ) can currently command to ignore the government’s pushback against an October rate hike.  On Monday, Etsuro Honda –

Japan’s ruling party is bracing for its fifth leadership change in five years just as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) edges toward a rate hike and the economy absorbs inflation,

Anyone who’s been following our Japan coverage knows we’ve been touting October as the likely timing of the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) first rate hike since January – a call

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation this weekend has triggered a high-stakes leadership contest within Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), with consequences that could alter the contours of the

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has narrowly sidestepped being ousted, extending his hold on power through strategic delay tactics that may have bought him another 6-12 months in office –

As Japan enters the final stretch of summer, the political temperature in Tokyo is rising sharply. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, once seen as a stabilizing figure in a fractious Liberal

Partially freed from political constraints following the conclusion of Japan’s upper house elections late last month, and with attention now turning to upside inflation risk, the Bank of Japan (BOJ)

With Japan’s upper house elections concluded and a critical trade agreement with the US secured, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is clear to resume its gradual monetary policy normalization and