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

The Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) collapse in Japan’s upper house elections has left Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba presiding over a minority government in both chambers of the Diet — all

With Japan’s upper house elections fast approaching and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s grip on the legislature under direct threat from stepped-up pressure by US President Donald Trump, the Bank of