Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a ...
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Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 17 years
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% ...
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Japan's government interest costs to swell more than 50% in next few years
Last week, the central bank raised interest rates to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis on the view Japan was on the cusp of sustainably achieving its 2% inflation target.
Tokyo Inflation, Japan Activity Data Back More BOJ Rate Hikes
An uptick in inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area and solid outturns in other key Japanese economic data support the Bank ...
朝日新聞社11d
Japan hiked interest rates. Why is the yen falling?
SINGAPORE--A week ago Japan raised interest rates for the first time since 2007 in a move that marked a historic shift in monetary policy. Yet the currency fell. Now Japanese officials are ...
Wall Street Journal13d
Bank of Japan Resumes Hiking Rates as Economy Strengthens
TOKYO—The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to the highest level since October 2008 on Friday, as the economy makes steady progress toward the bank’s goal of stable 2% inflation and wage ...
The Independent13d
Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation
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Bank of Japan raises rates to highest in 17 years
Japan's central bank has increased the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 17 years, after consumer price rises ...
Japan's megabanks set for record FY profit after strong Q3
All three of Japan's "megabanks" are on course for record annual income after the first nine months of the financial year as ...
The Independent12d
Bank of Japan hikes interest rates to highest level in 17 years
such as Japan. The central bank said it would continue to raise interest rates if economic growth and inflation stayed in line with its projections. “The likelihood of achieving the bank’s ...