Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday he met Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a regular exchange of views on the economy and financial markets.

A gauge tracking near-term price swings in the Japanese yen climbed on Monday, approaching a six-week high as traders grappled with the prospect of more inflationary pressure on one hand and Bank of Japan warnings against a quick surge in bond yields on the other.

JGBs edged lower in price terms during the morning Tokyo session, weighed by fears of more BOJ rate increases.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said he held a regular meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to exchange views on the economy and financial markets ahead of a Group of 20 meeting next week.

Japan's Nikkei share average will rise 4.6% by end-June based on the view that Japanese firms will revise up their outlook once uncertainties over U.S. tariff policy are cleared, according to equity strategists in a Reuters poll.

Japanese bank shares have become highly popular with investors betting on rising Bank of Japan interest rates as uncertainty over the central bank's plans make the stocks a safer bet than government bonds and the yen.

University professor Junko Koeda is set to become the newest member of the Bank of Japan’s policy board, a move that could further the central bank’s push toward policy normalization.

There’s keen interest in the market on whether Japan’s regional banks will pour back into benchmark 10-year notes.

And households are hating it. Part of the problem is that most of the inflation from which Japan is suffering comes from abroad. It wasn’t the BOJ’s ultraloose policies that defeated deflation — it was Vladimir Putin.

Japan's economy grew an annualized real 2.8 percent in the October-December period of 2024, marking the third straight quarter of exp

A pair of panels featuring leading policymakers, industry leaders, and international experts at the FinCity.Tokyo Global Forum 2025 event at the end of January explored Tokyo’s future as a finance hub and Japan’s commitment to green transformation (GX).

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