USD/JPY rallies as Trump’s tariffs hit BoJ rate hike bets. Japan inflation, trade, and US data to guide pair’s next move.

The Bank of Japan's increasing caution around raising interest rates further relies heavily on a relatively obscure inflation reading, which policy doves argue suggests weak consumer demand but ...

Japans annual wholesale inflation slowed for the third straight month in June, reinforcing the Bank of Japans (BOJ) ...

Major central banks hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation, but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. Food inflation, especially rice prices, is a major factor behind the rise ...

Japanese real wages in May fell at the fastest pace in nearly two years as persistent inflation continued to outpace wage ...

TOKYO -- Japanese companies are set to raise their dividends to a fifth straight record high this fiscal year, even with ...

The surge in rice prices comes as Japan's core inflation rate climbed to 3.7% in May, marking its highest level since January 2023.

Major central banks have hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic — but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. It has stayed put despite headline and ...

The surge in rice prices comes as Japan's core inflation rate climbed to 3.7% in May, marking its highest level since January 2023.