These "hidden traces" can eventually start growing again, leading to a relapse. It's like a few seeds left in a garden that can sprout later.

Ueda said the BOJ’s policy settings are still accommodative after recent rate hikes and that would remain the case as the central bank continues to support the inflation trend. The governor said the ...

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday the central bank must maintain an accommodative monetary policy to support economic growth and ensure the underlying inflation gradually moves ...

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TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan board members discussed how to use estimates on the economy's neutral interest rate to determine further hikes in borrowing costs, with one saying the BOJ's ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to have two women on its decision-making board for the first time, marking a modest step toward improving gender diversity at the central bank as it struggles to catch ...

The findings are published in the journal PLOS ONE. This study looked at what happens inside chickpeas as they sprout or germinate. It focused on how special proteins called enzymes break down ...

The nomination comes at a critical time for the BOJ, which last week raised interest rates to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis on the view Japan was on the cusp of sustainably ...

Some 56% of 45 BOJ watchers expect the next hike to come in July, according to the poll conducted Monday, following the central bank’s decision Friday to bring rates up to the highest level ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan, after clearly signalling last week's interest rate hike, may return to its accustomed fuzzy guidance about central bank policy to maintain flexibility when it ...

The BOJ fumbled its communication in December, surprising investors when it left rates steady, but then telegraphed Friday's increase so unambiguously that markets had 90 per cent priced it in and ...