The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a 30-year high of 0.75 percent on Friday, the first increase since January, as it said the economy had shown signs of improvement. The unanimous vote to lift the main borrowing rate from 0.5 percent came hours after official data showed the…

The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a 30-year high of 0.75 percent on Friday, the first increase since January, as it said the economy had shown signs of improvement. However, with worries about the global outlook and US tariffs growing, it paused at the start of 2025, with the last increase in January taking rates to their highest level in 17 years.

The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a 30-year high of 0.75 percent on Friday, the first increase since January, as it said the economy had shown signs of improvement. However, with worries about the global outlook and US tariffs growing, it paused at the start of 2025, with the last increase in January taking rates to their highest level in 17 years.

The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up industry and support households.

TOKYO, Dec 19 : ‌The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates on Friday to a three-decade high and signal its readiness for further hikes beyond next year, underscoring its conviction that sustained wage gains will keep inflation around its 2 per cent target.While a hike still keeps its policy rate low

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday (Dec 19) to levels unseen in three decades and signalled its readiness for further hikes, taking another landmark step in ending decades of huge monetary support and near-zero borrowing costs.The move underscored the central bank's conviction that Japan

The Bank of Japan is expected to hike interest rates Friday for the first time since January, pushing them to their highest level in 30 years and potentially exacerbating turmoil in debt markets. Yields on Japanese government bonds have risen in recent weeks on worries about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's…

The Bank of Japan is expected to hike interest rates Friday for the first time since January, pushing them to their highest level in 30 years and potentially exacerbating turmoil in debt markets. Yields on 30-year bond yields reached a record high in early December, and 10-year yields last week hittheir highest level in 19 years.

The Bank of Japan is expected to hike interest rates Friday for the first time since January, pushing them to their highest level in 30 years and potentially exacerbating turmoil in debt markets. Yields on 30-year bond yields reached a record high in early December, and 10-year yields last week hittheir highest level in 19 years.

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates on Friday (Dec 19) to a three-decade high and pledge to keep hiking borrowing costs, closing the year with two rate hikes despite headwinds from US tariffs and the inauguration of a dovish prime minister.While a hike still keeps its policy rate low by gl