The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its ...

Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a ...

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.3% to 40,074.87 after the central bank raised its benchmark rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, ...

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to the highest level since October 2008 as the economy makes steady progress toward the bank’s goal of stable 2% inflation and wage-backed growth.

TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level. The decision by the central bank came Friday at ...

World shares advanced Friday after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate.

TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan raises its key interest rate to about 0.5%, citing stronger wages and inflation.

the second largest in Tohoku after The 77 Bank, according to Tokyo Shoko Research’s Aomori branch. The latest merger became the first case in which an exception to the anti-monopoly law was ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan raises its key interest rate to about 0.5%, citing stronger wages and inflation. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will size up the need to raise interest ... Taro Kimura, senior Japan economist. See also: Tokyo inflation accelerates as subsidies phased out for now So what might ...

In a region known for manufacturing, digitization is transforming services into the most dynamic part of many economies in the East Asia and Pacific region, according to new World Bank research. The ...

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates on Friday barring any market shocks when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office, a move that would lift short-term borrowing costs to ...