Bank of Japan watchers pushed back their forecast for the next interest rate hike timing in a dramatic shift from last month, with only a few expecting a move next week, according to the latest ...

TOKYO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to revise up its economic and inflation forecasts in its next quarterly review, which could pave the way for an interest rate hike in October, ...

NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan must keep raising real interest rates to "a state of equilibrium," board member Junko Koeda said on Thursday in the wake of renewed yen slides, driven by ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Pressure is mounting within the Bank of Japan to ditch a vaguely defined gauge of inflation as worries about second-round price effects prompt some board members to call for a more ...