BOJ, Tokyo and Inflation

Tokyo Inflation Continues to Back More BOJ Rate Hikes
Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area picked up slightly in January, government data showed Friday, supporting the Bank of Japan’s plan to pursue more interest-rate increases.
Core inflation in Japan's capital hits 1-year high, keeps BOJ rate-hike bets alive
Core inflation in Japan's capital hit 2.5%, marking the fastest annual pace in nearly a year, well exceeding the central bank's 2% target and keeping alive market expectations for further interest rate hikes.
Tokyo inflation hits fastest pace in a year, supporting BOJ view
Consumer prices excluding fresh food in the capital climbed 2.5% in January from a year earlier, the fastest pace since last February, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. Overall price gains also sped up to 3.4%, the fastest clip in nearly two years, as the cost of fresh food jumped.
Tokyo Inflation, Japan Activity Data Back More BOJ Rate Hikes
An uptick in inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area and solid outturns in other key Japanese economic data support the Bank of Japan’s plan to pursue more interest-rate increases.
Tokyo Inflation Hits Near Two-Year High, BOJ Rate Hike Impact in Focus
Tokyos consumer price index (CPI) inflation accelerated in January, reaching a near two-year high as strong private spending sustained price growth. The headline CPI rose 3.4% year-on-year, up from 3% in December,
BOJ expects rising inflation to spur demand for new financial services
Japan needs to promote digitalisation as rising inflation and interest rates will increase demand for new financial services ...
BOJ Will Keep Raising Rates if Economy on Track, Deputy Governor Himino Says
"If our economic and price forecasts are achieved, we will raise our policy rate accordingly and adjust the degree of ...
BOJ to slice almost $672 billion off balance sheet to decrease liquidity in economy
The BOJ’s first major quantitative tightening step took place in July 2024 when it decided to slash bond buying by ¥400 ...
BOJ Deputy Governor Says Real Rates Shouldn't Stay Negative as Economy Strengthens
The deputy governor reiterated that the BOJ would consider additional rate increases if economic and prices developments align with expectations. However, he didn't provide any hints on the timing or ...
BoJ’s Himino: Will raise rates if economy, prices move in line with forecast
Bank of Japan (BoJ) Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said on Thursday, the central bank “will raise rates if economy and prices ...
Ishiba’s BOJ Pick Would Put Two Women on Board for First Time
The Bank of Japan is likely to have two women on its decision-making board for the first time, marking a modest step toward ...
Core inflation in Japan's capital hits 1-year high, keep BOJ rate-hike bets alive
TOKYO: Core inflation in Japan's capital hit 2.5% to mark the fastest annual pace in nearly a year, data showed on Friday, ...
Japanese PM Ishiba’s BoJ pick would put two women on board for first time
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government nominated female economist Junko Koeda to replace Seiji Adachi on the BOJ policy ...
BOJ to Slice Almost $500 Billion Off Balance Sheet With QT Move
The Bank of Japan made a significant step toward shrinking its massive balance sheet last week, while market watchers were fixated on the biggest interest rate increase from the central bank in 18 ...
Kuroda's 'bazooka' was losing fans within BOJ by time it was expanded, minutes show
Some Bank of Japan policymakers began to lose faith in the power of former Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's "bazooka" stimulus less ...