USD/JPY rallies as Trump’s tariffs hit BoJ rate hike bets. Japan inflation, trade, and US data to guide pair’s next move.

TOKYO -- Japan's stubbornly high inflation and U.S. trade tariffs are casting a pall over both this month's upper house election race and the central bank's efforts to normalize monetary policy.

TOKYO] Bank of Japan (BOJ) officials are likely to consider raising at least one of their inflation forecasts at a policy ...

The Bank of Japan's increasing caution around raising interest rates further relies heavily on a relatively obscure inflation reading, which policy doves argue suggests weak consumer demand but ...

Japans annual wholesale inflation slowed for the third straight month in June, reinforcing the Bank of Japans (BOJ) ...

The Bank of Japan's increasing caution around raising interest rates further relies heavily on a relatively obscure inflation reading, which policy doves argue suggests weak consumer demand but ...

It has stayed put despite headline and core inflation running above its target of 2% since April 2022, and despite headline inflation's two-year high of 4% in January. So-called " ...

With prices still rising faster than salaries, the actual purchasing power of Japanese workers continues to shrink – despite ...

US core inflation rose by 0.3% in June, the biggest increase since January, as tariffs pushed up import costs.

Japans core machinery orders dipped 0.6% in May from the previous month, according to data released by the Cabinet Office on Monday. While the month-on-month figure marked a decline, it was better ...

Major central banks have hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic — but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. It has stayed put despite headline and ...