January seems to be more likely as the BOJ would have more data including on whether consumption and wage growth will hold up," said Sakurai, who retains close contact with incumbent policymakers.

A third member, however, said the BOJ "could find it appropriate to raise rates even when markets are unstable," adding that the central bank ought to push up its policy target to 1% as soon as ...

With the make-up of Japan's future government in flux, the political uncertainty may force the BOJ to put off raising interest rates at least for the rest of 2024, some analysts say. Yuichiro ...

TOKYO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers were divided on how soon they could raise interest rates with some warning of the risk of renewed market volatility after the U.S. presidential ...

Estimates showed that a 1% rise in the minimum wage would push up services prices, as measured by the consumer price index, by 0.07 percentage point, the BOJ said in the report. An analysis of ...

Estimates showed that a 1 per cent rise in the minimum wage would push up services prices, as measured by the consumer price index, by 0.07 percentage point, the BOJ said in the report. An analysis of ...