TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady and sharply cut its growth forecasts on Thursday, suggesting uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs and the hit to exports could ...

After the BOJ's decision on Thursday to keep interest rates steady at 0.5%, Ueda said the timing for underlying inflation to converge toward the central bank's 2% target has been "pushed back ...

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said the timing for underlying inflation to converge toward the central bank’s 2% target has been "pushed back somewhat" as trade tensions cloud the outlook. But he said ...

While U.S. tariffs are likely to hurt Japan's economic growth, the BOJ will continue to raise interest rates if the economy and prices improve after a period of stagnation, as the board projects ...

The Bank of Japan’s most dovish board member warned against hurrying to raise the benchmark interest rate as authorities will need to closely monitor the impact of US tariffs on economic activity.

According to the summary, a member of the BOJ's Policy Board said that the central bank "needs to wait and see until developments in the U.S. tariff policy have become somewhat settled." ...

USD/JPY drops below 146.00 as BoJ tightening signals gain traction. Fed dovish tilt pressures the US Dollar after Tuesday’s US CPI miss Yen Strengthens on BoJ Signals following higher than ...

While the BOJ is unlikely to ramp up bond buying, the rise in super-long yields could affect its decision on the pace and composition of future quantitative tightening (QT), say analysts and ...

Kazuo Ueda starting in March last year. His remarks counter a recent revival of market speculation over the chances of the BOJ raising borrowing costs this year. Some market participants renewed ...