Economy
Japan debt servicing costs face climb as BOJ ends negative rates
Interest payments could triple in 10 years, squeezing government coffers
Bank of Japan
Yen, wages and politics forced BOJ's hand on March rate hike
Earthquake took January off table; currency slump spurred move before April
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Bank of Japan
BOJ ends negative rates, leaves questions over policy direction
Ueda vows to 'set monetary policy like other normal central banks'
Markets
Japanese yen slides past 150 after BOJ decision to raise rates
Nikkei average regains 40,000 line; Topix rises 1%
Bank of Japan
BOJ to end yield curve control and ETF purchases Tuesday
Negative interest rates also ending in Japanese monetary policy shake-up
Markets
Japan's stocks rise over 2% as BOJ rate hike expectations build
Annual wage deals give weight to prospects for higher interest rates
Market Spotlight
Japan's wage hikes create game-changing inflation dynamic as BOJ meets
Market braces for comprehensive overhaul of the central bank's monetary policy
Opinion
Japan's stock market rally can outlast negative interest rates
Governance reforms and other initiatives are transforming the economy
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Bank of Japan
BOJ to end negative rates, marking 1st hike in 17 years
Japan central bank moves toward normalizing policy amid rising wages
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Economy
Japan's unions win biggest wage hike since 1991 in 'stage change'
Preliminary tally shows 5.28% increase, giving BOJ impetus to hike rates
Bank of Japan
BOJ to discuss negative rate exit next week as Japan pay raises grow
New data on wage hikes to play key role in policy decision
Business trends
Japanese companies boost wages in departure from 'lost decades'
Toyota, Nippon Steel agree to historic pay hikes ahead of BOJ meeting
Markets
Japan stocks fall 3% at one point as yen rallies ahead of BOJ meeting
Shares expected to continue dropping in near term if yen keeps climbing
Bank of Japan
Speculation on BOJ ending negative rates in March jolts yen, stocks
Japanese currency touches 1-month high against dollar
Bank of Japan
Odds rise that Japan will lift negative interest rates in March
BOJ Gov. Ueda says outcome of annual wage talks this month will be pivotal
Inflation
Japan's core inflation falls to lowest level in 22 months
Core CPI, which excludes fresh food, slows to 2%, matching BOJ target
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Market Spotlight
Japan stocks give boost to BOJ's case for monetary tightening
Investors anticipate rate hike to 0-0.1% in April as Japanese yen hovers near 34-year low
Haruhiko Kuroda
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Kuroda enters academia to share his experience with future generations
Haruhiko Kuroda
International connections: Haruhiko Kuroda (28)
Kuroda reflects on his interactions with financial officials and Nobel-winning economists
Bank of Japan
Additional BOJ hikes seen by some once negative rates end
Overseas investors in particular view possibility of successive hikes
Haruhiko Kuroda
Leaving the BOJ governorship: Haruhiko Kuroda (27)
Kuroda's long run as head of the Bank of Japan ends amid international discord
Haruhiko Kuroda
The COVID-19 pandemic: Haruhiko Kuroda (26)
BOJ works to keep Japanese economy afloat during unprecedented challenge
Haruhiko Kuroda
The introduction of yield curve control: Haruhiko Kuroda (25)
BOJ's new framework intended to raise inflation, but wage growth remained sluggish
Haruhiko Kuroda
Negative interest rates: Haruhiko Kuroda (24)
Decision barely passes at BOJ's monetary policy meeting by a thin 5-4 majority