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BOJ Minutes Signal More Rate Rises as Government Offers Cautious Reassurance

Minutes show policymakers fear cost pressures could spread to consumers, a risk that could drive further tightening by the central bank.

BOJ Governor Ueda Hospitalized and Will Miss June Policy Meeting

BOJ Flags Possible June Rate Rise as Investors Reprice and Yields Surge

Japan Mounts Repeated Yen Buys as Holiday Interventions Top ¥10 Trillion

Japan Intervenes to Prop Up Yen

Yen Slides to 160 per Dollar, Reviving Intervention Watch

Japan Nominates Reflationists to BOJ Board as Ueda Keeps Near-Term Hike Option Open

BOJ Absent From Global Statement Backing Powell After U.S. Legal Threat

BOJ Summary Signals Further Hikes as Policy Remains Far From Neutral

BOJ Flags Wage-Led Inflation Goal as Government Warns Against Early Rate Hike

BOJ Minutes Point to Growing Case for Hike as Board Emphasizes Patience

BoJ Slows Bond Taper, Holds Interest Rate at 0.5%