Prices have been 'relatively strong', Koeda says Japan's real interest rate 'clearly low' vs other countries BOJ must proceed with normalising interest rate, Koeda says Remarks suggest Koeda would ...

NIIGATA, Japan :The Bank of Japan must continue to normalise monetary policy by raising real interest rates to "a state of equilibrium" to avoid creating unintended distortions in the future, board ...

NIIGATA, Japan :The Bank of Japan must continue to normalise monetary policy by raising real interest rates to "a state of equilibrium" to avoid creating unintended distortions in the future, its ...

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates to avoid future distortions as rates are currently significantly low, BOJ policymaker Junko Koeda said on Thursday. The ...

TOKYO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said he wanted "just a bit more data" on next year's wage-growth direction and warned of the boost a weak yen could have on underlying ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan is preparing markets for a possible interest rate hike as soon as next month, sources say, reviving previous hawkish language as worries about sharp yen declines ...

They also followed comments from BOJ board member Junko Koeda on Thursday that the central bank must keep raising real interest rates given "relatively strong" price rises. "The BOJ will likely raise ...