The BOJ's decision comes just ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting, where the central bank is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate steady.

The Bank of Japan unanimously voted Wednesday to maintain its ... The BOJ’s cautious stance mirrors market uncertainties ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting, where U.S. policymakers are ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda warns the global economy could take a major hit from President Donald Trump's planned new ...

Asian stocks were down across the board in Thursday trading after President Trump released his tariff plan. Japan’s Nikkei ...

Bond yields have risen in recent years as the Bank of Japan raised rates gradually on the back of an economic recovery and a return of modest inflation. In March, the BOJ kept its policy rate ...

The announcement comes one day after the US Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan held borrowing costs steady, while earlier Thursday Switzerland's central bank cut rates ...

Virtually all of Wall Street is expecting the Fed to announce no change to its main interest rate this afternoon, as it waits to see how conditions play out. For the moment, the job market seems to be ...

U.S. stocks are drifting higher Wednesday as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say in the afternoon about where interest rates may be heading. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in early ...

The Bank of Japan unanimously voted Wednesday to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 0.5%, as policymakers weigh potential economic impacts from U.S. tariff policies under President Donald ...