Japan's wage surge fuels expectations of January BOJ rate hike

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) faces mounting pressure to act on rising wages, with expectations of a rate hike in January growing stronger following the latest wage data. November’s figures revealed a ... Read More

More Japanese Companies Seeing Need for Continuous Wage Hikes, BOJ Says

More Japanese companies are seeing the need to offer pay increases, the Bank of Japan said, the latest sign that the economy is making progress toward growth backed by higher wages. Read More

BOJ deputy governor flags chance of rate hike next week

The Bank of Japan will debate whether to raise interest rates next week as prospects of sustained wage gains heighten and the U.S. policy outlook becomes clearer in President-elect Donald Trump's ... Read More

BOJ to raise rates if economy moves on track, watch wage trend: Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Wednesday that the central bank will raise rates if the economy keeps improving, emphasizing that it will closely monitor if the country's wage growth ... Read More

Bank of Japan opts for caution as Trump factor and wage concerns weigh

The Bank of Japan kept monetary ... recovery at home and as real-wage growth remained a nagging concern. “The outlook for the global economy, especially the U.S., remains vague while the ... Read More

Another year of big wage hikes likely at big Japan firms, business lobby chair says

Large Japanese firms are likely to increase wages by about 5% on average in 2025, the same as last year, the chair of a major business lobby said on Tuesday while pledging efforts to spread the wage ... Read More