Rei Ihara, food sector analyst at UBS Securities, said the scope for further price hikes is narrowing, as Japan's Engel coefficient, the share of household spending on food, hit 28.3% in 2024, the ...

The Bank of Japan will hold rates at 0.5 per cent at Thursday’s rate decision meeting as it awaits further clarity on tariff impact and inflation data in the second half of the year A trade deal with ...

Japan’s central bank policymakers are expected to keep rates on hold this week, despite the trade deal with the U.S.