TOKYO, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Japan's central bank cut the key interest rate to 0.1 percent from 0.3 percent Friday to bolster the economy and arrest the yen's appreciation.
TOKYO, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The Bank of Japan said Tuesday it would initiate a series of steps to pump $32 billion into the economy.
TOKYO, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The Bank of Japan Friday cut its key interest rate to 0.3 percent from 0.5 percent, the first such cut in seven years, to boost Japan's sluggish economy.
TOKYO, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Japan’s central bank, responding to continuing volatility in global financial markets, Wednesday left its short-term interest rate unchanged at 0.5 percent.
TOKYO, April 10 (UPI) -- The Bank of Japan held interest rates steady at 0.5 percent Tuesday, saying its economic assessment was the same as the previous month. The unanimous vote by the central bank keeps the key overnight lending rate the lowest of major economies.
TOKYO, July 14 (UPI) -- Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate from virtually zero to 0.25 percent.
TOKYO, June 15 (UPI) -- The Bank of Japan maintained its 0.0 percent interest rate policy Thursday, after a two-day meeting on the subject.
TOKYO, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Japan's central bank Thursday held a key interest rate at zero, despite signs deflation may be ending.
TOKYO, July 13 (UPI) -- The Bank of Japan said Tuesday it will keep interest rates at nearly zero as a means to combat deflation.
TOKYO, June 11 (UPI) -- The Bank of Japan will become the first modern central bank to buy junk-grade corporate debt.
