Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in October at the fastest annual pace in more than a year as renewed yen falls pushed up import costs for some goods, complicating the central bank's decision on how soon to raise interest rates.

Bank of Japan Debates Timing of Interest Rate Hikes Amid Market Volatility The Bank of Japan (BOJ) remains split on when to raise interest rates, with some policymakers urging caution due to potential market volatility,

The Bank of Japan kept its policy interest rate unchanged at around 0.25 percent as widely expected at the end of a two-day meeting T

The corporate goods price index (CGPI), which measures the price that companies charge each other for goods and services, rose 3.4% in October from a year earlier, Bank of Japan data showed, above market forecasts for a 3.0% gain. It followed a 3.1% increase in September.

The summary of opinions from the BOJ’s October policy meeting on Monday revealed divisions among members on the timing of future interest rate hikes, with some warning of the risk of renewed market volatility.

Bank of Japan policymakers were divided on how soon they could raise interest rates with some warning of the risk of renewed market volatility after the U.S. presidential election, a summary of opinions at their October meeting showed on Monday.