BOJ policymaker urged faster rate hikes on inflation risks in July meeting

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Bank of Japan policymaker called for the central bank to consider speeding up the pace of interest rate hikes given upside risks to

At its July meeting, the BOJ held its policy rate at 1% and signaled it could possibly raise it in September, saying it's watching the weak yen's impact on prices and growth.

BOJ debated scope to hasten rate-hike pace in July, summary shows  Reuters

JGBs Edge Lower Amid Potentially Quicker Pace of BOJ Rate Hikes  WSJ

The U.S. economy shed 23,000 jobs in July, far below forecasts of an 83,000 gain, shifting trader expectations away from a September rate hike

US employers lost 23,000 jobs in July – far below estimates that the economy would add more than 80,000 jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.

Friday's jobs report showed employers shed jobs last month, rather than adding 95,000 new hires that had been forecast by economists.

AI Security Institute says tools engaged in potentially harmful activity and incident reveals new type of risk Advanced AI models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic went rogue during a cybersecurity test and showed a new type of risk posed by the technology, according to the UK’s AI Security Institute. AISI described th

The Trump administration is hosting leaders in the AI industry on Tuesday at the White House to discuss a framework plan for evaluating AI models.

It’s expected to brief firms on the document at a Tuesday meeting.