TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan is weighing when to end its negative-interest-rate policy as inflation shifts to a more stable footing, focusing on spring wage negotiations kicking off in January and an expected pivot to rate cuts in the U.S.
With price growth looking stable, Japan central bank homes in on wages

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda struck a balanced tone at the post-policy-meeting news conference Dec. 19 as the central bank moves toward an exit from easing. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan is weighing when to end its negative-interest-rate policy as inflation shifts to a more stable footing, focusing on spring wage negotiations kicking off in January and an expected pivot to rate cuts in the U.S.