The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------BOJ to lift key interest rate to 31-yr high of 1.0% in June: sourcesTOKYO - The Bank of Japan plans to raise its policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent at its meeting next week amid inflation risks stemming from the Middle East crisis, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.The central bank under Governor Kazuo Ueda will raise the policy rate from 0.75 percent in its first hike since December, even if uncertainty over the Iran conflict persists, judging that inflation risks from elevated crude oil pr…READ FULL ARTICLE
