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Supply shock, debt may hurt central bank independence, ex-Fed executive saysFormer Fed executive Donald Kohn warned that political pressures on central bank independence are likely to increase. Public dissatisfactio...
Global Market: BOJ’s Ueda warns oil shocks can trigger lasting inflation if wages and expectations riseCentral banks must consider broader economic factors beyond isolated oil price movements, as temporary energy shocks can fuel persistent in...
BOJ keeps rates steady, cuts growth forecastsThe Bank of Japan maintained its interest rates at 0.5% but lowered economic growth predictions due to uncertainties surrounding U.S. tarif...
BOJ to keep rates steady, cut growth forecastsThe Bank of Japan is anticipated to maintain steady interest rates while reducing growth forecasts due to uncertainties surrounding U.S. ta...
BOJ keeps ultra-low rates, gives few clues on when it might hikeThe Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday and its governor offered few clues on how soon it could push up borrowing costs...
Bank of Japan keeps interest rates steady at 0.25%The Bank of Japan held steady its interest rates on Thursday, opting to observe wage growth and inflation trends. The decision, widely anti...
Japan's Nikkei books best week since mid-August, but BOJ caps gainsJapan's Nikkei share average rose by 1.53% on Friday, marking its best week since mid-August. Gains were limited as the yen strengthened fo...
Fragile yen could make BOJ's Ueda tilt more towards hawkish stanceThe BOJ chief will be mindful of avoiding the episode of 2022, when his predecessor's dovish remarks triggered a yen plunge that forced Tok...
Bank of Japan ends negative rates, closing era of radical policyThe Bank of Japan ends 8 years of negative interest rates, making a historic shift with the first rate hike in 17 years. This move keeps ra...
BOJ keeps ultra-loose policy, focus shifts to exit timingThe central bank also made no change to its dovish policy guidance, dashing hopes among some traders it would tweak the language to signal ...
BOJ seen keeping ultra-low rates, may relax yield controlThe move would be intended to fix distortions caused in markets by the BOJ's heavy bond buying, and accompanied by steps to combat any abru...
BOJ's Ueda: Still some distance to hit 2% inflation targetHis remarks came in response to a question on whether the central bank saw the need to tweak YCC at its rate review later this month.Under ...
Kuroda shocker is just the start of BOJ's risky path towards exitWhether this is a strategic tweak to buy time for his yield-curve control settings until his decade-long term ends in April or the start of...
BOJ allows yields to rise more in surprise tweak to policyAs widely expected, the BOJ kept unchanged its yield curve control (YCC) targets, set at -0.1% for short-term interest rates and around zer...
- BOJ reiterates Japan to see 3 years of deflation
The Bank of Japan reiterated today it projects Japan will see at least three years of price declines and kept its key interest steady at 0....
- Japan urges central bank to take action on economy
Japan's central bank came under pressure from the government Tuesday to take fresh steps to revive Asia's biggest economy, which is slippin...
- BoJ’s headwinds complicate economic recovery
No one probably is more disappointed by Japan’s tepid growth than Toshihiko Fukui. The Bank of Japan governor effectively declared victory ...