Dollar climbs to two-month peak as Fed hike bets ramp upThe dollar surged to a two-month high following a robust U.S. jobs report, intensifying expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike this y...
08 Jun, 2026, 06.38 AM IST
Dollar near one-week high as US-Iran tensions flare, yen nears intervention zoneThe dollar strengthened near a one-week peak. New U.S. strikes in Iran have complicated peace talks. Oil prices rebounded as hopes for a qu...
28 May, 2026, 07.15 AM IST
Global Market: Japan inflation slows sharply, but energy risks cloud outlookJapan's core inflation eased to a four-year low in April, driven by government subsidies. However, rising energy costs due to the Iran conf...
22 May, 2026, 09.41 AM IST
Global Market: Japan bets on BOJ hawkish turn, US backing to defend YenJapan is stepping up efforts to slow the yen’s decline through a coordinated push involving the Bank of Japan, the Finance Ministry and sup...
11 May, 2026, 09.55 AM IST
Dollar set for sharp weekly loss versus yen after Japan steps inThe dollar logged its sharpest weekly drop against the yen since February amid suspected Japanese intervention. Authorities signalled disco...
02 May, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
Global Market | Bank of Japan signals vigilance on Yen weakness, keeps door open for rate hikesThe Bank of Japan monitors yen weakness closely, with Governor Kazuo Ueda highlighting its impact on import costs and inflation. While shor...
30 Mar, 2026, 09.39 AM IST
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...
19 Mar, 2024, 09.41 AM IST
Dollar dips, yen steady as BOJ policy shift beckonsThe dollar was little changed on Monday ahead of a slew of central bank meetings this week, with the Bank of Japan widely expected to end n...
18 Mar, 2024, 08.42 PM IST
Dollar steady, yen soft as BOJ policy shift beckonsOn Monday, the Japanese yen weakened 0.13% to 149.22 per dollar to its lowest in more than a week, but it is still up 0.5% in March against...
18 Mar, 2024, 08.04 AM IST
Japan's Nikkei falls for 3rd straight session as BOJ policy shift bets weighThe Nikkei fell 0.26% to close at 38,695.97, retreating after briefly surpassing the psychologically significant 39,000 level.
13 Mar, 2024, 12.20 PM IST
Japan's Nikkei slips as traders weigh US CPI, expected BOJ pivotThe Nikkei closed 0.1% lower at 38,797.51, rebounding from broad losses in the morning session as dip-buying took hold, but was unable to f...
12 Mar, 2024, 12.59 PM IST
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 ...
19 Dec, 2023, 12.31 PM IST
Yen rallies on hints of BOJ policy shiftBank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday the central bank had several options on which interest rates to target once it pul...
08 Dec, 2023, 07.49 AM IST
BOJ to heighten scrutiny on rising prices, yields at policy meetingA Reuters poll for September showed most economists predicting an end to negative interest rates in 2024. Prospects of a rate hike have hel...
22 Sep, 2023, 07.59 AM IST
China's economic gloom hangs over Japan's long-awaited recoveryThe risks from China will be among key topics of debate at the Bank of Japan's September policy meeting, say five sources familiar with the...
07 Sep, 2023, 07.49 AM IST
After the 'bazooka', Bank of Japan dismantles the work of its radical chiefThe unwinding of Japan's complex policy is driven by Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya, insiders say, a career central banker considered th...
13 Sep, 2021, 08.52 AM IST
Bank of Japan shifts policy framework to targeting Japan’s yield curveGovernor Haruhiko Kuroda and the policy board kept the interest rate on a share of bank reserves unchanged at minus 0.1 per cent.
21 Sep, 2016, 02.18 PM IST