Searched for
BANK OF JAPAN INTEREST RATE HIKE
Global Market: Bank of England’s Pill says early rate hike could limit future inflation pressureBank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill has backed an early interest rate hike to prevent temporary inflationary pressures linked to the I...
Global Market: JGB yields extend fall as stronger yen, hawkish BOJ outlook lift sentimentJapanese government bond yields extended their decline on Friday as a stronger yen and expectations of a hawkish Bank of Japan stance lifte...
Global Market: Japan stocks rebound on Wall Street boost, SoftBank rallyJapan’s Nikkei rebounded on Friday, snapping a four-session losing streak, as a rally in SoftBank Group and gains on Wall Street lifted sen...
Yen headed for strongest week in a month, dollar flat ahead of payroll dataThis week, the Japanese yen appreciated considerably against the US dollar, as traders are anticipating a potential interest rate hike from...
Global Market Today: Asian stocks rise as Fed rate-hike bets easeMSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge climbed 0.3%, led by South Korea’s benchmark after Fed Governor Christopher Waller said he would support...
Global Market Today: Asian stocks advance as oil slips, yen in focusAsian markets mirrored Wall Street's upward trend, with Japanese and South Korean indices on the rise. The yen's unexpected gains caught tr...
Global Market: BOJ’s Ueda signals fresh rate hike discussion at September meetingThe Bank of Japan is set to debate a September rate hike as Governor Kazuo Ueda signals that policymakers will closely assess rising inflat...
Dollar holds firm as Middle East hostilities lift oilThe dollar rose significantly on Wednesday due to climbing oil prices prompted by renewed conflicts in the Middle East, which rattled globa...
Global Market: Japan bond yields hit 3% for first time in 30 years amid inflation, fiscal risksJapan’s benchmark government bond yield hit 3% on Tuesday for the first time since September 1996, marking a major shift for a market long ...
Global Market: Yen weakness puts BOJ under pressure for faster monetary tighteningThe US is urging Japan to adopt tougher monetary and fiscal policies after supporting the yen. Pressure is mounting on the BOJ to raise rat...
Japan faces day of policy reckoning as Scott Bessent calls time on big stimulusWhile the BOJ was already widely expected to lift rates in September as inflation pressures grew, Bessent's recent comments effectively l...
Yen hangs near 160 amid BOJ rate-hike bets, dollar wobblesThe yen stabilized near 160 against the dollar on Tuesday. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged the Bank of Japan to raise rates. Curr...
Global Market: Japan's Nikkei falls nearly 2% as rate hike expectations weigh on sentimentJapan’s Nikkei 225 fell nearly 2% on Monday as expectations of rate hikes by major central banks weighed on sentiment. The index was also p...
Japan's finance minister, BOJ chief to attend G20 gathering next weekJapan's finance minister and central bank governor will attend the upcoming G20 meeting. Policymakers will discuss the global economic fall...
Global Market: Japanese bond yields rise as weak auction, inflation concerns weighJapanese government bond yields climbed, with the five-year yield hitting a record high after weak demand at a two-year auction added to se...
Global Market: Tokyo core inflation accelerates, strengthening case for September BOJ rate hikeTokyo’s core inflation accelerated for a third straight month in August, strengthening expectations that the Bank of Japan could raise inte...
Global Market: Japanese bond yields retreat after BOJ deputy governor signals no clear rate-hike timingJapanese government bond yields retreated from session highs after BOJ Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino offered no clear signal on the timing o...
Dollar near eight-day high as US data lifts Fed hike betsThe dollar showed a minor uptick following U.S. inflation figures that aligned with forecasts for an impending Federal Reserve rate increas...
Global Market: Ueda’s Jackson Hole absence puts focus on BOJ’s September rate decisionBank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda’s absence from the Jackson Hole meeting has shifted attention to BOJ board member Naoki Tamura and Deputy...
Global Market: BOJ's July 2027 meeting could shape Japan's rate pathThe Bank of Japan’s July 2027 policy meeting is drawing attention after being scheduled for July 21-22, allowing hawkish board members Naok...