Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year highThe Bank of Japan has increased its policy rate to 1.0 percent. This marks a 31-year high for interest rates. The move signals a strong foc...
Dollar hits 10-day low as US, Iran reach peace dealThe US dollar weakened significantly on Monday. This happened after news of a peace deal between the United States and Iran emerged. Oil pr...
Dollar shaky as investors weigh rate outlook, Middle East worriesU.S. dollar weakened amid new Middle East strikes and rising consumer inflation, causing investor unease about the Federal Reserve's policy...
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...
Japan's extra budget to include funding from fresh debtJapan plans a new budget to counter Middle East war economic impacts. This may mean more government debt, potentially raising interest rate...
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...
Bank of Japan keeps interest rate unchanged at 0.5%The Bank of Japan said Thursday that it kept its main interest rate unchanged at 0.5 percent, as expected by economists. "Japan's economic ...
BoJ expected to disappoint again: Jorge Mariscal, UBS Wealth Management“Steeper yield curve is good news and we have seen the bond market in the last couple of weeks sell off”
BoJ stays put: But it means a lot for dollar & Fed hike: Here’s howThe move came as a big disappointment to global equity markets. Consumer inflation hit its lowest level in two years as per a recent Bank o...
Bank of Japan bond-buys destroying country’s standing as market economyNeglected in all the celebrating: To reach a 2 per cent inflation goal that’s both arbitrary and meaningless, the BoJ is destroying Japan’s...
Bank of Japan pledges open-ended asset buys, doubles inflation targetHaving slashed interest rates close to zero, the BoJ’s policy is the latest unorthodox effort to try to recover from the global financial c...
- Dollar hit by speculation over Fed monetary easing
The dollar dropped against the euro on Tuesday sending gold to a new record high, as dealers bet on the US Federal Reserve adopting fresh m...
- Euro, dollar weak in Asia as investors watch BoJ moves
The euro fell against major currencies and the yen continued to pressure the dollar in Asian trade Friday, dealers said.
- Bank of Japan to inject up to $30 bn into mkts
The Bank of Japan said on Monday it had injected another $14 billion into money markets to help stabilise the international financial syste...
- Dollar holds ground after Citigroup earnings report
The dollar held firm on Friday amid news that US banking giant Citigroup, hard-hit by a sharp downturn in the US housing market, posted a s...
- Ben Bernanke’s job is a cake compared with Toshihiko Fukui’s
Few people in their right mind would want to be a central banker these days. Rarely have monetary-policy makers faced a more daunting assor...
- Bank of Japan leaves interest rates unchanged
The Bank of Japan on Friday left its key interest rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent for the third meeting in a row as expected against a backd...