Global Market: OECD sees Bank of Japan raising rates to 2% by 2027 amid inflation shiftJapan's central bank might increase interest rates to two percent by late 2027. This move signals confidence in Japan's economy moving past...
13 May, 2026, 09.34 AM IST
Global Market: Bank of Japan turns increasingly hawkish as oil shock fuels inflation concernsJapan's central bank, the BOJ, is feeling pressure to raise interest rates soon. Surging oil prices linked to the Iran conflict are pushing...
12 May, 2026, 10.21 AM IST
Sun Pharma deal: Perception changer for Indian pharma sector? 10 pharma stocks with upside potential of up to 38%The Indian pharma sector made its initial global forays almost a quarter century ago. Companies sought out markets abroad, learnt to deal w...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.22 PM IST
Global Market: BOJ faces policy dilemma as inflation eases but energy risks persistJapan’s core inflation slipped below the Bank of Japan’s 2% target for a second straight month in March, as subsidies and easing food price...
24 Apr, 2026, 10.40 AM IST
Quote of the day Stanley Druckenmiller: "Earnings don't move the overall market; it's the Federal Reserve Board. Focus on the central banks, and focus on the movement of liquidity."Central banks like the Federal Reserve control market direction through liquidity. Abundant money fuels asset prices, while tightening liqu...
17 Apr, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
Charting the global economy: US jobs growth tops forecastsUS job growth surpassed expectations in September, yet the unemployment rate climbed, signaling labor market fragility that unnerves consum...
23 Nov, 2025, 10.00 AM IST
Japan's stimulus to be worth $135 billion, largest since pandemic, draft showsJapan is preparing a massive stimulus package worth over 21 trillion yen. This plan aims to ease the burden of rising prices on households....
20 Nov, 2025, 10.16 AM IST
Super-long JGB yields hit record high on PM Takaichi stimulus concernsJapanese government bond yields surged, with super-long yields hitting record highs, as investors anticipate a larger-than-expected stimulu...
18 Nov, 2025, 11.46 AM IST
Japan's economy contracts for first time in six quarters on tariff hitJapan's economy contracted by nearly 2% in the July-September quarter. This marks the first economic shrinkage in six quarters. Exports fel...
17 Nov, 2025, 02.53 PM IST
Japan set to approve $87 billion economic stimulus this weekJapan's ruling coalition and a key opposition party have agreed on an $87 billion economic stimulus package. The package aims to combat ris...
20 Nov, 2024, 01.52 PM IST
How the Bank of Japan's plan for a smooth stimulus exit stumbledInflation was slowing more than expected, complicating the central bank's plan to end negative interest rates by March or April and then fo...
20 Mar, 2024, 08.21 AM IST
Japan to spend $18 bln on cash payments to households with childrenUnder the plan, households with be entitled to receive 100,000 yen per child regardless of household income around spring next year, the pa...
05 Nov, 2021, 10.29 AM IST
BOJ to pump nearly $16 billion to economy via loan scheme, amount doubles on new incentiveThe three-month loans will be delivered to financial institutions on Wednesday.
26 May, 2020, 04.16 PM IST
- Japan government approves $61 billion economic stimulus
Japan's Cabinet approved 5.05 trillion yen in new economic stimulus, the latest in a string of measures to shore up the country's lethargic...
08 Oct, 2010, 01.14 PM IST
- Japan PM orders $100 bn economic stimulus
Japan plans another stimulus package worth 100 billion dollars or more to rescue Asia's biggest economy from its worst crisis since World W...
06 Apr, 2009, 11.39 AM IST
- Japan to implement bigger economic stimulus measures
Japan announced Friday it was drafting a new 100-trillion-yen ($1.03 trillion) economic stimulus package, news reports said.
13 Mar, 2009, 11.02 AM IST
- Japan PM unveils $277 bn economic stimulus package
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Thursday unveiled a 26.9 trillion yen ($277 billion) package to stimulate Asia's largest economy, inclu...
30 Oct, 2008, 03.08 PM IST