Oil rises ahead of key central bank meetings amid heightened Mideast tensionsTraders were also keeping a close eye on global monetary policy, with rate-setting meetings of major central banks scheduled for this week.
Asian stocks mull over Middle East, central bank meetingsThe earnings season also continues with Apple, Airbnb, McDonald's, Moderna and Eli Lilly & Co among the many reporting this week. Results s...
Accenture earnings harbinger of bad news for 3 Indian IT stocks. Sell or hold?Accenture's 4% YoYcc growth in 4QFY23, at the mid-point of its 2-6% guidance, was the sixth straight quarter of revenue deceleration for th...
Japan's Nikkei hits 4-week peak amid calm bond market, earnings boostThe benchmark Japanese government bond yield rose to a nine-year high of 0.605% to start Monday trading, and then eased to 0.59%, after inv...
Yen eyes first monthly gain since March; dollar headed for monthly lossThe yen was last roughly 0.3% higher at 140.77 per dollar, nursing some of its heavy loss from Friday after the BOJ maintained ultra-low ra...
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 ...
BOJ keeps ultra-low rates, forecast of inflation slowdownThe Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Friday maintained ultra-low interest rates and its forecast that inflation will slow later this year, underscori...
Dollar edges lower; on track for second straight monthly lossWhile recent economic data have pointed to slowing U.S. growth, parts of the economy continue to show resilience while inflation remains st...
U.S. dollar tumbles after weak data; yen flat as BOJ impact fadesData showed that U.S. retail sales fell more than expected in December, pulled down by declines in purchases of motor vehicles and a range ...
Asian shares tentative, Japan yields close to policy cap ahead of BOJ meetingThe BOJ's official two-day meeting will end on Wednesday and speculation is rife it will make further changes to its yield curve control (Y...
Dollar steady, yen slips as traders brace for BOJ policy decisionSome investors are betting the BOJ will be forced to adjust, or even dismantle, YCC as early as this week on the view the central bank cann...
Dollar wavers after Fed minutes offer few surprisesFed officials projected in December that the main interest rate, currently in the 4.25%-4.50% range, would rise to just over 5% in 2023 and...
World markets taken by surprise as Bank of Japan shifts bond yieldsThe 10-year-old Japanese bond yield was shifted plus/minus 50 points to improve market functioning, despite criticism that the central bank...
Yen bruised as Japan's rates gap widens with rest of the worldThe yen was last drifting at 136.4 per dollar, having hit 136.71 in early trade, the lowest since October 1998. Analysts see no immediate e...
Delhi govt forms Yamuna Cell for cleaning of Yamuna river"In order to expedite inter-departmental decision making and execution, we formed a Yamuna Cleaning Cell (YCC) today, headed by CEO, DJB an...
BOJ Kuroda signals no mood to rush stimulus exit even as Fed tapers asset buyingThe Fed, as widely expected, announced on Wednesday that it would begin reducing its $120 billion in monthly purchases of Treasuries and mo...