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...
04 Nov, 2021, 01.09 PM 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 signals prolonged easing, cuts price outlook as new COVID pain hitsAs widely expected, the BOJ maintained its short-term interest rate target at -0.1% and that for 10-year bond yields around 0%.
27 Apr, 2021, 11.50 AM IST
BOJ's Kuroda warns second-round effect of Covid-19 may dent economic growth"Japan's economy has been in an extremely severe situation ... In the second quarter, we'll likely see considerable negative growth," Kurod...
26 Jun, 2020, 12.56 PM IST
BOJ's Kuroda warns of protracted battle with pandemic, keeps policy steady"We can't rule out the risk of a second wave of infections," which would add to concerns over the surging number of cases in emerging econo...
16 Jun, 2020, 03.43 PM IST
BOJ will do 'whatever it can' to combat pandemic fallout: KurodaKuroda said Japan did not face an imminent risk of a sharp credit contraction, as many financial institutions have sufficient buffers to we...
12 May, 2020, 10.42 AM IST
BOJ's Kuroda rules out rate hike for now, bemoans structural woes hurting banksSome lawmakers have said the BOJ should not insist on achieving 2% inflation.
05 Nov, 2018, 12.50 PM IST
BOJ's Kuroda warns of trade perils, echoes Abe on exiting easy policyA slowdown in external demand would add to headaches for the BOJ.
20 Sep, 2018, 09.03 AM IST
BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda pushes through changes to stay the course for longer haulKuroda’s now equipped for a more drawn-out campaign to generate 2 percent price gains, a goal the central bank forecasts will take even lon...
01 Aug, 2018, 08.04 AM IST
BOJ to consider normalisation in next 5 yearsKuroda said the board would be debating and considering how to exit from its stimulus programme.
10 Apr, 2018, 08.15 AM IST
Bank of Japan may be thinking of stimulus exit but not in 2019, says governorBOJ Guv says it’s too early to debate tools & timing of exit, in the final hearing in Parliament he clarifies his last week’s remarks on th...
06 Mar, 2018, 11.13 PM IST
Kuroda cautions Japan can't keep current growth rateBOJ may be able to control rates while buying fewer Japanese government bonds.
29 Aug, 2017, 09.34 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
Mega surprise ahead from BoJ, Abe weighing $254b stimulus packageBOJ officials have in the past debated a strategy of maintaining a large balance sheet - at least back in 2014, according to people familia...
27 Jul, 2016, 11.17 AM IST
Japan turns again to Ben Bernanke, as fruits of Abenomics witherLess than three weeks before the Bank of Japan’s next scheduled policy meeting, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda met with former Federal Reserve Ch...
12 Jul, 2016, 08.56 AM IST
Bank of Japan may keep its stimulus fireworks on beyond 2018The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is likely to increase its record stimulus even more, said 28 of 33 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.
18 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
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...
05 Nov, 2014, 04.00 AM IST