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Global Market: Japan bets on BOJ hawkish turn, US backing to defend YenJapan is stepping up efforts to slow the yen’s decline through a coordinated push involving the Bank of Japan, the Finance Ministry and sup...11 May, 2026, 09.55 AM IST- Benchmark JGB yield hits 29-year high as oil surge fuels inflation fearsJapanese government bond yields rose on Thursday, with the benchmark 10-year yield hitting a 29-year high, as reports of U.S. military acti...30 Apr, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
- Yen steady as BOJ kicks off big week for central banksThe Japanese yen held steady as markets awaited the Bank of Japan's policy decision. Other major central banks, including the US Federal Re...28 Apr, 2026, 07.20 AM IST
- Dollar set for weekly gain on stalled US-Iran talks and Middle East uncertaintyThe dollar is set for its first weekly rise in three weeks. Stalled peace talks between the U.S. and Iran are impacting Middle East tension...24 Apr, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
- Global Market | Hawkish Turn: BOJ policymakers push for timely tightening amid rising pricesBank of Japan policymakers are increasingly favoring interest rate hikes, citing persistent inflation and a strengthening wage-price cycle....25 Mar, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
- Middle East conflict may accelerate BOJ’s rate-hike timeline as inflation risks riseThe escalating Middle East conflict is heightening Japan’s inflation risks, potentially accelerating the Bank of Japan’s rate-hike timeline...13 Mar, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
- Fragile yen could make BOJ's Ueda tilt more towards hawkish stanceThe BOJ chief will be mindful of avoiding the episode of 2022, when his predecessor's dovish remarks triggered a yen plunge that forced Tok...25 Apr, 2024, 08.20 AM IST
- Weak yen may actually deter Bank of Japan from hiking rates soonThe BOJ is seen raising this year's price forecast at the next meeting on April 26 and project inflation to stay near its 2% target through...11 Apr, 2024, 01.42 PM IST
- BOJ's July debate highlights rift in view on rate hike timingThe nine board members also diverged in their views on whether companies would keep hiking wages next year, the minutes showed, highlightin...27 Sep, 2023, 12.28 PM IST
- BOJ to heighten scrutiny on rising prices, yields at policy meetingA Reuters poll for September showed most economists predicting an end to negative interest rates in 2024. Prospects of a rate hike have hel...22 Sep, 2023, 07.59 AM IST
- Goldman says BOJ could remove negative interest rate next“The BOJ’s greater emphasis on the need to enhance the JGB market functioning suggests to us an increased likelihood that it will abandon t...21 Dec, 2022, 12.09 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
- Kuroda's deputy warns BOJ must limit side effects of easy policyNot all in BOJ agree that maintaining the status quo would be the best approach.31 Jan, 2019, 10.51 AM IST
- If BoJ had any sense, they would move away from negative rates and acknowledge their mistake: Geoff Lewis, Manulife Asset Management"The BoJ is more likely to tweak the current arrangements a little bit rather than and unveiling a new rabbit out of a hat."20 Sep, 2016, 10.35 AM 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
- ‘BoJ ready to take appropriate action, if needed’Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Sunday the central bank is closely watching the effect on the economy of the yen’s appreci...27 Sep, 2010, 03.03 AM IST
- BoJ’s headwinds complicate economic recoveryNo one probably is more disappointed by Japan’s tepid growth than Toshihiko Fukui. The Bank of Japan governor effectively declared victory ...06 Dec, 2006, 12.26 AM IST
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