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
Charting the global economy: ECB is leaning toward rate hikesEconomic growth varies globally, with some regions facing inflation and others seeing tech-driven booms. Geopolitical events are influencin...
03 May, 2026, 10.08 AM IST
JGB yields rise as investors adjust positionsBOJ policymakers debated the need to keep raising interest rates even after a hike in December, with one calling for increases every few mo...
29 Dec, 2025, 01.31 PM IST
Peter McGuire flags stronger Yen risk as Japan inflation stays above targetJapan's central bank has raised interest rates to their highest in three decades, prompting global markets to reassess the yen, carry trade...
19 Dec, 2025, 01.47 PM IST
BOJ on alert to impact of super-long yield swings on borrowing costsBank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday the central bank will be vigilant to the risk large swings in super-long bond yields co...
28 May, 2025, 09.34 AM IST
China's economic gloom hangs over Japan's long-awaited recoveryThe risks from China will be among key topics of debate at the Bank of Japan's September policy meeting, say five sources familiar with the...
07 Sep, 2023, 07.49 AM 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
BOJ debated room for stimulus tweaks with eye on long battle with pandemicThe central bank kept monetary policy steady in October on the view the economy was headed for a moderate recovery thanks to a package of m...
23 Dec, 2020, 08.11 AM IST
Japan's central bank to warn of rising growth risks, policy seen steadyThe central bank tweaked its policy framework in July to make it more sustainable.
17 Dec, 2018, 11.50 AM IST
BOJ debated room for future tweaks to easy policy in OctoberAt the October meeting, the BOJ cut its inflation forecasts.
08 Nov, 2018, 10.23 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 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 policy falls short of market expectations: Xavier Denis, SG Securities"We are skeptical about the ability of the Bank of Japan to reach its inflation target 2% when this deadline has been postponed already sev...
21 Sep, 2016, 11.11 AM IST
Federal Reserve unlikely to hike interest rate this week: HDFC Bank economistsWith the recovery in the US, some investors expect the Fed to move towards normalisation of rates by raising 25 basis points.
20 Sep, 2016, 07.54 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