Japan shifts to ambush intervention tactics against yen short sellers, sources sayJapan's finance ministry is shifting tactics, abandoning public warnings about currency intervention. Officials now aim to surprise specula...
02 Jul, 2026, 09.17 AM IST
Global Market: BOJ policymakers push for faster rate hikes as inflation risks mountThe Bank of Japan is growing more concerned about persistent inflation, with some policymakers advocating faster interest rate hikes after ...
24 Jun, 2026, 10.00 AM IST
Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year highThe Bank of Japan has increased its policy rate to 1.0 percent. This marks a 31-year high for interest rates. The move signals a strong foc...
16 Jun, 2026, 09.23 AM IST
Dollar hits 10-day low as US, Iran reach peace dealThe US dollar weakened significantly on Monday. This happened after news of a peace deal between the United States and Iran emerged. Oil pr...
15 Jun, 2026, 07.20 AM IST
JGB yields rise as investors focus on 30-year auction, BOJ meetingJapanese government bond yields are climbing. Investors are selling bonds as the Bank of Japan prepares for a potential interest rate incre...
09 Jun, 2026, 07.40 AM IST
Dollar climbs to two-month peak as Fed hike bets ramp upThe dollar surged to a two-month high following a robust U.S. jobs report, intensifying expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike this y...
08 Jun, 2026, 06.38 AM IST
Dollar near one-week high as US-Iran tensions flare, yen nears intervention zoneThe dollar strengthened near a one-week peak. New U.S. strikes in Iran have complicated peace talks. Oil prices rebounded as hopes for a qu...
28 May, 2026, 07.15 AM IST
Global Market: Japan inflation slows sharply, but energy risks cloud outlookJapan's core inflation eased to a four-year low in April, driven by government subsidies. However, rising energy costs due to the Iran conf...
22 May, 2026, 09.41 AM IST
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
Dollar set for sharp weekly loss versus yen after Japan steps inThe dollar logged its sharpest weekly drop against the yen since February amid suspected Japanese intervention. Authorities signalled disco...
02 May, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
Japan's Nikkei falls for 3rd straight session as BOJ policy shift bets weighThe Nikkei fell 0.26% to close at 38,695.97, retreating after briefly surpassing the psychologically significant 39,000 level.
13 Mar, 2024, 12.20 PM IST
Japan's Nikkei slips as traders weigh US CPI, expected BOJ pivotThe Nikkei closed 0.1% lower at 38,797.51, rebounding from broad losses in the morning session as dip-buying took hold, but was unable to f...
12 Mar, 2024, 12.59 PM IST
BOJ keeps ultra-loose policy, focus shifts to exit timingThe central bank also made no change to its dovish policy guidance, dashing hopes among some traders it would tweak the language to signal ...
19 Dec, 2023, 12.31 PM IST
Yen rallies on hints of BOJ policy shiftBank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday the central bank had several options on which interest rates to target once it pul...
08 Dec, 2023, 07.49 AM 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
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 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