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BOJ to consider pausing bond taper next fiscal year, sources sayThe Bank of Japan is reportedly leaning towards pausing its bond purchase taper beyond next fiscal year, a move that would mark a significa...
Global Market: BOJ keeps interest rates steady amid rising oil-driven inflation risksJapan's central bank maintained its benchmark interest rate at 0.75%, a decision met with internal dissent from three board members who pus...
BOJ keeps rates steady but 3 board members dissent, call for hikeThe Bank of Japan maintained its current interest rate, but a significant minority on its board pushed for a hike, highlighting worries abo...
Bank of Japan keeps interest rates steady at 0.75%, sticks to recovery viewThe Bank of Japan held its interest rates steady at 0.75% on Thursday, projecting a moderate economic recovery. Despite global uncertaintie...
Global Market | Japan’s hawkish turn? BOJ’s Takata warns of inflation overshootBank of Japan board member Hajime Takata is urging a shift from fighting deflation to preventing inflation overshoot, advocating for gradua...
BOJ keeps rates steady at 0.5%, keeps future hikes in viewThe Bank of Japan held interest rates steady at 0.5% but signaled readiness to hike further if economic projections align. Despite two boar...
US dollar wavers with politics and trade tensions in focusThe dollar edged higher against the yen on Monday as investors shifted their focus to political developments in Japan and the euro area, wh...
Japan's Nikkei closes at record high, benchmark JGBs slip ahead of Takaichi PM voteJapan's Nikkei share gauge surged to a record high on Monday as fiscal expansionist Sanae Takaichi was set to become the country's next pri...
BOJ keeps interest rates steady, decides to start selling ETFsThe Bank of Japan has maintained its short-term interest rates at 0.5%. However, the central bank decided to begin selling its exchange-tra...
BOJ keeps interest rates steady, decides to start selling ETFsThe Bank of Japan (BOJ) has decided to maintain its short-term interest rates at 0.5% following a two-day policy meeting. However, in a sig...
Is it time for BOJ to shift gears from ultra-loose policy?
Japanese shares skid as Trump's tariff threat weighs on automakersJapanese shares closed lower on Wednesday, impacted by a drop in automakers following U.S. President Trump's auto tariff threat. The Nikkei...
Dollar firms on Ukraine tensions, kiwi slumps as RBNZ slashes ratesThe U.S. dollar remained steady due to tariff concerns and Russia-Ukraine negotiations, while the New Zealand dollar dropped after a signif...
Japan's Nikkei gains on softer yen; investors snap up banks and defence stocksJapan's Nikkei share average finished higher on Tuesday, as investors cherry-picked banks on rate-hike bets and defence stocks after their ...
Dollar eases as Fed clues awaited; bitcoin hits 2-year highBitcoin rose to a more than two-year peak amid big flows into cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds.
Dollar gains on yen on cautious BOJ, dips against euroThe dollar gained against the Japanese yen on Friday after Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said it was too soon to declare victory ...
Nikkei hits record high on Wall Street bounce, other Asian markets subduedMSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan, however, fell 0.1%, weighed down by a 0.2% drop in Hong Kong's Hang Seng index....
Dollar steady as traders ponder Fed rate cut bets; yen shaky at 150/dlrThe cryptocurrency surged 45% in February, its biggest monthly gain in more than three years, boosted by cash rushing into exchange-traded ...
Japan's Nikkei ends lower as investors book profitsJapan's Nikkei share average ended lower on Thursday, as investors sold stocks to lock in profits from the index's record high, but it eras...
BOJ policymaker sees signs of change in Japan's deflationary mindsetWhile recent inflation is driven mostly by higher import costs, the increase in prices prodded many companies to hike pay to compensate emp...