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...
30 Oct, 2025, 09.25 AM IST
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...
19 Sep, 2025, 10.07 AM IST
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...
19 Sep, 2025, 09.41 AM IST
US dollar rises on mixed jobs report, trade war threatThe US dollar climbed after January's slower job growth report, with the unemployment rate dropping to 4.0%. Comments from President Trump ...
08 Feb, 2025, 09.58 AM IST
Yen marches higher on rate hike bets; US jobs data in focusThe yen reached a nine-week high as markets expected more interest rate hikes in Japan this year. The U.S. dollar stayed stable ahead of ne...
07 Feb, 2025, 07.39 AM IST
Japan's Nikkei rises on Wall Street gains, despite firm yenJapan's Nikkei share average rose 0.6% to 39,066.53 on Thursday, boosted by gains in Wall Street and strong U.S. tech shares. Expectations ...
06 Feb, 2025, 01.15 PM IST
Dollar slumps to 8-week low vs yen as trade war risk recedesThe U.S. dollar fell to an eight-week low against the yen and hovered near a one-month low versus sterling as trade war fears eased. The ma...
06 Feb, 2025, 07.37 AM IST
BOJ keeps ultra-low rates, gives few clues on when it might hikeThe Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday and its governor offered few clues on how soon it could push up borrowing costs...
19 Dec, 2024, 03.31 PM IST
Bank of Japan keeps interest rates steady at 0.25%The Bank of Japan held steady its interest rates on Thursday, opting to observe wage growth and inflation trends. The decision, widely anti...
19 Dec, 2024, 08.36 AM IST
Dollar hits nine-month low versus yen as Fed debate reignitesU.S. economic data this week appeared to support the case for a typical 25 basis point (bp) cut next week, with the measure of consumer pri...
13 Sep, 2024, 02.37 PM IST
Dollar firm as inflation data douse bets for big Fed rate cutThe dollar traded near a four-week high against the euro after U.S. inflation data suggested the Federal Reserve might avoid a large intere...
12 Sep, 2024, 07.00 AM IST
Asian stocks rise as traders look to Fed rate cut: Markets wrapAsian stocks rose on Thursday, driven by a tech rally that boosted Wall Street. Japan and South Korea saw gains, with the Topix index risin...
12 Sep, 2024, 06.43 AM IST
Japanese shares rise on weaker yen, demand for high-dividend stocksBOJ board member Naoki Tamura said the central bank must proceed slowly but steadily towards normalising its ultra-loose monetary policy.
27 Mar, 2024, 12.31 PM IST
Yen hits 34-year low ahead of key US inflation testFor the quarter ending later this week the yen is the worst-performing major, down more than 7% on the dollar even after Japan's exit last ...
27 Mar, 2024, 09.04 AM IST
Dollar steadies, yen teeters ahead of key US inflation dataThe yen traded at 151.52 per dollar early in the Asia session, within a whisker of 151.94 where Japanese authorities stepped in during Octo...
27 Mar, 2024, 07.51 AM IST
BOJ's hawkish tilt suggests end to super-easy policy approachingA series of hawkish comments by BOJ speakers in recent weeks suggest the bank is preparing markets for an eventual policy change amid growi...
12 Sep, 2023, 08.05 AM IST
Euro steadies as markets raise bets of ECB hike after inflation dataInflation in Germany's most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), rose by 5.9 % year-on-year from 5.8% in July, supporting expectat...
30 Aug, 2023, 07.01 PM IST