BOJ should amend policy statement to include scope for rate changes TOKYO: The Bank of Japan should change a policy statement so it has more flexibility to adjust interest rates... Published 13 Dec, 2022 10:49am
Business & Finance Japan’s wholesale inflation near steady at 9.3% as commodity prices ease TOKYO: Japan’s November wholesale prices rose 9.3% from a year earlier, data showed on Monday, a rate of increase... Published 12 Dec, 2022 10:21am
Markets BOJ must maintain ultra-easy policy, says board member Nakamura TOKYO: Bank of Japan board member Toyoaki Nakamura on Wednesday stressed the need to keep monetary policy... Published 07 Dec, 2022 10:58am
Markets BOJ’s Kuroda: Premature to reveal its options on fate of ETF holdings TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday it was too early now to reveal how the central bank... Published 06 Dec, 2022 10:27am
Markets BOJ’s next move will unwind loose policy, 92% of economists say TOKYO: The Bank of Japan’s next policy move will unwind, rather than strengthen, its massive monetary easing,... Published 29 Nov, 2022 11:52am
Markets BOJ to conduct annual survey on climate finance to nurture ESG market TOKYO: Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said on Sunday the central bank will conduct a survey... Published 27 Nov, 2022 12:48pm
Markets BOJ’s Kuroda repeats commitment to continue monetary easing TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda reiterated on Thursday that the central bank needs to continue with... Published 17 Nov, 2022 01:29pm
Markets BOJ Governor Kuroda vows to continue monetary easing for now TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday the central bank would stick to monetary easing to... Published 14 Nov, 2022 11:41am
Business & Finance Dollar slumps after CPIdata suggests Fed may ease rate hikes NEW YORK/LONDON: The dollar fell sharply on Thursday after US consumer prices rose less than expected last month and... Published 11 Nov, 2022 05:54am
Markets BOJ’s Kuroda lays out key debating points on future exit from easy policy TOKYO: Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday any future debate on an exit from ultra-loose... Published 10 Nov, 2022 10:12am
Markets Dollar stems losses ahead of US midterms LONDON: The dollar steadied on Tuesday as some of the momentum ebbed out of bets on China’s reopening that had been... Updated 08 Nov, 2022 02:42pm
Markets BOJ may tweak yield targets next year, says ex-central bank policymaker Sakurai TOKYO: The Bank of Japan may tweak its yield curve control policy next year, such as by widening the band around its... Published 02 Nov, 2022 12:39pm
Markets Japan spent record $42.8bn in October interventions to prop up yen TOKYO: Japan spent a record $42.8 billion on currency intervention this month to prop up the yen, the finance... Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:08pm
World Approval of Japan PM Kishida’s gov’t hits new low, no help from economic plan TOKYO: Public approval ratings for the government of Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida touched a new low in one... Published 31 Oct, 2022 10:30am
Markets Bank of Japan sticks to easing despite yen pressure TOKYO: The Bank of Japan stuck to its ultra-loose monetary policies Friday, even as the yen comes under pressure... Published 28 Oct, 2022 10:46am
Markets Wages, not yen, key to when Japan shifts away from ultra low rates TOKYO: Solid wage growth, not a spiralling yen, is likely to be the trigger that drives the Bank of Japan away from... Published 26 Oct, 2022 02:40pm
Business & Finance Dollar edges up amid suspected BOJ intervention; pound eyes UK politics NEW YORK: The dollar was slightly higher on Monday following another suspected foreign exchange intervention by... Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am
Markets Dollar fends off another suspected intervention from Japan SINGAPORE: Suspected Bank of Japan (BOJ) intervention gave only brief respite to the Japanese yen as the dollar... Published 24 Oct, 2022 11:31am
Markets Japan’s yen jumps on suspected BOJ intervention, fails to keep gains SINGAPORE: The Japanese yen made a thumping 4 yen jump for a second straight session on Monday on suspected early... Published 24 Oct, 2022 09:44am
Business & Finance Dollar sinks vs yen, BOJ intervention suspected ahead of weekend NEW YORK: The US dollar tumbled against the yen on Friday, logging its biggest daily drop against the Japanese... Published 24 Oct, 2022 07:11am
Business & Finance Japan inflation at highest level since 2014 TOKYO: Japan’s core consumer prices rose 3.0 percent in September on-year, the government said Friday, the highest... Published 21 Oct, 2022 10:43am
Business & Finance Japan ramps up intervention threats after yen slides past key 150 level TOKYO: Japanese policymakers made fresh threats of intervention on Thursday after the yen tumbled past the key... Published 21 Oct, 2022 05:57am
Markets Bank of Japan to conduct emergency bond buying as yen teeters near 150 TOKYO: Japan’s central bank on Thursday said it would hold emergency bond-buying operations, offering to buy some... Published 20 Oct, 2022 11:20am
Business & Finance Dollar edges up but gains in check as risk appetite rebounds NEW YORK: The US dollar edged higher against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, shaking off some of the weakness of... Published 19 Oct, 2022 05:54am
Markets BOJ likely to raise inflation forecast to above 2.5% at Oct policy meeting TOKYO: The Bank of Japan will raise its inflation forecast for this fiscal year to above 2.5% at its next policy... Published 17 Oct, 2022 02:09pm
Markets Japan PM Kishida ‘not thinking of shortening’ BOJ Kuroda’s term Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is not considering shortening the term of Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor... Published 11 Oct, 2022 11:19am
Markets After tough September, Nikkei rebounds on boost from chip, energy shares TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose sharply on Monday, starting October on a solid footing as chip-related... Updated 03 Oct, 2022 02:01pm
Markets Battling market forces, BOJ conducts special operation to curb rising yields TOKYO: The Bank of Japan said it would purchase Japanese government bonds in a special operation on Tuesday, with... Published 27 Sep, 2022 12:12pm
Markets Japan warns against speculative yen moves, markets wary of further intervention TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said authorities stood ready to respond to speculative currency... Published 26 Sep, 2022 11:40am
Opinion Japan chasing its tail on yen intervention As the Bank of Japan steps into currency markets for the first time in decades to defend a battered yen, it is... Published 24 Sep, 2022 03:49am
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