Dollar steady, with Fed pause eyed in busy central bank week SINGAPORE: The dollar held its ground on Monday but was still near multi-week lows against some of its major peers... Published 12 Jun, 2023 09:39am
Markets BOJ’s Ueda flags shift in corporate pricing, upward inflation bias TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the country’s corporate price-setting behaviour was showing... Published 09 Jun, 2023 09:58am
Markets Dollar retreats on jump in US jobless claims; eyes on Fed SINGAPORE: The dollar retreated on Friday, dragged by lower US Treasury yields after a spike in weekly jobless... Published 09 Jun, 2023 09:18am
Business & Finance Japan upgrades Q1 GDP as business spending picks up TOKYO: Japan’s economy grew more than initially thought in January-March, revised data showed on Thursday, as a... Published 08 Jun, 2023 10:09am
Markets BOJ’s Ueda keeps free hand, says no time frame for achieving price goal TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank did not have a set time frame for achieving its 2%... Published 02 Jun, 2023 09:58am
Markets IMF urges BOJ to keep ultra-low rates, but be ready to shift course TOKYO: The Bank of Japan must keep monetary policy ultra-loose as it will take time to re-anchor inflation... Published 01 Jun, 2023 10:11am
Markets BOJ will keep YCC until 2024, three-quarters of economists say TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will likely maintain its yield curve control (YCC) policy until at least next year,... Published 26 May, 2023 09:31am
Markets BOJ’s Ueda says biggest mission is to stably hit price target TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday the central bank’s biggest mission was to stably and... Published 25 May, 2023 12:34pm
World Biden’s team reports ‘progress’ in US debt ceiling talks HIROSHIMA: Democratic negotiators told President Joe Biden on Friday that they are making “steady progress” in talks... Published 19 May, 2023 10:28am
Business & Finance Japan’s inflation stays above BOJ’s target, key gauge hits four-decade high TOKYO: Japan’s core consumer inflation stayed well above the central bank’s 2% target in April and a key index... Published 19 May, 2023 10:08am
Markets China’s rising clout spotlighted at finance chief meetings before G7 summit TOKYO: The weekend gathering of finance chiefs from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies did not single out... Published 15 May, 2023 09:46am
Business & Finance Japan Economy Minister Goto: BOJ must respond nimbly to downside risks TOKYO: Japan’s Economy Minister Shigeyuki Goto said on Monday he hoped the central bank will respond nimbly to any... Published 15 May, 2023 09:41am
Markets Japan’s Kishida to order assessment on wage outlook by govt, BOJ TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will issue an order on Monday for the government and the central bank... Published 14 May, 2023 10:52am
Business & Finance BOJ’s Ueda tells G7 that Japan is keeping ultra-easy policy NIIGATA: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Saturday he explained to his Group of Seven (G7) counterparts... Published 13 May, 2023 09:49am
Markets ECB Lagarde hails new Japan central bank chief for embarking on policy review NIIGATA: The Bank of Japan’s new governor Kazuo Ueda made a “very wise” decision to launch a review of the central... Published 12 May, 2023 10:59am
Business & Finance BOJ debated progress in hitting price goal at Ueda’s debut meeting Bank of Japan policymakers debated the country’s progress towards achieving their inflation target and the pace at... Published 11 May, 2023 10:50am
Markets IMF sees uncertainty over Japan’s monetary policy, spillover globally The International Monetary Fund on Thursday warned of “uncertainty” around the direction of Japan’s monetary policy,... Published 04 May, 2023 11:01am
Business & Finance BOJ chief upbeat on Asia’s economy, points to bank resilience INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday the downside risks to Asia’s economy were... Published 02 May, 2023 05:26pm
Markets Asian finance leaders look to improve market safeguards INCHEON: Asian finance leaders will on Tuesday look for ways to tighten safeguards to address emergency funding... Published 02 May, 2023 09:42am
Markets Yen sinks to 15-year low vs euro as dovish BOJ contrasts with ECB TOKYO: The yen continued its steep descent on Tuesday, reaching a 15-year low to the euro, as the implications of a... Published 02 May, 2023 09:25am
Business & Finance Japan Economy Minister Goto urges US banks, regulators to tackle liquidity risks TOKYO: Banking sector problems in the United States and Europe were caused by liquidity and interest rates risks,... Published 02 May, 2023 09:15am
Markets Japan’s Nikkei crosses 29,000 as yen weakens on BoJ’s dovish stance TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average hit a more than eight-month high on Monday, topping the key psychological... Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am
Markets Japan’s Nikkei crosses 29,000 as yen weakens on BOJ’s dovish stance TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average hit a more than eight-month high on Monday, topping the key psychological 29,000... Updated 01 May, 2023 12:11pm
Markets Japanese rubber futures rise on weaker yen SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures inched higher on Friday, underpinned by a softer yen after the Bank of Japan ... Published 30 Apr, 2023 05:10am
Markets BOJ to discuss conducting policy examination at Ueda’s debut meeting: Nikkei TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will discuss on Friday conducting a comprehensive examination of its past monetary... Published 28 Apr, 2023 09:45am
Markets JGB yields mostly up amid caution over possible BOJ policy change TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields largely rose on Thursday as investors remained cautious about a possible... Published 27 Apr, 2023 11:08am
Markets New BOJ chief’s first task may be to tweak forward guidance TOKYO: Japan’s new central bank chief is likely to keep monetary settings ultra-loose at his debut meeting on... Published 26 Apr, 2023 09:18am
Markets Central banks cut dollar operations with Fed as market stress eases FRANKFURT/LONDON/TOKYO: The world’s top central banks will reduce the frequency of their dollar operations with the... Published 25 Apr, 2023 02:10pm
Business & Finance Japan’s business services inflation hits 8-year high in fiscal 2022 TOKYO: Japan’s business-to-business service inflation hit an eight-year high in the fiscal year that ended March,... Published 25 Apr, 2023 11:12am
Markets BOJ’s Ueda vows to keep rates low for now, signals chance of future hike TOKYO: Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda on Tuesday stressed the need to keep monetary policy ultra-loose for... Published 25 Apr, 2023 11:06am