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
Business & Finance Euro rises, yen weakens ahead of BOJ meeting LONDON/NEW YORK: The euro gained while the Japanese yen fell on Monday in thin trading ahead of a closely watched... Published 25 Apr, 2023 06:25am
Markets BOJ chief wants ‘quite strong’ inflation before tweaking yield control policy TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday the central bank’s inflation forecasts must be “quite strong... Published 24 Apr, 2023 11:45am
Business & Finance BOJ considering long-term review of monetary easing TOKYO: The Bank of Japan is considering conducting a comprehensive review of the impact of the monetary easing steps... Published 23 Apr, 2023 07:04pm
Markets Superlong JGB yields fall amid bets for buying by life insurers TOKYO: Japanese superlong government bond yields fell on Wednesday amid bets of buying by life insurers, though... Published 19 Apr, 2023 12:47pm
Markets BOJ chief Ueda says JGB buying aimed at meeting price goal, not monetising debt TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is buying Japanese government bonds (JGBs) as part of efforts to achieve its 2%... Published 18 Apr, 2023 12:11pm
Markets Asian stocks ease ahead of US inflation data, Fed minutes SINGAPORE: Asian equities drifted lower on Wednesday ahead of a crucial US inflation report that will likely... Published 12 Apr, 2023 11:07am
Markets Japan’s new central bank chief assumes office as global risks loom TOKYO: Japan’s new central bank governor Kazuo Ueda faces a bumpy road as slowing global growth clouds prospects for... Published 10 Apr, 2023 10:42am
Markets Bank of Japan's holdings of JGBs hit record in March TOKYO: The Bank of Japan's (BOJ) holdings of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) hit a record at the end of March, the... Updated 07 Apr, 2023 03:03pm
Markets Japan’s Nikkei ends at 2-week low led by falls in exporters, tech shares TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average ended at a two-week low on Thursday, led by a sell-off of exporters on the back... Updated 06 Apr, 2023 01:01pm
Markets Japan’s 10-year bond yield rises amid weak auction results TOKYO: Japan’s 10-year government bond yield rose on Tuesday as an auction witnessed weak demand amid uncertainty... Published 04 Apr, 2023 01:28pm
Markets BOJ bought record JGBs last year to defend ultra-low rate policy TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) purchased a record amount of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) last fiscal year, as... Published 03 Apr, 2023 12:16pm
Business & Finance Japan’s business mood sours to 2-year low as global slowdown bites TOKYO: Japan’s business sentiment soured in January-March to hit the worst level in more than two years, a... Published 03 Apr, 2023 10:53am
Markets IMF urges BOJ to allow longer yields to move more flexibly TOKYO: The Bank of Japan should consider allowing longer-term interest rates to move more flexibly even as it... Published 31 Mar, 2023 10:44am
Markets BOJ’s new deputy chief flags chance of change to yield control policy TOKYO: Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said on Wednesday a tweak to the central bank’s bond... Published 29 Mar, 2023 12:12pm
Markets Bank of England receives no bids in new daily dollar repo operation LONDON: The Bank of England said it received no bids for dollar liquidity at a first daily seven-day repo operation... Published 20 Mar, 2023 03:38pm
Markets Japanese rubber futures rise SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures rose for the first time in 11 days on Friday, as governments sought to bolster... Published 19 Mar, 2023 03:33am
Markets JGB market steady as banking crisis jitters ebb SINGAPORE: Japanese government bond yields edged higher on Friday, after financial support for Credit Suisse and... Published 17 Mar, 2023 12:44pm
Markets Japan govt, BOJ officials to discuss markets after SVB collapse TOKYO: Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MOF), Financial Services Agency and Bank of Japan (BOJ) said on Friday their... Published 17 Mar, 2023 12:22pm
Markets BOJ’s Kuroda defends his bazooka stimulus as ‘half successful’ TOKYO: Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, who retires in April, said his decade-long monetary experiment... Published 15 Mar, 2023 12:46pm
Business & Finance Japan’s policymakers play down contagion risk from SVB collapse TOKYO: Japanese policymakers on Tuesday played down the risk of the economy taking a hit from the collapse of US... Published 14 Mar, 2023 11:11am
Markets Bank of Japan leaves policy unchanged as Kuroda bows out TOKYO: Japan’s central bank left its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged in its last meeting before Governor... Published 10 Mar, 2023 11:20am
Markets Yen weakens as BOJ holds the line, dollar loses steam before payrolls SINGAPORE: The yen weakened after the Bank of Japan kept stimulus settings steady on Friday, while the dollar paused... Published 10 Mar, 2023 10:25am
World Japan’s lower house approves Ueda as next BOJ chief TOKYO: Japan’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved the government’s appointment of Kazuo Ueda as next... Published 09 Mar, 2023 10:35am