Tokyo stocks end higher TOKYO: Tokyo shares closed higher Tuesday as investors look ahead to remarks by Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell... Updated 07 Mar, 2023 12:46pm
Markets BOJ to keep yield cap, ultra-low rates at Kuroda’s last policy meeting TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is set to maintain ultra-low interest rates, including a controversial bond yield... Published 06 Mar, 2023 11:10am
Business & Finance Japan’s factory output posts biggest fall in 8 months TOKYO: Japan’s factory output shrank at the fastest pace in eight months in January as declining overseas demand... Published 06 Mar, 2023 07:31am
Markets BOJ policymaker calls for vigilance on costs of ultra-easy policy TOKYO/YOKOHAMA: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) must always stand ready to mitigate the side-effects of prolonged monetary... Published 02 Mar, 2023 01:04pm
Markets Dollar rebounds from four-month losing streak on higher US rate expectations SINGAPORE: The US dollar resumed its rally on Tuesday following a brief pause at the start of the week, putting it... Published 28 Feb, 2023 11:57am
Markets Incoming BOJ head says jump in trend inflation needed to tighten policy TOKYO: Incoming Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday the country’s trend inflation must heighten... Published 27 Feb, 2023 12:51pm
Business & Finance BOJ board member calls for keeping ultra-easy policy for now TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) must maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy for now to allow time to see whether... Published 22 Feb, 2023 08:31am
Markets Japan stocks edge higher as investors eye BOJ, Fed paths TOKYO: Japanese shares posted small gains on Monday as cautious traders awaited a week of important US and global... Updated 20 Feb, 2023 12:13pm
Markets BOJ to launch pilot programme in April for issuing digital yen TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said on Friday it has decided to launch a pilot programme in April for issuing a... Published 17 Feb, 2023 10:07am
Markets BOJ head nominee Ueda to speak at Japan’s lower house Feb. 24 TOKYO: Kazuo Ueda, the government’s nominee to become next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor, will speak at a... Published 16 Feb, 2023 10:42am
Markets Japan’s Kishida says Ueda is most fit to lead BOJ TOKYO: Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor nominee Kazuo Ueda is... Published 15 Feb, 2023 10:44am
Markets Kazuo Ueda nominated next Bank of Japan governor TOKYO: Economics professor Kazuo Ueda was nominated Tuesday as the Bank of Japan’s next governor, tasked with... Published 14 Feb, 2023 11:56am
Markets BOJ’s expected new chief Ueda to let data guide exit timing TOKYO: The Bank of Japan’s expected next governor Kazuo Ueda likely won’t rush to overhaul ultra-loose policy and... Published 13 Feb, 2023 09:47am
Opinion Japan’s debt time bomb to complicate BOJ exit path Japan’s ticking debt time bomb will likely complicate the next central bank governor’s task of steering a smooth... Published 11 Feb, 2023 05:57am
Markets BOJ’s deputy governor Amamiya sees no imminent need to tweak YCC TOKYO: Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya, who is seen as a top contender to become next central... Published 10 Feb, 2023 12:44pm
Markets Japan 5-year bond yield hits over two-week high TOKYO: Yields on Japan’s five-year government bonds rose to a more than two-week high on Thursday, a level that had... Published 09 Feb, 2023 12:02pm
Markets Japan confirms record interventions to support yen TOKYO: Japan confirmed on Tuesday that it made record interventions in the foreign exchange market in October,... Published 07 Feb, 2023 10:47am
Markets Dollar pauses bullish run; Aussie jumps after RBA rate decision SINGAPORE: The dollar eased on Tuesday from its rally at the start of the week, but hovered near a one-month peak as... Published 07 Feb, 2023 09:49am
Markets Japan govt has sounded out Amamiya about becoming BOJ governor: Nikkei TOKYO: Japan’s government has sounded out Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya to succeed... Published 06 Feb, 2023 07:20am
Markets BOJ governor contender Nakaso takes up APEC advisory council post TOKYO: Former Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Hiroshi Nakaso, seen as a leading contender to become the new... Published 03 Feb, 2023 10:41am
Markets BOJ’s deputy governor warns against watering down inflation target SHIZUOKA: Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe on Thursday warned against watering down the bank’s... Published 02 Feb, 2023 10:22am
Markets Contender for BOJ chief Yamaguchi warned against risk of govt meddling TOKYO: Hirohide Yamaguchi, among the top candidates to become the next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor, warned about... Published 31 Jan, 2023 09:52am
Markets BOJ Kuroda stresses need to maintain ultra-easy policy TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday stressed the importance of maintaining ultra-loose monetary... Published 30 Jan, 2023 10:24am
Markets Dollar cautiously firm ahead of busy central bank week SINGAPORE: The dollar firmed on Monday and distanced itself from an eight-month trough ahead of a slew of central... Published 30 Jan, 2023 09:40am
Business & Finance Japan PM says can’t rule out return of deflation despite price spike TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday that a return to deflation in the world’s third-largest... Published 27 Jan, 2023 12:00pm
Markets BOJ deploys funds-supply tool again as yields creep up TOKYO: The Bank of Japan said on Friday it will extend five-year loans against collateral to financial institutions,... Published 27 Jan, 2023 11:41am
Markets Dollar drops vs yen, near 9-month low to euro on central bank bets TOKYO: The US dollar dropped against the yen on Friday as traders bet a hawkish pivot from the Bank of Japan (BOJ)... Published 27 Jan, 2023 09:16am
Markets BOJ policymakers divided on wage, inflation outlook, Jan meeting summary shows TOKYO: Bank of Japan policymakers were divided on prospects for achieving their 2% inflation target with some... Published 26 Jan, 2023 11:04am
Markets Dollar near eight-month low ahead of central bank meetings SINGAPORE: The dollar lolled near an eight-month low against its peers on Thursday, as a gloomy US corporate... Published 26 Jan, 2023 09:14am
Markets Japan PM Kishida to pick new BOJ chief while monitoring economy TOKYO: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make a decision on the next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor while watching... Published 25 Jan, 2023 11:32am