Tokyo inflation jump raises expectations for Bank of Japan rate hike
Tokyo inflation rose sharply in December, and with it rose the expectations of a Bank of Japan (BOJ) interest rate hike in early 2024. Consumer prices in the Japanese capital increased by 3.0% year-over-year,
Bank of Japan keeps rates unchanged with few clues on next move
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday and its governor offered few clues on how soon it could push up borrowing costs, sending the yen and bond yields tumbling on fresh doubts over the near-term chances of a rate hike.
BofA, Nomura Push Out Bank of Japan Rate Hike on Dovish Ueda
Economists at two major financial firms pushed out expectations for the Bank of Japan’s next interest rate hike to March 2025 from January after Governor Kazuo Ueda struck a cautious tone in his monetary policy briefing Thursday.
Bank of Japan holds rates at 0.25%, yen weakens to over four-month low
The decision comes a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points, bringing the federal funds rate to 4.25%-4.5%.
Bank of Japan keeps interest rates unchanged for third straight meeting
The Bank of Japan keeps interest rates at 0.25% for the third time, monitoring wage growth and US policy impacts under Trump.
Inflation in Japan's capital accelerates, keeps rate hike prospects intact
Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in December as price pressures broadened, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market expectations for a near-term interest rate hike.The data will be among factors the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will scrutinise at its next policy meeting on Jan.
Japan's core inflation accelerates, keeps BOJ rate-hike chance alive
Japan's core inflation accelerated in November as rising food and fuel costs hit households, data showed on Friday, keeping the central bank under pressure to raise interest rates. The data, which came in the wake of the Bank of Japan's decision to maintain interest rates at 0.
Japan's budget to hit record, but with reduced new bond issuance, draft shows
Japan's government is set to compile a record $735 billion budget for the fiscal year from April due to larger social ...
Japan’s Bond Market Is Set to Absorb Biggest Supply in a Decade
Investors are set to face the largest supply of Japanese sovereign bonds in at least a decade as the central bank plans to ...
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Bank of Japan bids final farewell to radical policy experiment
TOKYO – In rare criticism of its past policies, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said former governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s stimulus ...
Bank of Japan holds rates and shifts to cautious tone as economic risks rise
Dissent from hawkish member Naoki Tamura overridden by cautious language from governor Kazuo Ueda speaking after decision ...
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Global stocks rise as Japan led Asia gains on a weaker yen
Seoul was an outlier in Asia with shares plunging as South Korea's political crisis deepened with a second impeachment vote ...
A poll revealed that almost three-quarters of Brits are in favour of having a commemorative day
An extra UK Bank Holiday could be granted in 2025, to commemorate 80 years since the end of World War II. Plans are ...
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Asia stocks up as Japan's Nikkei jumps, S Korea shares slump amid political crisis
Investing.com– Most Asian stocks were higher on Friday with Japanese shares surging after a stronger-than-expected Tokyo ...
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Japan to sell more short-dated bonds next year as BOJ shifts policy
TOKYO - Japan's finance ministry plans to increase sales of government bonds for the first time in four years, with more issues of shorter-dated debt, as the Bank of Japan exits from ultra-loose ...