Bank of Japan

Dollar takes a breather; yen waits on BOJ

The dollar notched its largest monthly fall for 2-1/2 years through April, as President Donald Trump’s flip-flopping tariffs hit growth…

Updated: May 1, 2025 08:10 IST

Mayhen in Japan stock market, markets crash, Nikkei down 12%

Japan’s Nikkei slumps 12% on Yen woes- The A, B, C of Yen carry trade and why is it spooking global markets?

The Yen Carry trade unwinding has led to significant losses for Japan. The Japanese stock market crashed and ended with…

Updated: August 5, 2024 17:04 IST

BOJ ends negative rate policy, to go slow in future rate hikes

In making last week’s historic decision to end negative interest rates, the board was divided on whether the economy was…

Updated: March 28, 2024 16:44 IST

Japan’s mixed inflation picture complicates BOJ rate hike path

The services producer price index, which measures what companies charge each other for services, rose 2.1% in February from a…

Updated: March 26, 2024 14:47 IST

Bank of Japan, Japanese economy, interest rates, negative interest rate, wage hike, financial markets, global investors, yield curve control policy, monetary policy

BOJ ends negative interest rate regime: Economists say it’s more a reaction to change in Japanese economy, more hike likely

After the BOJ increased its key interest rate, economists and experts said that the next policy rate hike is likely…

March 21, 2024 13:36 IST

Bank of Japan ends negative interest rates

BOJ Interest Rate Meet: Governor Kazuo Ueda from Bank of Japan put forward of ending negatives interest rates.

Updated: March 19, 2024 12:19 IST

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Data heavy week ahead: US Fed, Bank of Japan, Bank of England to announce interest rate decisions

The US Fed, during its last meeting in December 2023, had announced to keep its benchmark interest rates unchanged, signalling…

March 18, 2024 13:24 IST

Bank of Japan, interest rates, repo rate, Yen, economic projections, inflation, economic growth, costs of living

Bank of Japan keeps negative rate on hold, nudges Yen weaker

The BOJ maintained its -0.1% short-term rate and kept yield curve control parameters intact at the end of a two-day…

January 23, 2024 09:32 IST

BOJ stands pat on stimulus, fueling pressure on weak Yen

The BOJ kept its negative interest rate and the parameters of its yield curve control program intact in an outcome…

September 22, 2023 09:59 IST

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Data heavy week for global economies: All eyes on global central banks and their rate decisions

The question is whether they will go with monetary policy tightening, or will cut the repo rate or will continue…

September 18, 2023 16:16 IST

Asian stocks slip, yen surges on speculation of Bank of Japan policy tweak

The Nikkei newspaper reported, without citing sources, that policymakers will discuss tweaking the yield control policy to allow 10-year government…

Updated: July 28, 2023 09:10 IST

Asian shares near four-month peak as BOJ takes the stage

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.31% higher and on course for 2.5% gain in the week,…

Updated: June 16, 2023 09:29 IST

Prisoners of their own device

The cases of Sweden and Australia are both similar to and different than Japan’s.

February 13, 2023 04:00 IST

Imports have now risen for 11 months straight, while exports have risen for 10 consecutive months, the Finance Ministry said. (Reuters)

Japan’s imports hit record highs on surging energy prices

The pandemic’s impact on manufacturing, travel and other economic activity has been a huge drag on the world’s third largest…

January 20, 2022 15:43 IST

U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate, U.S. Federal Reserve system

Caution pervades at four of world’s top central banks

It is a sign of the caution that permeates the global economic outlook when four of the world’s top central…

June 11, 2016 13:47 IST

Weak US jobs spoil BOJ’s hopes of immediate Fed help on yen

Dashed expectations of a U.S. interest rate rise next week could force the Bank of Japan to use its dwindling…

June 7, 2016 11:22 IST

Fiscal constraints mean Bank of Japan likely to keep ‘helicopter’ grounded

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda likes to keep markets guessing by saying one thing and doing another, but, when…

May 16, 2016 11:29 IST

Bank of Japan maintains status quo on interest rates, adopts loan scheme for quake-hit areas

Bank of Japan maintained its pledge to increase base money, or cash and deposits in circulation, at an annual pace…

Updated: April 28, 2016 10:19 IST

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