Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest level since 1995, signals more hike In a widely expected move, the BOJ raised short-term interest rates to 0.75% from 0.5% in the first increase since… December 19, 2025 10:40 IST
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Tax refunds delay: Nearly 24 lakh ITRs pending for processing for more than 90 days, govt explains why
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