BOJ summary suggests emerging urgency around timely rate hikes
A SUMMARY of opinions from the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ’s) January policy meeting indicated a growing awareness of the need to raise interest rates in a timely fashion as authorities…
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BOJ seen holding rate as yen traders focus on intervention risk
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to keep its benchmark rate unchanged on Friday (Jan 23), offering little immediate support for the yen – and keeping traders on high alert for…
BOJ to signal more rate hikes as yen, politics fuel inflation risks
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its growth forecast on Friday (Jan 20) and signal its readiness to hike interest rates further, as recent yen falls and prospects of solid wage gains…
BOJ debated need for more rate hikes even after December move, summary shows
The central bank has said underlying inflation must durably hit its target to justify further rate hikes Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymakers debated the need to keep raising interest rates…
BOJ cuts monthly bond purchase amount by 400 billion yen
The Bank of Japan on Friday (Dec 26) announced a 400 billion yen (S$3.28 billion) reduction in its monthly bond purchases, continuing its gradual retreat from the market it came to…
US stocks: Nasdaq rallies again while yen falls despite BOJ rate hike
RESURGENT artificial intelligence shares lifted the Nasdaq on Friday for a second straight session while the yen retreated despite a Bank of Japan interest rate hike. The tech-forward…
BOJ raises interest rates to 30-year high, signals more hikes
It offers a slightly more upbeat view on the economy than at its previous meeting in October The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised interest rates on Friday (Dec 19) to levels unseen in three…
BOJ is set to raise benchmark rates to highest level since 1995
Japan’s first female prime minister has refrained from criticising Ueda’s plans to dial back monetary easing as she prioritises the inflation fight Governor Kazuo Ueda is widely expected…
BOJ likely to hike rate this month
Bank of Japan officials are ready to raise interest rates at a policy meeting later this month, provided there’s no major shock to the economy or financial markets in the meantime,…
BOJ board member Koeda calls for policy normalisation
The Bank of Japan must continue to normalise monetary policy by raising real interest rates to “a state of equilibrium” to avoid creating unintended distortions in the future, its board…
Ueda signals BOJ remains on rate hike path after PM meet
Governor Kazuo Ueda told Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that the Bank of Japan is in the process of slowly dialling back its easing support for the economy, signalling his unshaken…
BOJ chief to hold first bilateral meeting with PM Takaichi
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will hold his first bilateral meeting with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday, a closely watched event that may provide hints on how soon the…
Tokyo: Nikkei rises to record high before BOJ decision, JGB yield climb
Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a record high on Thursday, shaking off early weakness, as investors awaited the Bank of Japan’s latest policy decision. Japanese government bond (JGB)…
BOJ will find another rate hike this year difficult, says ex-deputy governor
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) can raise interest rates if prospects of durably meeting its 2 per cent inflation target improve, but would struggle to justify doing so this year given weak signs…
Japan’s stocks zoom, yen slumps as Takaichi win dims BOJ hike bets
Japanese shares surged to a record high on Monday (Oct 6), while the yen and long-term bonds tumbled as Sanae Takaichi was all but confirmed to become the country’s next premier, stoking…
What the BOJ unwinding its ETF holdings means for Japan
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) plans to start unwinding its exchange-traded fund (ETF) holdings, in a process that could take more than a century to complete. As at mid-September, the BOJ held…
BOJ likely to trim super-long bond buying in Q4
The Bank of Japan is likely to slightly reduce its purchases of super-long government bonds in the fourth quarter despite recent rises in yields for those maturity zones, said three…
BOJ should keep raising interest rates, Deputy Governor Himino says
[KUSHIRO, Japan] Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said on Tuesday it would be appropriate to continue raising interest rates in accordance to improvements in the economy…
Bessent says BOJ is falling behind the curve, expects hike
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is falling behind the curve in addressing inflation, in a rare comment admonishing policy decisions by a foreign central…
BOJ debated chance of resuming rate hike, July summary shows
Some Bank of Japan policymakers warned of mounting inflationary pressures and one signaled the chance of resuming interest rate increases by year-end, a summary of opinions at the July…
BOJ warns US tariffs could hit firms' profits, delay capex plans
Profits of Japanese firms are likely to fall this year because of US tariffs, leading them to downgrade capital expenditure plans, the central bank said on Friday (Aug 1), signalling…
BOJ may paint less gloomy view, signal rate-hike resumption
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is set to hold off raising interest rates on Thursday (Jul 31) but may offer a less gloomy view on the outlook after Tokyo’s trade agreement with the US last week,…
BOJ sees trade deal as raising chance of meeting inflation goal
Japan’s trade deal with the US has reduced uncertainty surrounding the economy, the central bank’s deputy governor Shinichi Uchida said, signalling optimism that conditions for resuming…
Small but rising Japanese opposition party warns against near-term BOJ rate hike
The Bank of Japan should hold off raising interest rates until the economy achieves a stronger recovery, Sohei Kamiya, head of the small opposition party Sanseito said ahead of an upper…