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BOJ eyeing September rate hike, faster pace of tightening, sources say
TOKYO, Aug 14 : The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates as soon as September and is considering hiking more aggressively thereafter from the current pace of roughly twice a year, said three sources familiar with its thinking.Such a move would reflect the BOJ’s growing alarm over price pressures from
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Japan’s wholesale inflation stays hot, bolstering odds of September BOJ hike
TOKYO, Aug 13 : Japan’s annual wholesale inflation remained elevated in July, data showed on Thursday, highlighting broadening price pressures and reinforcing market expectations of an interest rate hike in September.The data came in the wake of growing hawkish communication from the Bank of Japan including a
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Exclusive-Sri Lanka central bank sees no need for further rate hikes this year, governor says
COLOMBO, Aug 11 – Sri Lanka’s central bank sees no need for more interest rate increases this year after its big, unexpected hike in May, with inflation expected to peak around current levels before easing back towards the 5 per cent target next year, Governor P. Nandalal Weerasinghe told Reuters on Tuesday.S
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Japan’s executives call for FX stability as weak yen intensify import-cost pressure
TOKYO, Aug 10 : Japanese executives are increasingly warning that currency swings and a persistently weak yen pose risks to the economy, highlighting concerns that triggered last week’s joint Japan-U.S. intervention to support the currency.Their comments underscore growing unease over the strain a weak yen pl
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Dollar near two-month trough as US inflation data awaited
HONG KONG, Aug 10 : The U.S. dollar hovered near a two-month low against major currencies on Monday as investors awaited this week’s inflation data for clues on the Federal Reserve’s rate path.The euro edged higher to $1.1558, hovering near its strongest level since mid-June, while sterling was steady at $1.3
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Yen and dollar drift on Iran deal concerns, payroll jitters
HONG KONG, Aug 6 : Currency markets drifted on Thursday with the yen struggling to retain intervention gains and the dollar pinned near six-week lows, as concerns about a proposed U.S.-Iran deal and jitters about upcoming U.S. payroll data left traders cautious. The yen was little changed at 157.71 per dollar
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Nudge from Bessent firms case for BOJ rate hike in September
TOKYO, Aug 5 : U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s public views on Japan’s monetary policy have all but locked the central bank into an interest rate hike at its September meeting and raised questions about Washington’s influence over domestic policy.Bessent has had a busy media schedule since the joint i
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Analysis:Nudge from Bessent firms case for BOJ rate hike in September
TOKYO, Aug 5 : U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s public views on Japan’s monetary policy have all but locked the central bank into an interest rate hike at its September meeting and raised questions about Washington’s influence over domestic policy.Bessent has had a busy media schedule since the joint i
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Bank of Korea board members consider more rate hikes, minutes show
SEOUL, Aug 4 : Board members of South Korea’s central bank said they would carefully determine the timing and pace of any further policy tightening, with some suggesting preemptive action, when they raised interest rates at their last meeting on July 16 to control inflation, the minutes showed on Tuesday. Th
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