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US warns against excessive yen volatility, calls for BOJ rate hikes
TOKYO, July 24 : The U.S. Treasury Department said yen weakness has persisted despite the narrowing of U.S.-Japan interest rate differentials, warning excess volatility in the currency was undesirable.The Treasury also called for further interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan, warning that inflation has str
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BOJ to raise rates again by December as weak yen revives inflation risks: Reuters poll
TOKYO, July 23 : The Bank of Japan will raise its interest rate again by end-December and possibly as soon as October, according to a majority of economists in a Reuters poll, keeping further rate rises in view through next year.That outlook underscores the bind Japan’s central bank is in: if it keeps rates l
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BOJ on alert to price risks that may lead to faster rate hikes, sources say
Tokyo, July 22 : The Bank of Japan remains on alert to upside inflation risks that could lead to faster interest rate hikes than markets project, said three sources familiar with its thinking.Many central bank policymakers believe the pace and timing of rate hikes cannot be pre-scheduled and they depend much
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Nearly half of Japanese firms hurt by BOJ interest rate hikes – Reuters poll
TOKYO, July 16 : Nearly half of Japanese firms are experiencing negative business impact from the Bank of Japan’s interest rate hikes, with higher borrowing costs hurting bottom lines and discouraging capital investment, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday.The BOJ ended its negative interest rate policy in 20
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US inflation rate eases to 3.5% as gasoline prices fall
While US inflation rate fell in June, concerns remain over prices rising again due to the renewed conflict in the Middle East.
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Exclusive-Japan shifts to ambush intervention tactics against yen short sellers, sources say
TOKYO, July 2 : Japanese officials are abandoning their habit of telegraphing intervention risks, instead signalling a more targeted campaign to squeeze speculators and raise the cost of betting against the battered yen, two sources familiar with the matter said.Departing from the calibrated jawboning that pr
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South Korea’s inflation rate quickens to 2-1/2-year high
SEOUL, July 2 : South Korea’s consumer inflation accelerated to a two-and-a-half-year high in June, cementing expectations for an interest rate hike by the central bank as early as its upcoming policy meeting on July 16.The consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.2 per cent from a year earlier, marking the biggest
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Analysis:Tokyo keeps powder dry as ‘line in the sand’ on yen shifts
TOKYO, June 30 : The yen’s break through a long-defended 162-per-dollar level to its weakest in four decades has reinforced expectations Japan may tolerate more yen weakness, with 165 increasingly viewed as the next line in the sand for official intervention.Unlike past rounds of dollar selling, analysts say
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Resilient dollar slips, markets still wary of yen intervention risk
LONDON, June 26 : The dollar slipped against most other major currencies on Friday as Federal Reserve rate hike bets were tempered a touch by the latest economic data and falling oil prices, allowing the yen — trading in an intervention danger zone — to find firmer ground.The greenback was still poised to
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Dollar retreats as US inflation data eases rate hike expectations
NEW YORK, June 25 : The dollar was set to snap a three-session streak of gains on Thursday, after a flurry of U.S. economic data that included a reading on inflation softened expectations for rate hikes from the Federal Reserve this year. The Commerce Department said the personal consumption expenditures pric
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