Tag: Bank of Japan
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BOJ keeps interest rates steady, signals further rate hikes
TOKYO: The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday (Oct 30), but revised up its inflation forecast and stressed anew its readiness to continue pushing up borrowing costs to forestall mounting inflation risks.At a two-day meeting that ended on Friday, the central bank decided to maintain its short-t
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Japan government, BOJ gap on inflation laid bare ahead of key policy meeting
TOKYO: Japan has yet to meet the conditions for officially declaring victory over deflation, Economy Minister Minoru Kiuchi said on Friday (Oct 23), exposing a divide with the Bank of Japan as it sees the economy on the cusp of durably achieving its 2 per cent inflation goal.Kiuchi’s remarks, from a close all
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BOJ debated faster rate hikes in September, government pushed back
TOKYO: Some Bank of Japan policymakers saw the need to accelerate the pace of interest rate rises or bring them closer to the central bank’s “goal” soon, a summary of opinions at its September meeting showed, heightening the chance of more rate hikes.But investors sold the yen on receding bets for a back-to-b
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BOJ rate hike signals faster pace of tightening amid inflation risks, weak yen: Economists
The central bank raised rates on Friday (Sep 18) to a 31-year high of 1.25 per cent, pressing ahead with policy normalisation as inflation risks remain elevated.
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Stocks rise as oil dips, yen wobbles ahead of BOJ meeting
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rose and the dollar held its ground on Friday (Sep 19) as investors contended with global policymakers ramping up efforts to rein in inflation, with a dip in oil prices improv
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Asian shares waver as oil and yields rise ahead of Fed, BOJ meetings
TOKYO: Asian shares struggled on Tuesday (Sep 15) as investors weighed Middle East tensions and calls by industry figures for a
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Yen jumps to one-month high as traders weigh chance of further intervention
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Monday he believed Japanese authorities would take action to lead to a stronger yen.
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Bank of Japan hikes interest rate to 31-year high
TOKYO: The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a 31-year high on Tuesday (Jun 16) as it battles inflation caused by the Middle East war, even after Washington and Tehran agreed on a peace deal.The
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