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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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Analysis:BOJ’s rate-hike path runs into Takaichi’s bond market problems
TOKYO, Aug 10 : The Bank of Japan may be edging toward an early rate hike, but it faces a growing risk that any move to tighten policy will be offset by mounting political pressure to support the bond market.As government spending plans drive yields higher, the BOJ is being drawn into an increasingly awkward
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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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BOJ says global AI demand could have sticky inflationary effect
TOKYO, Aug 3 : Global AI-related demand may exert lasting upward pressure on Japan’s inflation, the Bank of Japan said on Monday, signalling its alarm over mounting inflation risks that could boost the case for a near-term interest rate hike.Artificial intelligence should boost productivity and put downward p
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Yen remains under pressure after BOJ keeps rates unchanged
HONG KONG, July 31 : The yen stayed under pressure on Friday after the Bank of Japan held rates steady, paring some of the sharp gains sparked by coordinated intervention overnight as markets tested Tokyo’s resolve to support the sagging currency.The dollar last traded 0.75 per cent stronger at 160.670 yen, a
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BOJ keeps rates steady, delivers hawkish signal as government props up yen
TOKYO, July 31 : The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday but signaled its resolve to continue pushing up borrowing costs, in the wake of the government’s yen-buying intervention overnight that failed to give the sagging currency lasting support.Japan conducted yen-buying, dollar-selling market
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Yen remains under pressure after BOJ kept rates unchanged
HONG KONG, July 31 : The Japanese yen stayed under pressure on Friday after the Bank of Japan kept rates unchanged as markets tested Tokyo’s resolve in the wake of a coordinated intervention to prop up the fragile currency. The dollar extended gains, to trade up 0.81 per cent at 160.760 yen, after the previou
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BOJ to keep rates steady, deliver hawkish signal as government props up yen
TOKYO, July 31 : The Bank of Japan is set to keep interest rates steady on Friday but signal its resolve to continue pushing up borrowing costs, after the government intervened to boost the weak yen, keeping pressure on the central bank to show its hawkishness.Japan conducted yen-buying, dollar-selling market
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