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BOJ to keep rates steady, deliver hawkish signal as price pressures mount
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, as mounting price pressures from the weak yen and Middle East conflict risk driving underlying inflation above its target.The expected hawkish signals from the BOJ w
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Japan’s price expert predicts BOJ shift to more aggressive inflation fighting posture
TOKYO, July 30 : The Bank of Japan may shift to an inflation fighting posture from inflation tolerance as soon as December, which would mean an acceleration in rate hikes, said Tsutomu Watanabe, a former central bank official known as an expert on price trends.Japan is experiencing a third wave of inflation c
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Bank of Japan to signal more rate hikes as price pressures build
TOKYO, July 27 : The Bank of Japan is set to keep interest rates steady on Friday but leave scope for further hikes with hawkish communication, as the economy faces mounting inflationary pressure from the Middle East war, a weak yen and robust global AI demand.The central bank, however, will likely stay ambig
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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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Japan household inflation expectations rise, build case for BOJ rate hikes
TOKYO, July 16 : Japanese households’ inflation expectations crept up and the ratio of those expecting prices to rise a year from now hit a record high, a quarterly central bank survey showed on Thursday, bolstering the case for further interest rate hikes.The survey, which followed a separate poll showing co
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BOJ may face pressure to ramp up bond-buying if yields spike, ex-central bank policymaker says
TOKYO, July 16 : The Bank of Japan may face political pressure to ramp up bond buying if the benchmark 10-year yield breaks above the key 3 per cent threshold and puts Premier Sanae Takaichi’s fiscal policy on the line, former central bank policymaker Seiji Adachi told Reuters.The stakes are high for the Taka
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Kuroda’s negative rate surprise shocked his own BOJ board, minutes show
TOKYO, July 15 : The Bank of Japan’s shock introduction of negative rates in 2016 drew intense criticism from within the board with some blasting it as half-baked and a risky move that could trigger a currency war with Europe, policy meeting minutes showed on Wednesday.The decision, which was approved by a 5-
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Japan’s wholesale inflation spikes as fuel costs, weak yen bite
TOKYO, July 10 : Japan’s wholesale inflation accelerated in June at the fastest pace in more than three years and the government brushed aside market concern over political interference in monetary policy, bolstering the case for further interest rate hikes.The producer price index surged 7.1 per cent in June
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BOJ may raise growth forecast, maintain vigilance to inflation risk, sources say
TOKYO, July 10 : The Bank of Japan may revise up its economic growth forecast for fiscal 2026 and keep its focus on the risk of an inflation overshoot as rising costs from a weak yen and strong AI demand offset some of the declines in oil prices, said three sources familiar with its thinking.The…
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Japan will not convey in advance preference on BOJ policy, minister says
TOKYO, July 10 : Japan’s government would never convey in advance its preference on how the central bank should set interest rates, Economy Minister Minoru Kiuchi said on Friday, brushing aside market concern over political interference in monetary policy.Concerns that dovish premier Sanae Takaich’s administr
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