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Analysis:Why the BOJ will bet small on rate hikes now to avoid a bigger shock later
TOKYO, Sept 8 : The last time Japan’s central bank lifted its main policy rate half a percentage point, prices were so hot the land the Imperial Palace sat on was said to be worth more than the combined real estate of California.That was 1989, the peak of Japan’s asset bubble that popped soon after,…
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Asian shares climb ahead of US jobs data, Fed’s Waller soothes bonds
SYDNEY, Sept 4 : Asian shares rose on Friday as investors embraced a global rally before crucial U.S. jobs data, while bonds found some much needed relief after a top Federal Reserve official cooled rate hike fears and dragged the dollar lower.The dollar’s retreat turbocharged a rally in the yen, which has ga
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Yen jumps on BOJ hike bets, dollar slips on Waller comments
NEW YORK, Sept 3 : The yen jumped by 2 per cent against the U.S. dollar on Thursday as traders ramped up bets on a Bank of Japan interest rate hike, while analysts pointed to BOJ data showing no official intervention behind the currency’s strong gains on Wednesday.The dollar, meanwhile, added to losses after
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Bond markets face fresh selling as oil prices jump, stocks cautious
LONDON, Aug 31 : Borrowing costs in the euro area and Japan hit their highest levels in years on Monday, as a 3 per cent jump in oil prices on the U.S. and Iran resuming military attacks added to angst about inflation that could keep central banks in rate-hike mode.World stocks were in a cautious…
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Dollar heads for weekly gain as Warsh remarks awaited
Aug 28 : The U.S. dollar held firm near a one-week high against major peers on Friday, as investors stood on the sidelines ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium.Warsh’s debut speech in Wyoming is slated for 1400 GMT. Inflation has remained persistently above 2 pe
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Dollar steady before Jackson Hole, yen unmoved by BOJ Himino’s remarks
TOKYO, Aug 27 : The U.S. dollar traded in a narrow range on Thursday ahead of the Jackson Hole symposium, while the yen held steady after a Bank of Japan policymaker did not rule out a rate hike next month but stopped short of explicitly signalling one.The euro was up 0.05 per cent against the…
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Dollar steady before Jackson Hole, yen little changed after BOJ’s Himino speech
TOKYO, Aug 27 : The U.S. dollar traded in a narrow range on Thursday ahead of the Jackson Hole symposium, while the yen held steady after a Bank of Japan policymaker did not rule out a rate hike next month but stopped short of explicitly signalling one.The euro was up 0.07 per cent against the…
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Dollar near eight-day high as US data lifts Fed hike bets
TOKYO, August 27 : The dollar held near an eight-day high on Thursday after U.S. inflation and other economic data slightly lifted expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike, ahead of the Jackson Hole central bankers’ symposium due to begin later in the day.Markets will also look to a speech and press confer
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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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Oil prices climb again, as global stocks gain
NEW YORK/LONDON, Aug 12 : Global equities were higher on Wednesday after mild inflation data reinforced bets the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady, while oil prices edged higher as investors balanced lower demand against a deadlock in U.S.-Iran talks.The United States and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Ho
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