BOJ Weighs Case for First Triple Hike Since Japan’s Bubble Burst
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has plenty of data to support the case for raising the benchmark rate in December, an ...
BOJ incurs record losses on bond holdings as yields rise
The Bank of Japan suffered record valuation losses on its government bond holdings in the first half of the fiscal year as ...
BOJ's Ueda says rate hike timing 'approaching', Nikkei reports
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the timing of the next interest rate hike was "approaching" as the economy was moving ...
BOJ’s Interest Payments on Excess Reserves Jump After Rate Hikes
The Bank of Japan’s interest payments on excessive reserves reached a record high, underscoring the costs of policy ...
Analysis-BOJ's Retreat From Low Rates Heightens Japan's Debt Troubles
There is no sign the prospects of higher rates is leading to fiscal restraint. Total Japanese government bonds (JGB) issuance ...
Japan's Steady Service Inflation Keeps Alive BOJ Rate-Hike Prospects
The BOJ ended negative interest rates in March and raised its short-term policy rate to 0.25% in July on the view Japan was ...
Bank of Japan says inflation data key in deciding rate hikes, Nikkei reports
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda revealed in an exclusive interview with Nikkei newspaper that the central bank will base ...
Yen Breaches Key 150 Level as Tokyo Inflation Fuels BOJ Bets
The yen briefly breached the key level of 150 against the dollar as traders positioned for a stronger likelihood of the Bank ...
BoJ's Ueda: Wage trends key to possible rate hike
The next rate hike is “nearing in the sense that economic data are on track.” At the time of writing, the USD/JPY pair is ...
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JGB yields rangebound with focus fixed on BOJ rate hike
In the interview, Ueda said the timing of the next interest rate hike was “approaching,” reinforcing growing bets that the ...
Japanese Yen and Australian Dollar News: Yen Eyes 147.5 on BoJ Rate Hike Bets
Inflation exceeds 2%, but weak wage growth clouds rate hike odds. Could USD/JPY break key levels as traders await BoJ clarity ...
BOJ Rate Hike Won’t Derail Budgets, DPP Official Indicates
The Bank of Japan likely won’t change policy abruptly enough to derail budget discussions, according to a senior member of an opposition party whose support is needed by Prime Minister Shigeru ...