BOJ policymakers divided on future rate hike pace, July minutes …
WEB2 days ago · The BOJ's rate hike in July and Ueda's hawkish comments, coupled with weak U.S. labour market data, triggered a spike in the yen and stock market rout in early August. ... Reuters, the news and ...
Bets Back on for BOJ Hikes After Ishiba’s LDP Win, Analysts Say
WEB17 hours ago · Bets Back on for BOJ Hikes After Ishiba’s LDP Win, Analysts Say. (Bloomberg) -- The yen surged in a dramatic turnaround, and Japanese bond futures dropped, after Shigeru Ishiba clinched leadership of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Markets had been pricing in a victory for Sanae Takaichi, whose comments earlier …
Bank of Japan board members split over monetary policy path, …
WEB1 day ago · The BOJ's July economic outlook mentioned that the country's core inflation rate — which strips out prices of fresh food — would likely be around 2.5% for the 2024 fiscal year, and about 2% ...
BOJ minutes reveal concern about rising prices | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
WEB2 days ago · BOJ minutes reveal concern about rising prices. Notes from the Bank of Japan's July policy meeting show that a decision by policymakers to raise the key rate was intended to prevent the weak yen ...
Bank of Japan lifts rates as Fed inches towards cut | Reuters
WEBJul 30, 2024 · The BOJ's decision comes as the Fed looks increasingly set on cutting rates, reversing the aggressive tightening cycle that drove up the dollar and caused a painful yen sell-off for Japan.
BOJ Live News: Japan Ends World's Last Negative Rates, First Hike …
WEBMar 19, 2024 · Japan Ends the World’s Last Negative Rates Regime in Historic Shift. BOJ hikes rates for the first time since 2007; yen weakens. Ends unorthodox measures including yield curve control. Ueda says...
Exclusive: BOJ to weigh rate hike next week, detail plan to halve …
WEBTOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to debate whether to raise interest rates when it meets next week and unveil a plan to roughly halve bond purchases in coming years, sources...
BOJ Live Updates: Japan Hikes Interest Rate for Second Time Since …
WEBJul 31, 2024 · BOJ hikes rate to 0.25% as expected by 14 of 48 economists; Monthly JGB purchases to be 3 trillion yen in Jan-Mar 2026; Announcement comes ahead of Federal Reserve decision
Japan: BOJ hikes interest rates for the first time in 17 years - AP News
WEBMar 19, 2024 · TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding policy of negative rates meant to boost the economy.
Bank of Japan ends era of negative interest rates - Financial Times
WEBMar 19, 2024 · The Bank of Japan has ended an era of negative interest rates, raising borrowing costs for the first time since 2007 in a historic shift as the country puts decades of deflation behind it.