Japan govt nominates Waseda professor Koeda

Next interest rate hike in Japan expected in July
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is likely to wait until the summer before it next raises interest rates, according to economists ...
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SBI Shinsei Bank to pay back ¥100 billion in gov't bailout funds
Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank said Tuesday it will pay back 100 billion yen it received in a government bailout by the end of March, with an eye to relisting separately from its parent company on the Tokyo ...
Bank of Japan Chief Again Signals Chance of Rate Hike Next Week
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda echoed recent comments that have revived market expectations for imminent policy action.
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Tokyo stocks mixed in morning as tech falls, banks gain
Tokyo stocks were mixed Tuesday morning, as technology shares tracked declines in their U.S. counterparts after a Chinese ...
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a ...
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Japan's service sector inflation hits 2.9%
A leading indicator of Japan's service-sector inflation hit 2.9 percent in December as prices rose for a broad range of services such as accommodation and transportation, data showed, keeping alive ...
Japan's core CPI up 3.0% in Dec. after end of gov't energy subsidies
Japan's core consumer prices in December rose 3.0 percent from a year earlier, the fastest pace in more than a year, as ...
Stock market today: Asian shares gain after S&P 500 climbs to a record and Bank of Japan raises rate
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.3% to 40,074.87 after the central bank raised its benchmark rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, ...