"Having just raised rates in July, the BOJ will likely prefer to scrutinise market developments for the time being," said former BOJ official Nobuyasu Atago. "It's natural to think the next rate ...
As widely expected, the BOJ kept short-term interest rates steady at 0.25% at a two-day meeting that ended on Friday. "Private consumption has been on a moderate increasing trend despite the ...
BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda will hold a news conference at 3:30 p.m. (0630 GMT) to explain the decision. The BOJ ended negative interest rates in March and raised its short-term policy rate to 0.25% ...
That makes signaling on Friday from BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda the near-term key in determining the outlook on the narrowing rate gap between the two economies, after his comments at the last policy ...
Meanwhile, the BOJ is expected not to make policy changes on Friday, but investors will pay close attention to what they signal about future hikes. The implications are pretty significant because ...
Deteriorating trade terms and a weaker economic backdrop could soften wage growth and demand-driven inflation, easing pressure on the BoJ to hike rates. A stronger Yen may also reduce import ...
The BOJ maintained its settings for the unsecured overnight call rate at around 0.25%, according to its statement, as expected by all 53 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The bank raised its ...
Latest data showed that Japan’s core inflation rate accelerated to 2.8% in August from 2.7% in July, supporting a hawkish outlook on BOJ policy. Markets now await BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda’s ...
0128 GMT — Yen strengthens against other G-10 and Asian currencies in the morning session amid prospects of further BOJ rate increases. Japan’s August CPI data released earlier suggest the ...
It will be a crucial week as three major central banks, including the Bank of England (BoE), the Federal Reserve, and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) are set to decide on their interest rates. While ...
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