BOJ Signals It Remains on Rate Hike Path With Regional Report
The Bank of Japan indicated it remains on track to consider more interest rate hikes by upgrading its assessments for two regional economies, while also offering little evidence of any need for immediate action.
BOJ's rate hike plans face political curve ball
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's efforts to lift rock-bottom borrowing costs face fresh challenges as a yen rebound and the new political leadership's preference for loose monetary policy raise the hurdle for rate hikes.
Japan’s New Economics Minister Asks BOJ to Consider Rate Hikes Carefully
The Bank of Japan should weigh any additional interest-rate increases carefully in order to avoid the risk of cooling the economy too much, the country’s new economics minister said.
BOJ faces fresh challenge as politics, yen complicate rate hikes
New Japanese premier Shigeru Ishiba stunned markets this week when he said the economy was not ready for further rate hikes, an apparent about-face from his previous support for the BOJ unwinding decades of extreme monetary stimulus. The surprisingly blunt ...
BOJ signals rate-hike pause after big Fed cut, market rout
Bank of Japan policymakers discussed the need to go slow in raising interest rates as jittery markets clouded the outlook, a summary of their September meeting showed, reducing the chance of a near-term rate hike.
Yen plummets as Ishiba signals no immediate rate hike from BOJ
By bno - Tokyo Japan's yen has taken a significant hit, plunging to 147.15 against the US dollar, following dovish comments from Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba regarding interest rates. In a stark shift from his recent campaign rhetoric,
BOJ highlights broadening wage, price gains but warns of risks
The Bank of Japan said broadening wage hikes were underpinning consumption and prodding more firms in regional areas to pass ...
Many Firms See Excessive Yen Falls as Undesirable, Says BOJ Official
TOKYO (Reuters) -Many companies in western Japan saw excessive yen declines as undesirable, Kazushige Kamiyama, the Bank of ...
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BOJ Should Weigh Rate Hikes With Caution, New Minister Warns
The Bank of Japan should exercise caution when considering further interest rate hikes to ensure the country truly defeats ...
BOJ says price hikes, wage increases broadening
The Bank of Japan said on Monday that price hikes were broadening, as many companies saw the need to keep raising wages due ...
BOJ Policymakers Discussed Need for Caution in Rate Hikes, Sept Summary Shows
At the September meeting, the BOJ kept short-term rates steady at 0.25% and its governor said it could afford to spend time ...
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Hawkish BOJ policymaker calls for rates to rise to at least 1%
It was the first time a BOJ policymaker publicly specified a level the central bank should eventually target in pushing up short-term borrowing costs. Tamura said the likelihood of Japan's economy ...
Japanese Yen Forecast: Will USD/JPY Break 150? BoJ Rate Hike Speculation Eases
USD/JPY eyes 150 on BoJ’s caution over rate hike and US Fed rate path. Watch LEI, US CPI, and FOMC speeches for key drivers ...
Japan’s Ishiba Seeks to Show Alignment With BOJ Governor Ueda
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sought to show he isn’t pressuring the Bank of Japan over interest rate policy, saying that he ...