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Hawkish BOJ policymaker urges raising rates to at least 1%
The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to at least 1 per cent by the second half of the fiscal year beginning in April, ...
Japanese Yen sticks to strong intraday gains against USD; bulls retain control
USD/JPY is off the lows but remains heavy near 152.00 in Thursday's Asian trading. BoJ policymaker Tamura backs further rate ...
Hawkish BOJ policymaker calls for raising rates at least to 1%
The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of the fiscal year beginning in April, hawkish ...
Dollar Slumps to 8-Week Low Vs Yen as Trade War Risk Recedes
TOKYO (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar slumped to an eight-week trough to the yen and lingered near a one-month low versus sterling ...
BOJ must raise rates to 1% by latter half of fiscal 2025, board member Tamura says
The Bank of Japan must raise short-term interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of fiscal 2025 to contain inflation ...
Hawkish BOJ Board Member Calls for Faster Rate Hikes
Bank of Japan policy board member Naoki Tamura said, “Raising short-term interest rates to at least around 1% in the latter ...
The Yen Is Back in Favor as Currency Traders Shun the Dollar
A wild week in the currency markets has left hedge funds heading for the exits on their dollar trades and turning their ...
Japan's Kato sees inflation pressure continuing to rise
Japan's Finance Minister, Katsunobu Kato, said on Thursday that the end of deflation has not yet been achieved. Kato further ...
Workers’ pay growth hits 27-year high
Japanese nominal wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly three decades, supporting the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) latest rate ...
Yen at 7-week high risks revived talk of crumbling carry trades, risk-off mood.
Most traders will recall the early August stock market swoon when fears about waning U.S. economic growth sparked a bout of intense volatility. Adding to the ructions was a sharp appreciation in the ...