Japan to loosen rules on rice reserves as prices soar
Japan is set to loosen the rules controlling the country’s tightly guarded rice reserve for the first time as domestic prices ...
BOJ must maintain monetary support, says governor Ueda
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank must maintain loose monetary policy to ensure underlying ...
Bank of Japan could face capital losses if interest rate rises to 1%: Nomura
Nomura's Rob Subbaraman discusses expectations of Bank of Japan's rate hike path including two major risks if the central ...
BOJ Ueda Voices Confidence Conveying Rate Hike Message to Market
The Bank of Japan’s message on gradual interest hikes has been clearly received by financial markets, Governor Kazuo Ueda ...
Japan’s Underlying Inflation Still Slightly Below Target, BOJ Governor Says
Underlying inflation in Japan is still slightly below the central bank’s target of 2%, Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said, ...
Japan set for first household spending increase in five months
Japan is expected to report its first year-on-year increase in household spending in five months, a Reuters poll showed on ...
Factbox-Who are the BOJ's doves and hawks?
The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end ...
Tokyo Inflation Continues to Back More BOJ Rate Hikes
Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area picked up slightly in January, government data showed Friday, supporting ...
Yen Set for Best January in Seven Years as Rates Path Diverge
In Japan, the yen was last a touch stronger at 154.19 per dollar, having already climbed more than 1% for the week thus far.
BOJ’s Ueda: Underlying inflation is still somewhat below 2%
Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday that underlying inflation is still somewhat below 2%. Ueda added that ...
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Core consumer prices in Japan's capital rises 2.5% yr/yr in January
Core consumer prices in Japan's capital rose 2.5 per cent in January from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, keeping ...
Renewed U.S. Tariff Threat Doesn't Stop Equities From Marching Higher
The renewed threat of a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico as soon as tomorrow has lifted the US dollar broadly and has not derailed the firmer tone in global equities. Click to read.