Analysis:BOJ faces fresh challenge as politics, yen complicate rate ...
WEB1 day ago — 04 Oct 2024 02:28PM. TOKYO : 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 ...
FOCUS: New PM Ishiba's tax rise plan could disrupt BOJ rate hike …
WEB2 days ago — While new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will likely offer support for the Bank of Japan in its pursuit of further monetary tightening, his ambition to raise the capital gains tax could threaten the bank's path to higher rates. The BOJ is expected to move ahead with additional rates hikes following Ishiba's taking office on Tuesday.
BOJ signals no rush in raising rates again, keeps policy steady
WEBSep 19, 2024 — TOKYO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday and its governor said it could afford to spend time eyeing the fallout from global economic uncertainties,...
BOJ Policy Board Dove Backs Keeping Financial Conditions Easy
WEB2 days ago — October 2, 2024 at 11:05 PM EDT. Save. A leading dove on the Bank of Japan’s policy board stressed the need to keep financial conditions easy until inflationary expectations take root ...
BOJ to debate rate hike timing as Fed opens door to cuts
WEBTOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will detail plans to taper its huge bond buying and debate the timing of a next interest rate hike on Wednesday, signalling its resolve to steadily...
BOJ deputy governor plays down chance of near-term rate hike, …
WEBHAKODATE, Japan, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan's influential deputy governor said on Wednesday the central bank will not hike interest rates when markets are unstable, playing down the chance...
BOJ Live News: Japan Ends World's Last Negative Rates, First Hike …
WEBMar 19, 2024 — Japan Ends the World’s Last Negative Rates Regime in Historic Shift. BOJ hikes rates for the first time since 2007; yen weakens. Ends unorthodox measures including yield curve control. Ueda says...
Japan: BOJ hikes interest rates for the first time in 17 years - AP News
WEBMar 19, 2024 — TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding policy of negative rates meant to boost the economy.
Japan’s Ishiba Seeks to Show Alignment With BOJ Governor Ueda
WEB1 day ago — October 3, 2024 at 8:52 PM EDT. Save. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishibasought to show he isn’t pressuring the Bank of Japan over interest rate policy, saying that he was aligned with BOJ Governor ...
Bank of Japan ends era of negative interest rates - Financial Times
WEBMar 19, 2024 — The Bank of Japan has ended an era of negative interest rates, raising borrowing costs for the first time since 2007 in a historic shift as the country puts decades of deflation behind it.