There’s keen interest in the market on whether Japan’s regional banks will pour back into benchmark 10-year notes.
Japanese bank shares have become highly popular with investors betting on rising Bank of Japan interest rates as uncertainty over the central bank's plans make the stocks a safer bet than government bonds and the yen.
University professor Junko Koeda is set to become the newest member of the Bank of Japan’s policy board, a move that could further the central bank’s push toward policy normalization.
And households are hating it. Part of the problem is that most of the inflation from which Japan is suffering comes from abroad. It wasn’t the BOJ’s ultraloose policies that defeated deflation — it was Vladimir Putin.
A pair of panels featuring leading policymakers, industry leaders, and international experts at the FinCity.Tokyo Global Forum 2025 event at the end of January explored Tokyo’s future as a finance hub and Japan’s commitment to green transformation (GX).
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Japan's core inflation hits 19-month high, keeping alive BOJ rate-hike bets
Japan’s Inflation Hits Fastest Pace Since 2022, Strengthening Case for Rate Hikes and Market Turbulence
Japan's inflation picked up in January, with core inflation reaching 3.2% year-on-year, surpassing expectations. The rising inflation has fueled speculation that the Bank of Japan
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Japan’s inflation hits 2-year high of 4% in January—will the BOJ raise rates?
Japan's economy grew an annualized real 2.8 percent in the October-December period of 2024, marking the third straight quarter of exp
Tokyo stocks ended higher Tuesday, supported by buying of exporters on a weaker yen and banks on rising long-term yields in Japan.
Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation and strained households.
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