Bank of Japan Is Set to Raise Interest Rates, Trump Permitting
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will size up the need to raise interest rates on Friday amid heightened expectations of a hike — and barring a market shock triggered by Donald Trump’s first few days in the White House.
How likely is a Bank of Japan rate hike next week?
The Bank of Japan holds its first policy meeting of the year next week and the outcome will be announced days after the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
Crypto Bulls Brace for Bank of Japan's Rate Hike That Could Derail Momentum
Japan's headline inflation is at 2.9% year-over-year, at a 3-month high. A hot inflation print could set bitcoin back.
Japan wholesale inflation steady near 4%, BOJ eyes rate hike next week
Japan's annual wholesale inflation held steady at 3.8 per cent in December on stubbornly high food costs, data showed on Thursday, highlighting persistent price pressures that may prod the central bank to raise interest rates next week.
IMF expects more Bank of Japan interest rate hikes in 2025 and 2026
The Bank of Japan is expected to hike interest rates twice in 2025 and twice more in 2026, International Monetary Fund chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said on Friday. In its latest World Economic Outlook,
Bank of Japan Chief Again Signals Chance of Rate Hike Next Week
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda echoed recent comments that have revived market expectations for imminent policy action.
Japan bank executives take pay cuts after employee is accused of stealing from safe deposit boxes
Executives at a leading Japanese bank have apologized and taken pay cuts after police arrested an employee who allegedly ...
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Japan likely to see 'healthy growth' through 2026: World Bank exec
In its economic forecast released Thursday, the World Bank predicted Japan's gross domestic product will grow a real 1.2% in ...
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Japan's ultra-easy monetary policy hurt fiscal discipline, economists say
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan's long-term quantitative and qualitative easing measures since 2013 had the side effect of loosening fiscal discipline, 64% of respondents said in a new Nikkei poll of ...
Japan’s 40-Year Yield Rises to Highest Since Debut in 2007
Japan’s 40-year government bond yield reached an all-time high, amid a global debt selloff and speculation that the Bank of ...
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Over 95% in Japan feel impact of higher prices: BOJ survey
More than 95% of people in Japan feel prices have increased over the past year, a survey by the Bank of Japan has shown. The ...
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Japan should embrace both the Global South and Trump 2.0
Hiroyuki Suzuki is deputy director general of the corporate planning department of the Japan Bank for International ...
Global shares rise with dollar, US bond yields turn higher
MSCI's global equities index rose on Friday while U.S. Treasury yields turned higher with the dollar as upbeat economic data ...