The dollar pared gains against the euro after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady as expected on Wednesday, but indicated policymakers anticipate reducing borrowing
March 19, 2025
U.S. stocks bounced on Wednesday after the U.S.
March 19, 2025
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Wednesday and warned of heightening global economic uncertainty, suggesting the timing of further
March 18, 2025
The Bank of Japan held interest rates steady on Wednesday, as expected, as policymakers opted to spend more time gauging the impact of potential higher U.S. tariffs on the export-dependent
March 19, 2025
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Wednesday, underscoring policymakers' preference to spend more time gauging how mounting global economic risks from higher U.S.
March 19, 2025
TRADING DAY Another wild one on Wall Street as Fed, BOJ decisions loom.
March 18, 2025
The Bank of Japan is likely to keep hiking interest rates gradually as wages are seen rising at a pace that will keep inflation stably around its 2% target, according
March 18, 2025
The dollar hovered near a five-month low against the euro on Monday as worries about the economic fallout from U.S.
March 17, 2025
The Bank of Japan is set to keep interest rates steady next week and discuss just how much of a risk the escalating U.S. trade war poses to the export-reliant economy
March 14, 2025
Japan's core inflation likely decelerated in February from the previous month due to the resumption of energy subsidies, a Reuters poll showed, though the overall price trends will
March 14, 2025
The Bank of Japan is expected to keep its key interest rate steady at its March 19 meeting, with over two-thirds of economists expecting a 25-basis-point hike to
March 13, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Thursday painted an optimistic view on consumption and reaffirmed the bank's resolve to shrink its "too big" balance sheet, a sign
March 13, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Wednesday took in stride recent rises in bond yields, saying they were a natural reflection of market expectations of future
March 12, 2025
Japan's annual wholesale inflation hit 4.0% in February, data showed on Wednesday, underscoring pressure from rising raw material costs that will keep alive market
March 11, 2025
The Bank of Japan said it will increase scrutiny into how lenders are estimating the impact of rising interest rates on their profits in next fiscal year's on-site
March 11, 2025
Japan's Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Tuesday the government will work closely with the Bank of Japan (BOJ) in reaching its 2% inflation target as rising
March 11, 2025
Japan may see corporate bankruptcy cases hit an 11-year high in the fiscal year to March as some firms go under due to a lack of workers, a think tank survey showed,
March 10, 2025
Japan's real wages fell in January after two months of slight gains, data showed on Monday, days before the annual rounds of pay negotiations held each spring
March 09, 2025
Japan must fix "any misunderstanding" held by U.S.
March 08, 2025
Japan's economy likely expanded in the fourth quarter at the same upbeat pace as initially reported, a Reuters poll showed, reinforcing the central bank's case for a further interest
March 07, 2025
Inflationary pressure from wage gains and prolonged rises in food costs could prompt Bank of Japan board members to discuss another interest rate
March 07, 2025
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said on Wednesday the central bank had no immediate plan to sell its large holdings of exchange-traded funds (ETF).
March 05, 2025
Speculators have mounted their biggest ever wager that the Japanese yen will continue to rise as they position for further Bank of Japan interest rate hikes, an
March 03, 2025
The euro dropped on Friday, after a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S.
February 28, 2025
The Bank of Japan will keep tapering its government bond purchases despite recent rises in yields, deputy governor Shinichi Uchida said on Friday,
February 28, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Thursday warned of "very strong" uncertainty on the global economic outlook that required vigilance in setting monetary policy
February 27, 2025
Japan's top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, said on Wednesday he did not see any disparity between recent rises in the yen and a slew of positive economic data
February 26, 2025
A leading indicator of Japan's service-sector inflation in January accelerated to 3.1% from a year earlier as prices for a wide range of services continued to rise, keeping alive
February 25, 2025
Investors in Japan's government bond market are getting a glimpse of life without heavy intervention by the Bank of Japan, which is showing little sign of reverting to
February 21, 2025
The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates in March if U.S.
February 21, 2025
The Bank of Japan stands ready to ramp up government bond buying if long-term interest rates rise sharply, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday after recent increases
February 21, 2025
Japan's core consumer inflation hit 3.2% in January for its fastest pace in 19 months, data showed on Friday, reinforcing expectations that the central bank will keep
February 20, 2025
Japanese bank shares have become highly popular with investors betting on rising Bank of Japan interest rates as uncertainty over the
February 20, 2025
The Bank of Japan will hike interest rates only once more this year, most likely during the third quarter to 0.75%, according to a majority of economists in a
February 20, 2025
The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates more as keeping them at current low levels could cause excessive risk-taking and push up inflation too much, its board
February 19, 2025
The Bank of Japan could raise interest rates twice more this year if inflation stays around current levels, which would help prevent the yen from
February 18, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday the sharp volatility seen in currency and stock markets last summer was mainly caused by investors' concern over weak U.S. jobs data
February 18, 2025
Hawkish comments from the Bank of Japan and sticky inflation are lifting bond yields to multi-year highs and pushing forward rate hike expectations, shaking long-held
February 17, 2025
Japan's economy grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter, on improved business spending and a surprise increase in consumption and
February 16, 2025
Japan’s economy grew at a better-than-expected annual rate of 2.8% in October-December, underlined by steady exports and moderate consumption
February 17, 2025
Japan's lower house of parliament on Friday approved the government nominee for the central bank's policy board, Junko Koeda, an academic known as a fiscal and monetary hawk, paving
February 14, 2025
Most economists expect the Bank of Japan to raise short-term interest rates again in the latter half of this year, a monthly survey on economists conducted by private think tank
February 13, 2025
Japan's annual wholesale inflation jumped to a seven-month high of 4.2% in January and accelerated for the fifth straight month, highlighting persistent price
February 13, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday the central bank will conduct monetary policy bearing in mind there are risks that food prices may continue to
February 12, 2025
The dollar rose in choppy trading on Friday after data showed that U.S. job growth slowed in January but that the unemployment rate edged down to 4.0%, giving the
February 07, 2025
Japan's economy probably expanded in the final three months of 2024 marking a third quarter of consecutive growth, a Reuters poll showed, as strong business
February 07, 2025
The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates again this year and see borrowing costs reach levels deemed neutral to the economy by the end of 2027, a senior
February 07, 2025
Japan should be on alert for any spillover effects from rising foreign market volatility that could affect liquidity conditions for its financial institutions, the
February 07, 2025Japanese household spending rose for the first time in five months in year-on-year terms in December and at a much faster-than-expected pace, but the government
February 07, 2025
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