By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s reflationist advocates of expansionary fiscal policy are making a comeback in economic decision-making with some hand-picked by Prime Minister…
Read more Japan PM Takaichi fills panel posts with advocates of big spendingBy Naomi Rovnick and Alun John LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Reserve has moved back into line with other major rate setters after it cut rates by a…
Read more Global central banks converge towards rate cut cautionBy Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Shinjiro Koizumi, launching a bid to become Japan’s next prime minister, pledged on Saturday to focus on revitalising the economy by boosting wages…
Read more Japan PM contender Koizumi vows wage hikes to counter inflationBy Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan policymakers discussed the need for caution over near-term interest rate hikes with some voicing concern over unstable financial markets…
Read more BOJ policymakers discussed need for caution in rate hikes, Sept summary showsShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Alvin Tan, Head of Asia FX Strategy at RBC Capital Markets cites elevated inflation rates…
Read more RBC Capital Markets: Market pricing of RBA rate cuts “totally misplaced”(Bloomberg) — Asian equities pared early losses Thursday, continuing a bout of volatile trading as investors digest signals from central banks on the path ahead for interest rates.…
Read more Stocks Pare Losses as Japan Rebounds, Dollar Dips: Markets WrapBy Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asian markets on Monday get their first chance to react to the extraordinary market…
Read more Morning Bid: Goodbye soft landing, hello emergency landingBy Megumi Fujikawa Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said Tuesday that the bank was getting closer to finally achieving sustainable inflation, adding to market expectations for a…
Read more BOJ Closer to Achieving Sustainable Inflation, Ueda Says(Bloomberg) — US equity futures edged higher while the dollar extended losses as trading resumed after the Christmas holiday amid investor expectations for earlier and deep interest rate…
Read more Stock Futures Rise, Dollar Weakens in Thin Trading: Markets WrapShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Makoto Kuroda of Goldman Sachs says “there are positives to potentially lower Fed rates, such…
Read more We're still constructive on Japanese banks for 2024, Goldman Sachs saysKazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), gestures as he speaks during a news conference at the central bank’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Oct.…
Read more Bank of Japan sticks to ultra-easy monetary policy in light of 'extremely high uncertainties'(Bloomberg) — Stocks fell and bond yields rose amid speculation that the Bank of Japan will soon scrap the world’s last negative interest-rate regime. Most Read from Bloomberg…
Read more Stocks, Treasuries Drop as Japan Rattles Markets: Markets Wrap(Bloomberg) — The yen briefly weakened beyond 150 against the dollar again as the wide yield gap between Japan and the US continues to weigh on this year’s…
Read more Yen Breaches 150 Per Dollar Again, Raising Intervention RiskPeople shop in a Manhattan store on July 27, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s…
Read more CNBC Daily Open: The Dow faltered but the U.S. economy charged aheadBy Megumi Fujikawa Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said Friday that Japan’s inflation is easing slower than expected. “The pace of price increases is expected to slow…
Read more BOJ Gov. Ueda Says Inflation Easing Slower Than ExpectedHong Kong CNN — The yen plunged on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan decided to maintain its ultra-easy monetary policy, defying market expectations that rising inflation could…
Read more Yen falls after Bank of Japan maintains ultra-easy policy | CNN BusinessOn the evening of December 19, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced it had increased its cap on 10-year bond yields from 0.25% to 0.5%, while keeping short-…
Read more The Bank Of Japan Blinks And Markets TrembleJapan’s core consumer inflation accelerated to a 40-year high in October as a weak yen pushed up the cost of imported commodities, which were already surging due to…
Read more Japan’s inflation hits highest levels since 1982 as weak yen fans import costs
