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Japan's rising wholesale inflation heightens uncertainty on BOJ's rate hike timing
The BOJ ended negative interest rates in March and raised short-term interest rates to 0.25% in July on the view Japan was making progress towards sustainably achieving its 2% inflation target. BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda has stressed the bank's readiness to ...
Japan wholesale inflation perks up, complicates BoJ rate hike timing
TOKYO: Japan’s wholesale inflation accelerated in October at the fastest annual pace in more than a year as renewed yen falls pushed up import costs for
Japan’s 5-year bond yield hits 15-year high amid BOJ rate hike bets
Japan’s five-year government bond yield hit a 15-year high on Wednesday as a weaker yen accelerated bets for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates. The five-year yield rose to 0.685%, its highest level since November 2009,
BOJ Hints at Caution on Rate Hike With No Clear December Hint
Bank of Japan board members discussed the need for caution on raising its benchmark rate and offered no clear hint of a move next month, a summary of opinions from its October policy meeting showed.
Japan’s potential kingmaker says BOJ shouldn’t hike before March
The central bank needs to closely examine the results of next year’s wage deal results before moving on policy again, Tamaki said.
Japan Wholesale Inflation Perks up in Oct, Complicates BOJ Rate Hike Timing
The corporate goods price index (CGPI), which measures the price that companies charge each other for goods and services, rose 3.4% in October from a year earlier, Bank of Japan data showed, above market forecasts for a 3.0% gain. It followed a 3.1% increase in September.
Japan's wholesale inflation jumps in Oct
Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in October as renewed yen falls pushed up import costs for some goods, data showed on Wednesday, complicating the central bank's decision on how soon to raise interest rates.
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BOJ Should Raise Rates to 1% to Reverse Weak Yen, Says Opposition Lawmaker
"The BOJ's mandate is to achieve price stability but that isn't being met, as the huge U.S.-Japan interest rate gap is ...
Former BOJ Member Weighs in on Political Headwinds Facing Japan Central Bank
Former Bank of Japan policy board member Takahide Kiuchi said the domestic political situation is tilted against more rate ...
Japan household spending falls for second month in test for BOJ policy
Japanese household spending fell in September for the second straight month, government data showed on Friday, as higher ...
Double Whammy of Weak Yen, Rising Yields Piles Pressure on BOJ
The weakening yen and rising bond yields are ramping up pressure on Bank of Japan policymakers to increase interest rates.
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Bank of Japan (BoJ)
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is the central bank of Japan. It is a juridical person established based on the Bank of Japan Act (hereafter the Act), and is not a government agency or a private ...
BOJ hopes to keep 2% inflation target while monitoring climate shock risks
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) hopes to maintain its 2% inflation target even if climate change causes long-term shocks to future ...