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BoJ keeps rates steady, slashes growth forecasts on US tariff hit

02 May 2025

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept interest rates steady and sharply cut its growth forecasts on Thursday, suggesting uncertainty surrounding US tariffs and the hit to exports could keep...

Japan says economy is recovering, but flags risks from Trump policies

19 Mar 2025

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Wednesday and warned of heightening global economic uncertainty, suggesting the timing of further rate hikes will depend largely on the...

Japan’s wholesale inflation hits 4%, keeps BoJ rate-hike bets alive

12 Mar 2025

TOKYO: Japan’s annual wholesale inflation hit 4.0 per cent in February, data showed on Wednesday, underscoring pressure from rising raw material costs that will keep alive market expectations of...

Japan shares hit 34-year highs as BOJ stands pat, China struggles

23 Jan 2024

The Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-easy monetary settings on Tuesday but signalled its growing conviction that conditions for phasing out its huge stimulus were falling into place, suggesting that...

Japan’s inflation off 41-year high but stays above BOJ goal

24 Mar 2023

Japan’s core consumer inflation slowed in February but an index stripping away energy costs hit a four-decade high, data showed on Friday, suggesting cost-push pressures may persist longer than policymakers...

New BoJ governor triggers speculation

17 Feb 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had earlier this week announced the name of the new governor of Bank of Japan, and it has sparked much speculation in the economy circles....

BoJ defies market bets for policy tweaks, sending yen tumbling

18 Jan 2023

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Wednesday maintained ultra-low interest rates, including a bond yield cap it was struggling to defend, defying market expectations it would phase out its massive...

BoJ widens its yield target band and pledges to buy risky assets

19 Mar 2021

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Friday widened the band at which it allows long-term interest rates to move around its target, as part of a raft of measures...

BoJ must focus on keeping entire yield curve ‘stably low’

08 Mar 2021

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor (DG) Masayoshi Amamiya said on Monday the Central Bank must focus on keeping the entire yield curve “stably low” for the time being,...

BOJ slashes economic growth and inflation forecasts for current year

29 Oct 2020

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) trimmed its economic growth and inflation forecasts for the current fiscal year (2020-21) on Thursday but offered a more upbeat view on the recovery outlook,...

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