Dollar firms against yen after BOJ cautious tone over rate hikes
The dollar strengthened against the yen on Friday after the Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged and indicated that it was not in a hurry to hike them again. The BoJ could afford to spend time eyeing the fallout from global economic uncertainties,
Bank of Japan keeps key interest rate steady as it treads cautiously on normalizing policy
The decision came as the central bank seeks to wean its economy off the long-held ultra-easy monetary policy and curb the yen's slide against the U.S. dollar.
Japan Inflation Firms To 2.8% Ahead Of BoJ Rate Decision
Japanese inflation rose slightly in August, with prices up 2.8 percent year-on-year, official data showed Friday, hours before the Bank of Japan was widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged.
BOJ Stands Pat in Sign It Won’t Rush to Hike After July Surprise
The Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy steady Friday, signaling it sees no need to hurry with interest rate hikes as it monitors financial markets after its July increase and hawkish views spooked investors.
BOJ to keep policy steady, signal more rate hikes to come
The Bank of Japan is set to keep monetary policy steady on Friday, but signal its confidence that solid wage growth and consumption will allow the central bank to raise interest rates again in coming months.
Bank Of Japan Holds Rate Steady After Two Hikes
The Bank of Japan maintained its benchmark rate on Friday after two hikes this year and signalled that the policy normalization will
BOJ likely to hike rates in January, economist says
Kazuo Momma, executive economist at Mizuho Research & Technologies, explains why the Bank of Japan has "no reason" to "rush" into a rate-hiking cycle and will likely be "patient" until January.
BOJ keeps interest rates steady, sticks to upbeat economic view
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday and maintained its view the economy remained on track for a moderate recovery.
BOJ keeps interest rate steady, upgrades view on consumption
Markets are focusing on any hints from Governor Kazuo Ueda on the timing and pace of future rate hikes at his post-meeting news conference. As widely expected, the BOJ kept short-term interest rates steady at 0.
Asian stocks follow Wall Street's rate-cut rally higher, as BOJ stands pat
Asian stocks have surged, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index leading gains after Wall Street romped to records following the ...
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BOJ Governor Strikes Cautious Note Over Global Economic Outlook
TOKYO—Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda struck a cautious note about the global economic outlook, causing the yen to weaken ...
Yen Weakens as Ueda Indicates BOJ Isn’t in Hurry to Hike Rates
The yen strengthened slightly in the immediate aftermath of the Bank of Japan leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged.
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No Surprises From the Bank of Japan. The Yen Slides.
There was a bit of nervousness ahead of the Bank of Japan's Friday policy decision. It will take investors awhile to forget the day in late July when the central bank's interest-rate hike unwound the ...
Bank of Japan Pauses But Signals Normalization Will Continue
The Bank of Japan unanimously decided to keep its policy rate unchanged at 0.25%. Amid growing confidence in achieving its ...
BOJ Governor Ueda's comments at news conference
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday and revised up its assessment on consumption, signalling its ...