BOJ to Raise Rates by End-March, Most Analysts Lean Toward January Hike Reuters Poll
Since policymakers held rates in December, analysts have been speculating about when the BOJ will raise rates again, given ...
JGB yields track Treasuries lower; BOJ hike bets limit decline
The 10-year JGB yield fell 1 basis point to 1.24% as of 0300 GMT, retreating from Wednesday's peak of 1.255%, a level ...
Japan's wholesale inflation rises 3.8% in December
Prices of goods traded among businesses in Japan rose by 3.8 percent in December from a year earlier. The Bank of Japan attributes the rise in the Producer Price Index to higher electricity and gas ...
Bank of Japan Chief Again Signals Chance of Rate Hike Next Week
After ending the world's last negative interest-rate policy framework in March last year, the bank raised the policy rate to 0.25% in July. It has kept the rate at that level since. The bank is ...
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US bank earnings, cooling inflation boost Japan's Nikkei, but firm yen caps gains
The yen strengthened to a nearly one-month high of 155.21 per U.S. dollar, preventing a bigger rally for the Nikkei and weighing on automakers in particular, as a stronger home currency reduces the ...
US inflation relief dents dollar, yen gains ahead of BOJ
The yen was the biggest major mover on the dollar overnight, rising about 1% and extending gains in Asia, as inflation relief in the U.S. raised chances of Federal Reserve rate cuts and coincided with ...