South Korea CPI, Nikkei sell off
An electronic stock board displayed inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s benchmark indexes nosedived as much …
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Bank of Japan set to reduce JGB purchases, stands pat on interest rate
The Bank of Japan is largely expected to hold interest rates steady at the end of its 2-day meeting ending June 14, 2024. Seen here, the Japanese flag flying high …
BOJ juggles yen weakness and fragile growth after GDP surprise
An editorialized picture of a falling graph against the Japanese flag. Natanael Ginting | Istock | Getty Images Japan’s central bank is expected to exit its negative interest rate regime …
Bank of Japan hikes bond buying as benchmark yields hit decade peak
A pedestrian walks past the Bank of Japan (BoJ) building in central Tokyo on July 28, 2023. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images The Bank of Japan announced …
Yen breaches 145 level against USD, raises expectations BOJ may intervene
Japanese yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are arranged for a photograph in Tokyo, Japan. The U.S. dollar pushed to a fresh two-decade high versus major peers on Thursday, propelled by …
BOJ Urged to Embrace New Normal Sooner as Current Policy Deemed ‘Very Harmful’
Japan needs to transition sooner to a “new normal” as the country’s current ultra low interest rate policy regime has been “inappropriate” and “very harmful” for the economy, according to …