Japanese business groups welcome BOJ’s first rate-hike in 17 years
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) has made “the appropriate policy decision at the appropriate time”, the head of Japan’s biggest business lobby...
BOJ has hiked at last, but this tiny step is no liftoff
JAPAN’S decision to jettison negative interest rates is rich in symbolism. Deflation, which dogged the economy for a generation, has been dispatched...
Bank of Japan expected to end negative rates
THE Bank of Japan is widely expected to scrap its maverick negative interest rate policy on Tuesday and hike borrowing costs for...
Who are the BOJ’s doves and hawks?
THE Bank of Japan is on the verge of ending eight years of negative interest rate policy, as historical wage hikes heighten...
Japan core machinery orders fall more than expected, fuel economic uncertainty
JAPAN’S core machinery orders fell more than expected in January on the back of a weak manufacturing sector, data showed on Monday...
Japan CEOs see higher prices, wages with BOJ move ‘just a matter of time’
JAPAN’S chief executives are preparing their businesses for the first rate hike since 2007, with the central bank widely expected to end...
Japan on cusp of ending its negative interest rates experiment
THE Bank of Japan is close to ending eight years of negative interest rate policy, with expected historical wage hikes heightening the...
BlackRock, Man Group reveal big Japan bets before BOJ decision
SNAP up more Japanese stocks, ratchet up shorts on government debt and keep buying the yen: these are some of the most...
Bank of Japan chief Ueda slightly tones down optimism on economy
BANK of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday (Mar 12) the economy was recovering but also showing some signs of...
Japan’s economy avoids recession one week before BOJ meeting
JAPAN revised economic data higher, reversing a quarterly contraction into positive growth and thereby avoiding a technical recession, an outcome that supports...