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Data darkness in US spreads a global shadow

All eyes on Japan’s next Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, and how her policies could reshape markets.
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Sanae Takaichi’s rise, gold’s boom, and Vietnam’s market moment

The weak yen is set to number among the initial tests of Takaichi’s expected premiership, along with her ability to form a stable coalition government.
International

Yen’s rapid fall snarls incoming premier’s hopes for slower BOJ hikes

The yen has slumped to an eight-month low against the US dollar this week as markets saw Takaichi’s win as reducing the chance of a near-term rate hike.
Banking & Finance

BOJ will find another rate hike this year difficult, says ex-deputy governor

Sanae Takaichi was considered to have the most expansionist fiscal and monetary agenda among five candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) race to replace hawkish Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
Global Enterprise

Japan’s stocks zoom, yen slumps as Takaichi win dims BOJ hike bets

BOJ governor Kazuo Ueda reiterated the central bank’s resolve to continue raising still-low interest rates if the economy and prices move in line with its forecasts.
Banking & Finance

BOJ’s Ueda warns of global uncertainty, keep markets guessing on next hike

The central bank will buy about 3.3 trillion yen of Japanese government bonds monthly in the fourth quarter, keeping to an announced schedule for steadily slimming down its massive debt holdings.
Banking & Finance

BOJ cuts monthly bond purchase amount by 400 billion yen, as expected

At the Sep 18-19 meeting, the BOJ kept interest rates steady at 0.5 per cent, but two of the nine board members dissented and instead unsuccessfully called for a hike to 0.75 per cent.
Banking & Finance

BOJ debated chance of near-term rate hike, meeting summary shows

The Tokyo core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes volatile fresh food but includes fuel costs, rose 2.5 per cent in September from a year earlier, slower than a median market forecast for a 2.8 per cent gain.
International

Core inflation in Japan’s capital holds steady in September

The BOJ ended a decade-long, massive stimulus last year and raised interest rates to 0.5 per cent in January on the view Japan was on the cusp of durably achieving its 2 per cent inflation target.
Banking & Finance

Some Bank of Japan policymakers called for future rate hikes, July minutes show

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