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Faster Tokyo inflation supports BOJ rate hike case, lifts yen

Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda (centre) at a monetary policy meeting with members of the policy board and government officials at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Oct 30, 2025.
Banking & Finance

Bank of Japan keeps interest rates unchanged

On Thursday, the Nikkei added as much as 0.4 per cent to reach 51,513.66 for the first time, before last trading at 51,417.50.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Tokyo: Nikkei rises to record high before BOJ decision, JGB yield climb

While data so far has shown Japan's economy weathering the hit from US tariffs, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda has warned that the impact could intensify in coming months.
Banking & Finance

Bank of Japan seen keeping rates on hold, yen pressure looms

The increase in Japan's core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food but includes fuel costs, matched a median market forecast and accelerated from a 2.7 per cent rise in August.
International

Japan‘s core inflation accelerates in September, stays above BOJ target

Although the union group (above) secured the largest nominal pay increases in more than three decades in its latest negotiations, the nation’s real wages haven’t been keeping up.
International

Japan’s unions seek minimum 5% wage hike in upcoming pay talks

In a speech earlier this month, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the global and US economic outlook, as well as the fallout from US tariffs on Japan‘s economy, will be key factors the BOJ will look at in deciding how soon to raise interest rates.
Banking & Finance

Bank of Japan chief signals need for more data in deciding October move

Global officials warn that America’s data blackout could hinder policymaking and raise error risks as countries adapt to Trump’s global trade overhaul.
Global Enterprise

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.
Podcasts

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

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