Bank of Japan
BOJ summary suggests emerging urgency around timely rate hikes
A summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ’s) January policy meeting indicated a growing awareness of the need to raise interest rates in a timely fashion as authorities monitor the impact of...
Core inflation in Japan’s capital slows in January
[TOKYO] Core consumer in Japan’s capital slowed to a 15-month low in January due to the effects of petrol subsidies and easing price pressure on food, data showed on Friday, a sign consumers were gett...
Some in Bank of Japan saw need to watch weak-yen impact on prices in timing rate hike: December minutes
[TOKYO] A few Bank of Japan board members said the central bank must be mindful of the impact a weak yen could have on underlying inflation in deciding when to raise interest rates again, minutes of i...
Japan’s leading indicator of service inflation hits 2.6% in December
Consumer inflation has also exceeded 2 per cent for nearly four years
BOJ expects inflation to intensify as a result of weak yen
In an analysis of a weak-yen shock, it says that inflation increases in the first year of companies passing on rising import costs
Market on high alert for yen intervention after Takaichi warning
TRADERS will start the week on heightened alert of Japan government intervention to halt the yen’s recent slide – possibly with rare US assistance – as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned of action o...
Japan PM vows to act against speculative market moves after yen spike
After sliding near the psychologically important line of 160 to the US dollar, the currency jumps on Friday after the New York Federal Reserve conducts rate checks
Bank of Japan keeps rates steady, raises growth and inflation forecasts
The central bank vowed to raise rates if economic and price developments move in line with its projections
Japan’s factory activity returns to growth after seven months: PMI
Its exports have rose for four consecutive months to December
Japan’s inflation slows on subsidy effect ahead of BOJ decision
The weak yen is a key factor, as it pushes up import costs
