Stocks hit, dollar slips in illiquid year-end profit taking
U.S. stocks wrapped up Christmas week on Friday with retracements of double-digit uptrends, and, alongside the dollar to a ...
Yen gains as some BOJ policymakers see rate hike soon
The Japanese yen rose off a five-month low against the dollar on Friday after a summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan’s ...
BOJ produces estimates on how future rate hikes affect earnings
The Bank of Japan released for the first time estimates on how future interest rate hikes could affect its earnings, which ...
Bank of Japan Inching Toward Rate Hike, Summary of Opinions Suggests
A summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan’s December meeting suggests that the next interest-rate hike is approaching.
Dollar edges down, yen hovers near 5-month low on BOJ caution
The buoyant dollar slipped a notch on Friday at the end of a holiday-thinned trading week, while the yen hovered near a ...
Bank Indonesia’s 25% Stake in Bond Market Fuels Liquidity Fears
Investors in Indonesia are growing increasingly wary about potential stress in the nation’s bond markets as the central bank ...
Dollar edges up on bets of US growth, inflation
The dollar edged higher on Thursday on expectations the currency would be boosted next year by policies by the incoming ...
BOJ's Dec summary raises expectations of rate hike soon; keeps policy rate steady at 0.25%
The Summary of the Bank of Japan's December meeting revealed that policymakers discussed the possibility of a near-term rate ...
USD/JPY Calm As BoJ Core CPI Rises
The Japanese yen is showing limited movement on Tuesday. In the North American session, USD/JPY is trading at 157.33, up 0.11 ...
Ueda’s Caution Risks Yen Punching Holes in BOJ Policy Logic
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda’s newfound caution and the renewed yen weakness it has sparked risks damaging the logic of ...
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Japan’s budget to hit record, but with reduced new bond issuance
Japan's government is set to compile a record $735 billion budget for the fiscal year from April due to larger social ...
BoJ’s summary of minutes reveals calls for faster pace of tightening
The BoJ’s decision in December to keep rates at the current level of 0.25 per cent had been voted against by one member. Yet the summary hinted that doubts about the very slow pace of rate rises could ...