Bank of Japan

Bank of Japan ramps up battle to defend yield cap even as weakening yen raises economic risk

The Bank of Japan kept up its relentless quest to defend a key yield cap by offering to buy unlimited…

4 years ago

Analysis: BOJ has little room to move as Ukraine clouds recovery, prices soar

The crisis in Ukraine is giving the Bank of Japan a headache not facing other major central banks, forcing it…

4 years ago

Japanese investors dump overseas bonds in February

Japanese investors in February sold the most overseas debt in a month in nearly two years on concerns over monetary…

4 years ago

Analysis: Investors bank on real yields to boost dollar in months ahead

The dollar's choppy start to the year has not dissuaded some investors from betting the U.S. currency will soon resume…

4 years ago

BOJ raises inflation forecasts but rules out policy tightening

The Bank of Japan raised its inflation forecasts on Tuesday but said it was in no rush to change its…

4 years ago

European shares in the red after hawkish Fed comments

European stocks dropped in early trading on Friday after more Fed policymakers signalled they will start to raise U.S. interest…

4 years ago

Analysis: Japan keen to speed up digital yen launch as China adds geopolitical twist

Japan's new political leadership is calling on the country's financial bureaucrats to ramp up efforts toward issuing a digital currency,…

4 years ago

Asian shares advance on earnings optimism, yen slips to 4-yr low

TOKYO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Asian shares advanced and U.S. long-dated bond yields edged up to a five-month high on…

4 years ago

Factbox: How the BOJ is quietly unwinding Kuroda’s ‘bazooka’ stimulus

After years of shock-and-awe monetary stimulus, senior Bank of Japan officials are quietly dismantling radical policies introduced by Governor Haruhiko…

4 years ago

Asia stocks in cautious mood, dollar near 1-mth lows

Asian share markets were in a cautious mood on Thursday as concerns grew over the Chinese economy after a run…

4 years ago