BOJ signals no rush in raising rates again, keeps policy steady
WEB2 days ago · BOJ keeps short-term rate steady at 0.25% as expected; ... Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people ...
BOJ Holds for Now While Mulling Timing of Next Rate Hike
WEB1 day ago · “The BOJ is indicating it’s on track for another rate hike,” said Jin Kenzaki, head of Japan research at Societe Generale SA. Most economists doubt that the central bank will hike at its ...
Yen Weakens as Ueda Indicates BOJ Isn’t in Hurry to Hike Rates
WEB1 day ago · The yen fell after Governor Kazuo Ueda indicated the Bank of Japan isn’t in a hurry to increase interest rates again after hikes in March and July. The currency slid as much as 1.1% to 144.20 ...
BOJ keeps rates steady, upgrades view on consumption - CNA
WEB1 day ago · The BOJ ended negative interest rates in March and hiked short-term rates to 0.25 per cent in July, in a landmark shift away from a decade-long stimulus programme aimed at firing up inflation.
Bank of Japan lifts rates as Fed inches towards cut | Reuters
WEBJul 30, 2024 · The BOJ's decision comes as the Fed looks increasingly set on cutting rates, reversing the aggressive tightening cycle that drove up the dollar and caused a painful yen sell-off for Japan.
Exclusive: BOJ to weigh rate hike next week, detail plan to halve …
WEBTOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to debate whether to raise interest rates when it meets next week and unveil a plan to roughly halve bond purchases in coming years, sources...
BOJ Live News: Japan Ends World's Last Negative Rates, First Hike …
WEBMar 19, 2024 · Japan Ends the World’s Last Negative Rates Regime in Historic Shift. BOJ hikes rates for the first time since 2007; yen weakens. Ends unorthodox measures including yield curve control. Ueda says...
BOJ Live Updates: Japan Hikes Interest Rate for Second Time Since …
WEBJul 31, 2024 · BOJ hikes rate to 0.25% as expected by 14 of 48 economists; Monthly JGB purchases to be 3 trillion yen in Jan-Mar 2026; Announcement comes ahead of Federal Reserve decision
Bank of Japan raises its key interest rate ... - Associated Press News
WEBJul 31, 2024 · TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate Wednesday to about 0.25% from a range of zero to about 0.1%, acting to curb the yen’s slide against the U.S. dollar. The move was widely expected, and the yen gained sharply against the dollar ahead of and after Wednesday’s decision, trading below 152 yen.
Japan: BOJ hikes interest rates for the first time in 17 years - AP News
WEBMar 19, 2024 · TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding policy of negative rates meant to boost the economy.