BOJ new board member says exit from easy policy will become focus if wages rise
TOKYO – The Bank of Japan’s new board member Naoki Tamura said on Monday an exit from the central bank’s ultra-easy monetary policy will become a focus of discussion once wages begin…
BOJ policymakers saw need for easy policy despite rising prices – March meeting summary
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – Bank of Japan policymakers stressed the need to keep monetary policy ultra-loose, even as some of them saw signs of growing inflationary pressure from the Ukraine crisis,…
BOJ policymaker warns of prolonged inflation due to Ukraine war
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – Japan may see consumer inflation creep up and stay near the central bank’s 2% target for a prolonged period if the war in Ukraine continues to drive…
BOJ keeps policy steady, warns of uncertainty over Ukraine crisis fallout
TOKYO – The Bank of Japan maintained its massive stimulus on Friday and warned of “very high uncertainty” over the economic fallout from the Ukraine crisis, signalling its resolve to keep monetary…
Japan’s opposition head calls for BOJ governor who can steer stimulus exit
By Kentaro Sugiyama and Daniel Leussink TOKYO – The Bank of Japan’s next governor must be someone who can steer the central bank toward an exit from ultra-easy monetary policy, Kenta Izumi,…
Weak growth, inflation to keep BOJ an outlier with dovish policy tone
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – The Bank of Japan is set to keep monetary policy ultra-loose on Friday and warn of heightening economic risks from the Ukraine crisis, unfazed by prospects of…
BOJ has little room to move as Ukraine clouds recovery, prices soar
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – The crisis in Ukraine is giving the Bank of Japan a headache not facing other major central banks, forcing it to maintain a more dovish stance on…
Japan PM Kishida wants new BOJ head to work towards ending deflation
TOKYO – Japan’s next central bank governor should be someone who understands the need to work with the government in beating deflation, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday. Markets are looking…
Analysis-I know what you’ll do next summer: bets grow that the BOJ buckles
By Tom Westbrook and Alun John SINGAPORE – Investors are reviving one of the most unprofitable wagers of the past two decades and betting that a combination of politics and price pressures…
Japan’s inflation may exceed 1% but stay below BOJ goal, says central bank official
TOKYO – Japan’s consumer inflation may exceed 1% but will remain distant from the central bank’s 2% target, a senior Bank of Japan official said on Friday. “Japan’s economy has yet to…
Analysis-Board reshuffle may open scope for less dovish BOJ
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – An expected reshuffle of the Bank of Japan’s board will give Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a chance to replace a reflationist member with a less-dovish policymaker in…
BOJ may suffer losses in event it exits easy policy, says governor Kuroda
TOKYO – The Bank of Japan could temporarily suffer losses on its huge asset holdings if it were to end its ultra-loose monetary policy, governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday. The BOJ…
Explainer-What the BOJ can do about rising Japanese bond yields
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – As Japan’s long-term interest rates rise, investors are wondering at what point the central bank will step in to defend its 0% target for the 10-year yield…
IMF urges BOJ to consider targeting shorter-term yields
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – The Bank of Japan should consider further steps to make its ultra-easy monetary policy more sustainable, such as steepening the yield curve by targeting a shorter maturity…
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