BOJ’s Noguchi: Japan yet to achieve wage-driven rise in inflation
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has yet to achieve price gains driven by higher wages with the recent rise in inflation driven by cost-push factors, Bank of Japan board member Asahi Noguchi said…
Explainer-What will BOJ’s policy normalisation path look like?
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is under pressure to defend a new cap for long-term interest rates set just six weeks ago, as Governor Kazuo Ueda’s hawkish…
Japan ministers say BOJ’s move wasn’t shift in monetary easing
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan’s Friday decision to make its yield curve control (YCC) more flexible was not deemed a shift in its monetary easing stance, Japan’s government…
Explainer-After surprise tweak, what now for BOJ’s yield curve control?
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has tweaked its bond yield control policy and will allow interest rates to rise more freely, action that market participants have…
Japan to maintain accommodative policy – govt official quotes BOJ’s Ueda
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will maintain accommodative monetary conditions for companies, Governor Kazuo Ueda was quoted as saying at a key government meeting on Wednesday. While dollar/yen moves…
BOJ’s Ueda signals resolve to maintain ultra-easy policy
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto (Reuters) -Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday there was still some distance to sustainably and stably achieving the central bank’s 2% inflation…
BOJ’s Himino sees lenders as well-buffered against future rate hikes
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said the country’s banking sector remains sound and has sufficient buffers to weather any strain caused…
BOJ’s Ueda flags shift in corporate pricing, upward inflation bias
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the country’s corporate price-setting behaviour was showing changes that could work to push up inflation more than expected, suggesting the…
Academics weigh in on how BOJ’s Ueda can exit easy policy
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – As inflation has run past the Bank of Japan’s 2% target, governor Kazuo Ueda has had no shortage of advice from fellow academics on how best…
BOJ’s Ueda warns of market turmoil if US defaults on its debt
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday a U.S. debt default could trigger market turmoil, and will likely have a huge impact on the global economy. “There’s…
G7 central banks see need to weigh effects of past rate hikes -BOJ’s Ueda
By Leika Kihara NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) – Many central bank governors from the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations appeared to feel the impact of past interest rate hikes has yet to…
BOJ’s Ueda: G7 finance chiefs to debate financial system risks
By Leika Kihara NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) – Calm has returned to the global financial system after the recent failure of several U.S. banks, but Group of Seven (G7) finance leaders will communicate…
Marketmind: Inflation first big test for BOJ’s Ueda
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Japanese inflation figures for March and the first insights into economic activity around the world…
Japan’s business services prices perk up near BOJ’s inflation target
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s business-to-business services inflation picked up in February on a tourism rebound and rising labour costs, data showed, offering the central bank hope that steady wage hikes…
BOJ’s Wakatabe warns secular stagnation risk has yet to pass
(Reuters) – Central banks must remain on guard against the potential dangers of secular stagnation and low inflation as price rises driven by cost-push factors do not last long, Bank of Japan…
BOJ’s Kuroda says he is resolved to keep ultra-loose policy
(Reuters) – Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Saturday stressed anew the central bank’s resolve to maintain ultra-loose monetary policy, even as inflation continued to exceed its 2% target. Japan’s…
BOJ’s Kuroda: Wage growth to accelerate on tight job market
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday wage growth will likely accelerate as companies increase pay to compensate households for the higher cost of living, and cope…
Academic, policy architect, banking expert form BOJ’s new leadership
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan’s incoming governor Kazuo Ueda will lead a powerful trio that includes a technocrat who designed yield curve control, and a former banking-sector…
BOJ’s expected new chief Ueda to let data guide exit timing- ex-staff
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan’s expected next governor Kazuo Ueda likely won’t rush to overhaul ultra-loose policy and will instead let economic data guide…
BOJ’s deputy governor Amamiya sees no imminent need to tweak YCC
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya, who is seen as a top contender to become next central bank chief, said on Friday he saw…
Kuroda defends BOJ’s current stimulus as best way to hit inflation target
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday defended his decade-long stimulus programme, saying there was “no better way” to aim at sustainably achieving its 2% inflation target. “With…
BOJ’s Kuroda sees wages rising ‘quite significantly’
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday he expected wages to rise “quite significantly”, boosted by improvements in the economy and a tightening job market. But…
BOJ’s record bond buying highlights challenge for yield control
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan bought a record $182 billion worth of government bonds in January, data showed on Wednesday, underscoring its resolve to…
BOJ’s Kuroda vows to keep ultra-loose policy
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday the central bank will continue its current “extremely accommodative” monetary policy to achieve its 2% inflation target in a…
Tokyo core inflation likely double BOJ’s 2% target in January: Reuters Poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – A leading indicator of Japanese consumer prices likely rose in January at more than twice the speed of the central bank’s target, hitting another four-decade-high, a…
Explainer-How the BOJ’s new yield-controlling tool works
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan this week crafted a new weapon to defend its yield cap and extend the lifespan of its yield control policy, without having…
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