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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. The waiting is almost over. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Wednesday delivers…
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya, a close aide of incumbent chief Haruhiko Kuroda, is most likely to succeed him this spring,…
By Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan’s decision to let long-term rates rise more has not sparked a boom in revenue from lending as the central bank…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday stressed the need to maintain ultra-low interest rates and brushed aside the chance of reviewing the bank’s…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Even as cost-push factors boost inflation, global central banks must be vigilant to the risk of “Japanification”, in which their economies face prolonged low inflation and stagnation,…
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan’s next policy move will unwind, rather than strengthen, its massive monetary easing, according to more than 90% of economists polled…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda will receive a meagre 0.4% pay rise in 2022 after two years of cuts, the central bank said on Friday, even…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s weighted median inflation rate, which is closely watched as an indicator on whether price rises are broadening, hit a record 1.1% in October…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday highlighted the importance of sustainable finance to address climate change and achieve decarbonisation. “Sustainable finance has a crucial role…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday making the bank’s yield curve control policy more flexible could be an option in the future, but not…
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan will start streaming Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s post-policy meeting news conferences live on YouTube, it said on Friday, to give the market greater access…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday the central bank must closely watch how financial and currency market moves could affect the country’s economy and…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday he had no intention of stepping down, when asked by an opposition lawmaker on whether he would take…
By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said on Saturday the yen’s recent fluctuations were “clearly too rapid and too one-sided,” signalling caution over…
By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said on Saturday the yen’s recent fluctuations were “clearly too rapid and too one-sided,” signalling caution over…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s core consumer inflation rate likely hit an eight-year high in September as firms sought to offset pressure from high raw material costs and a sliding yen…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday raising interest rates now was inappropriate in light of the country’s economic and price conditions. “Japan’s economy is…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan’s dovish deputy governor Masayoshi Amamiya ranked top among candidates to become the bank’s next head in a Reuters poll of…
(Reuters) – The Bank of Japan has conducted a rate check in apparent preparation for currency intervention, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Wednesday, as policymakers stepped up warnings about sharp…
By Leika Kihara and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO – Japan must prepare for the time the central bank abandons its 0% cap on long-term interest rates and when private investors become…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO -Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday warned of “very high uncertainty” over the economic outlook and stressed anew the central bank’s readiness to…