Weak yen, inflation overshoot may prod BOJ to phase out stimulus by year-end: ex-BOJ official
By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan may prefer to go slow in ending ultra-low interest rates, but the weak yen and risks of an inflation…
Ex-BOJ deputy governor Nakaso predicts tweak or end to YCC -Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan will likely modify or end its bond yield control policy due to increasing side-effects such as the hit to financial institutions’ profits, former deputy governor…
Ex-BOJ gov Shirakawa urges re-examination of monetary framework, inflation targets
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Former Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa called on policymakers to reconsider central banks’ monetary framework based on inflation targets, given their limits that became…
Ex-BOJ deputy Yamaguchi emerging as next central bank head contender -Sankei
TOKYO (Reuters) – Former Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Hirohide Yamaguchi, a vocal critic of Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s stimulus programme, is emerging as a strong candidate to become next head of the…
Ex-BOJ Nakaso sees Japan lagging in exiting stimulus due to weak economy, wages
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is continuing large-scale monetary stimulus as the economy has not fully recovered from COVID-induced slump and as wage growth has lagged behind price hikes, former…
Ukraine crisis may reshape role of central bank digital currency, says ex-BOJ official
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO – Sanctions imposed on Russia could prod more countries like China to look at central bank digital currencies (CBDC) as a tool to counter the…
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