Marketmind: Bye Kuroda – BOJ takes center stage as banks get battered
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Investors waking up in Asia on Friday hoping for a quiet day to ease into…
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 Kuroda stresses need to maintain ultra-easy policy
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday stressed the importance of maintaining ultra-loose monetary policy to support the economy and prod companies to raise wages. “Japan’s trend inflation…
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…
Kuroda to attend Davos, depart shortly after closely-watched BOJ meeting
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda will travel to Davos and attend a panel at the annual World Economic Forum meeting on Friday, the central bank said on…
Academic close to Japan’s Kuroda says BOJ moving towards policy normalisation
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan’s decision to raise its bond-yield ceiling could be the first step toward normalising ultra-easy policy, Takatoshi Ito, a Columbia University professor who is close to…
BOJ’s Kuroda brushes aside chance of policy framework review
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 monetary policy…
BOJ’s Kuroda gets meagre pay bump even as he stresses need for higher wages
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 as he…
BOJ’s Kuroda says climate financing plays crucial role in decarbonisation
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 to play…
BOJ’s Kuroda: Making yield curve control more flexible a future option
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 now. “If…
BOJ Kuroda: Must maintain ultra-loose policy to support economy
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday the central bank must maintain ultra-loose monetary policy to support an economy that is still recovering from the COVID-19…
BOJ’s Kuroda to start appearing live on YouTube
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 to any…
BOJ’s Kuroda says must watch FX impact on economy
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 prices. “Japan’s…
BOJ’s Kuroda says has no intention of resigning
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 responsibility for…
Kuroda says BOJ will keep easy policy to hit price goal sustainably
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Saturday the central bank will maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy to ensure its 2% inflation target will be hit in a…
BOJ’s Kuroda brushes aside chance of interest rate hike
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 emerging from…
BOJ’s Kuroda warns of high economic uncertainty, repeats easy policy bias
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 ramp up…
BOJ’s Kuroda vows to keep easy policy as Japan less affected by global inflation
By Leika Kihara TOKYO -The Bank of Japan will maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy as the economy has not been affected much by the global inflationary trend, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said, stressing…
BOJ’s Kuroda repeats vow to continue ultra-easy policy
TOKYO – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday the central bank must maintain ultra-loose monetary policy to reflate the economy and achieve higher wages. Kuroda, however, told parliament that…
Fed hikes won’t sway dollar unless pace much faster than forecast-BOJ’s Kuroda
TOKYO – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said dollar moves may not be affected much by U.S. interest rate hikes unless the pace is much faster than expected, according to a…
BOJ Kuroda: CPI to stay around 2% over 12 mths but lower in FY2023
TOKYO – Japan’s core consumer inflation will likely stay around 2% through this fiscal year but the pace will slow in the next year from April 2023, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko…
BOJ Kuroda says Japan inflation to stay around 2% for a year
TOKYO – Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday the country’s core consumer inflation will likely remain around the central bank’s 2% target for 12 months unless energy prices…
Kuroda says BOJ can achieve smooth exit from loose money policy
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday the central bank can execute a smooth exit from its ultra-loose monetary policy, though doing so “won’t be…
BOJ’s Kuroda warns against excess FX volatility
TOKYO – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday that currencies should move stably, reflecting economic fundamentals, because excess volatility such as seen recently would make it hard to make…
BOJ Gov Kuroda: “recent sharp yen weakening” could impact firms’ profit plans
TOKYO – Bank Of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday that the recent sharp weakening in the yen could impact on Japanese firms’ earnings plans. It is desirable that currencies move…
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