By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Any prospects the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will end its negative interest rate policy this month have been extinguished, economists said unanimously in a…
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Comments over the weekend from a key Federal Reserve official have shed new light on how the central bank might end its…
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – Few central bank watchers think the electoral cycle will change the course of monetary policy – but it could complicate the precise timing of…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s 10-year government bond yield touched a new decade-high on Wednesday on speculation that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) may raise its cap for the benchmark yield.…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Ministry of Finance will raise its assumed long-term interest rate to 1.5% for the fiscal 2024/25 year from a record-low 1.1% this fiscal year, Kyodo news…
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…
By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan will hold steady its policy including its yield control scheme at next week’s meeting, more than three-quarters of economists polled…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan may revise up this year’s inflation forecast but will likely hold off on tweaking its yield curve control (YCC) policy…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is likely to move steadily towards phasing out its massive stimulus and may tweak yield curve control as early…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s new central bank chief is likely to keep monetary settings ultra-loose at his debut meeting on Friday, but may consider dropping references to…
By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan may have scope to tweak its bond yield target this year on growing prospects the country will see a durable…
By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is likely to maintain negative short-term interest rates until inflation durably hits 2%, but could allow long-term yields to move…
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…
By Alex Lawler, Ahmad Ghaddar and Olesya Astakhova LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – OPEC+ is likely to stick to its existing deal to cut oil output at a meeting on Monday, five…
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…
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 Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU competition regulators have revised state aid rules to make it easier for European Union countries to finance the rollout of fast-speed broadband,…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan may tweak its yield curve control policy next year, such as by widening the band around its long-term interest rate…
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese monetary authorities are asking local banks to revive a yuan fixing tool it abandoned two years ago as they seek to steer and defend the rapidly…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO -A Bank of Japan policymaker said it was inappropriate to change monetary policy for the purpose of controlling exchange rates, a summary of opinions at the…
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve can assess how much more it needs to do to bring inflation back down to its 2% goal when it has raised borrowing costs…