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TOKYO, March 14 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is set to keep interest rates steady next week and discuss just how much of a risk the escalating U.S. trade war poses to the export-reliant economy ...
as it reflects the market’s view on Japan’s economy and inflation and shifts in interest rates overseas. The BOJ is broadly aligned with those views, he said.
"June is the favored option in my base case,” Kazuo Momma, a former executive director in charge of monetary policy at the BOJ, said in an interview Monday. "It may get pushed back to September ...
The central bank decided to conduct the review in April 2023 during the first Monetary Policy Meeting under BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda. After the collapse of asset-inflated “bubble” economy in ...
The remarks suggest the BOJ is sticking to its projection of a moderate economic recovery, even as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy jolts financial markets and fuels a trade war that ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Investors in Japan's government bond market are getting a glimpse of life without heavy intervention by the Bank of Japan, which is showing little sign of reverting to a hands-on ...
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities said on Monday it now expects the BOJ to raise interest rates to 0.75% in July from 0.5% currently, instead of in October-December. It also pushed forward ...
While many analysts expect the BOJ to hike rates to 0.75 percent in the latter half of this year, the bank likely will not give much clues on the timing of its next move, the sources said.
"Inflation is approaching the BOJ's 2 per cent target with positive corporate behaviour already observed," Takata said in a speech, adding the BOJ must be mindful of upside risks to inflation.
The book value of share holdings acquired by the BOJ stood at ¥52.8 billion ($345 million) as of Feb. 10, according to the latest BOJ report on its account. Considering the pace of its monthly ...