Tag: BoJ
Parliament’s green light for the appointment of Kazuo Ueda as BoJ head
Japan’s parliament on Friday approved the appointment of economics professor Kazuo Ueda to head the Bank of Japan (BoJ) from next month, where he will have to manage the difficult…
Japan: Government to appoint academic Ueda as next BoJ governor – sources
Published on 02/10/2023 at 09:58 Photo credit © Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government is…
Japan: Academic Ueda set to head BoJ, sources say
by Takaya Yamaguchi and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government is expected to appoint Kazuo Ueda, an academic and former member of the central bank’s board of governors, as…
Market: Japan polled BoJ deputy governor for central bank head
by Daniel Leussink and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government has sounded out Bank of Japan (BoJ) deputy governor Masayoshi Amamiya to succeed Haruhiko Kuroda as central bank…
Japan: Prime Minister to appoint new BoJ governor in February
by Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday he would appoint a new governor to head the Bank of Japan (BoJ) next month, as…
Japan: The 10-year bond yield exceeds the ceiling set by the BoJ
by Kevin Buckland and Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) – Yields on Japan’s 10-year government bonds briefly breached the 0.5% ceiling set by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) last month on…
Japan: Core inflation seen at 4% over one year, the BoJ under pressure
by Kantaro Komiya TOKYO, Jan 13 (Reuters) – So-called core consumer prices (core CPI) in Japan likely rose 4.0% in December year on year, to a 41-year high representing double…
Japan: The ten-year bond yield exceeds the ceiling set by the Bank of Japan (BoJ)
by Kevin Buckland and Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) – Yields on Japan’s 10-year government bonds briefly breached the 0.5% ceiling set by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) last month on…
The BOJ keeps its rates ultra-low and remains a global exception despite the weakness of the yen.
Such a move could send the Japanese currency further down from 24-year lows hit in recent weeks, as investors focus on the widening gap between Japan’s ultra-low interest rates and…
The BoJ takes a step closer to a possible exchange intervention
by Kantaro Komiya and Leika Kihara TOKYO, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan carried out exchange rate checks on Wednesday, a possible further step before direct market intervention,…
The BoJ takes a step closer to a possible exchange intervention
by Kantaro Komiya and Leika Kihara TOKYO, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan carried out exchange rate checks on Wednesday, a possible further step before direct market intervention,…
Japan: The BoJ maintains its monetary policy, raises its inflation forecasts
TOKYO, July 21 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan (BoJ) left interest rates unchanged on Thursday and warned of risks to a fragile economy, while raising its inflation forecast. The…