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A weekend election in Japan has made real the prospect of bigger government spending and deficits in the world's most indebted developed nation, although for now foreign investors and a growing economy could keep its bond yields from spiking sharply.
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate this week by 25 basis points. A hike will put the BOJ's key rate at 0.5%, its highest level since 2008.
The yen fell against the dollar ahead of a Bank of Japan decision Tuesday, with officials expected to hold interest rates steady but tweak their bond purchase policy.
Japan’s ruling party picked Ishiba as its next leader, choosing a backer of the Bank of Japan’s efforts to normalize policy instead of a candidate who opposed rate hikes.
But in Japan, there’s little central bank activity, despite the threat of recession, a sliding stock market, and the decline of the dollar to its lowest level against the yen in 13 years.
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is likely to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged this week as it awaits greater clarity on domestic wages and spending trends as well as policy changes by the ...
The Expectation: The Bank of Japan is widely expected to maintain its policy rate unchanged at 0.5% at a two-day meeting ending Thursday as it waits to see if Japan will be exempt from President ...
Under the new plan, the central bank’s monthly bond buying will shrink to 2 trillion yen by the first quarter of 2027. The Japanese central bank held its policy rate unchanged at 0.5% Skip to ...
Japan's three megabanks are set to boost their lending profitability as they benefit from the Bank of Japan's monetary policy normalization. Net interest margin (), a key metric of lending ...
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate this week by 25 basis points. A hike will put the BOJ's key rate at 0.5%, its highest level since 2008.
If the Bank of Japan wants to raise interest rates further, it will likely need to do so this year before the window of opportunity closes, a former board member said.
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