Japan core inflation softens to over four year low, weakening case for BOJ rate hike

Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food — was lower than the 1.7% expected by economists polled by Reuters and ...

Japan's Inflation Slowed Unexpectedly, But BoJ Still Likely To Hike Rates In June

Japan’s consumer price index eased unexpectedly in April, mainly due to government measures and lower food prices from last ...

BOJ could temper its taper as bond wobbles rattle markets

Financial market turbulence could force the Bank of Japan to go slow on the unwinding of its massive debt holdings, giving ...

Japan's Stronger-Than-Expected Exports Support A June BoJ Hike

Japan's trade balance remained in the surplus zone, driven by stronger-than-expected exports. Recent data, and hawkish ...

Exclusive - Bessent says BOJ's Ueda can deliver if Tokyo grants freedom on rates

By David Lawder PARIS, May 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday he was confident that Bank of ...
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BOJ faces calls to pause bond taper as energy shock jolts yields

SOME Bank of Japan drew some requests to pause its bond taper plan, its survey of investors showed, as recent sharp bond ...

Bessent's support for BOJ may clear political hurdles for June hike

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's jab at Japan's dovish premier may help ...

Analysis-BOJ locks in June rate hike in a risky bet that nothing gets worse

The Bank of Japan effectively committed to a June rate hike this week as it talked up the risks of an inflation overshoot, a ...
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BOJ Rate Decision Looms: What Japan’s Corporate Funding Crisis Means for Crypto Markets

Japan's BOJ faces June rate decision amid corporate funding risks. Bitcoin and XRP exposed to yen carry trade unwinding as ...

Analysis-BOJ could temper its taper as bond wobbles rattle markets

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, May 19 (Reuters) - Financial market turbulence could force the Bank of Japan to go slow on the unwinding of its massive debt holdings, giving anxious bond investors some relief ...