Tag: Bank of Japan
BOJ holding cards close to its chest on Dec hike
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO- The Bank of Japan is staying guarded on the timing of the next rate hike with December hardly a done deal...
Dovish BOJ member says rate decision will be ‘data dependent’
By Leika Kihara
HIROSHIMA- Bank of Japan board member Toyoaki Nakamura said on Thursday the central bank must scrutinize various economic indicators, including those on...
BOJ’s Ueda says rate hike timing ‘approaching’: report
TOKYO/BENGALURU- Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the timing of the next interest rate hike was “approaching” as the economy was moving in...
Dollar dips
NEW YORK- The yen jumped to a six-week high against the dollar on Friday after faster-than-expected inflation in Tokyo supported bets for a Bank...
FANNING RATE HIKE BETS: Japan’s inflation holds above target
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO- Japan’s core inflation in October held above the central bank’s 2 percent target and a key index stripping away the effect...
