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BOJ Hikes Interest Rates for First Time Since 2007, Hitting Yen

Tuesday, 19 March 2024 18:02 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The Bank of Japan pulled the curtain on the most aggressive monetary easing program in modern history by ending the world’s last negative interest rate along with its yield curve control mechanism, a widely expected move that weakened the yen. The central bank set a new policy rate range of...

BOJ Keeps Negative Rate in Place With Tweaks to Economic Outlook

Tuesday, 23 January 2024 17:11 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy settings steady and adjusted its economic projections while offering no clear hints as to the timing for a potential end of the negative interest rate. The BOJ maintained its -0.1% short-term rate and kept yield curve control parameters intact at...

BOJ Stands Pat, Refrains From Signaling End of Negative Rate

Tuesday, 19 December 2023 16:49 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The Bank of Japan stuck with the world’s last negative interest rate Tuesday and offered no guidance on if it might scrap the policy next year. The central bank kept its short-term rate at -0.1% and maintained its yield curve control parameters at the end of a two-day gathering, according to a...

BOJ Is Said to See Little Need to End Minus Rate Next Week

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 00:24 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Bank of Japan officials see little need to rush into scrapping the world’s last negative interest rate this month as they have yet to see enough evidence of wage growth that would support sustainable inflation, according to people familiar with the matter. That’s an indication the central bank is...

BOJ’s Ueda Reiterates Gradual Progress Toward Price Goal Seen

Monday, 6 November 2023 18:35 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda continued to cautiously hint that gradual progress is being made toward achieving the bank’s inflation target, in a largely dovish policy message that leaves open the door as to when it may come time for normalization. “The likelihood of realizing...

BOJ Agreed to Keep Low Rates, Divided on Exit Timing - July Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, 27 September 2023 14:31 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Bank of Japan policymakers agreed on the need to maintain ultra-loose monetary policy but were divided on how soon the central bank could end negative interest rates, minutes of its July meetingshowed on Wednesday. One member said there was "still a significantly long way to go" before the BOJ...

Bank of Japan Leaves Rates Unchanged, Maintaining Ultra-Loose Monetary Policy

Friday, 22 September 2023 16:49 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Japan’s central bank maintained its ultra-loose policy and left rates unchanged on Friday, mindful of the “extremely high uncertainties” on the growth outlook domestically and globally. In a policy statement after its September policy meeting, the Bank of Japan said it would maintain short-term...

BOJ's Policy Tweak Not Prelude to Exit From Ultra-Low Rates-Deputy Gov

Wednesday, 2 August 2023 16:13 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The Bank of Japan's decision last week to tweak its bond yield control policy was aimed at making its massive stimulus more sustainable, not a prelude to an exit from ultra-low interest rates, its deputy governor Shinichi Uchida said on Wednesday. Uchida also said there was still a long way to go...

BOJ Reports Record Net Income After Bond Earnings Jump

Tuesday, 30 May 2023 00:31 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The Bank of Japan reported a record net profit last fiscal year, partly driven by rising interest income from the central bankâ€™s massive government bond holdings and its foreign currency deposits. The central bankâ€™s net income soared to a record 2.09 trillion yen ($14.9 billion) at the end of...

BOJ Cuts Purchases of Super-Long Bonds as Global Yields Drop

Wednesday, 15 March 2023 15:40 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The Bank of Japan offered to buy fewer longer-dated bonds than planned in Wednesdayâ€™s operations, after yields declined as traders reduced bets on Federal Reserve rate hikes. The BOJ will buy Â¥50 billion ($372 million) of bonds maturing in 25-years or longer, compared with Â¥100...

BOJ Keeps Ultra-Low Rates At Kuroda Final Policy Meeting

Friday, 10 March 2023 16:51 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained ultra-low interest rates on Friday and held off making changes to its controversial bond yield control policy, leaving options open ahead of a leadership transition in April. The meeting was the last one to be chaired by Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, who leaves...

BOJ Holds Policy as It Pushes Back Against Market Speculation

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 16:39 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The Bank of Japan decided against making more adjustments to its yield curve control program, prompting a sharp slide in the yen as it tried to contain speculation over policy normalization fueled by Decemberâ€™s shock move. The central bank kept its main policy settings unchanged, leaving...

BOJ's Kuroda Aims to Keep Policy Loose to Meet Price, Wage Growth Goals

Wednesday, 4 January 2023 17:29 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday the central bank would maintain its loose monetary policy in order to sustain inflation at its 2% target along with wage growth. Kuroda's comments at a New Year gathering of the Japanese bankers' association counter lingering market...

BOJ Kuroda Dismisses Near-Term Chance Of Exiting Easy Policy

Monday, 26 December 2022 20:19 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday brushed aside the chance of a near-term exit from ultra-loose monetary policy but voiced hope that intensifying labour shortages will prod firms to raise wages. Kuroda said the BOJ's decision last week to widen the allowance band around its...

Japan's Kishida Rules Out Changing Policy Agreement With BOJ

Monday, 28 November 2022 17:03 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday brushed aside the chance of adding wage growth as a new monetary policy goal the government and the central bank should pursue to underpin a fragile economy. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda also concurred with Kishida, saying that setting...

BOJ's Kuroda Lays Out Framework for Future Exit From Easy Policy

Thursday, 10 November 2022 22:03 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday any future debate on an exit from ultra-loose monetary policy will centre on the pace of increase in short-term interest rates and adjustments in the bank's massive balance sheet. Kuroda brushed aside the chance of a near-term interest...

BOJ Keeps Ultra-Low Rates as It Still Sees Inflation Cooling

Friday, 28 October 2022 16:47 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The Bank of Japan stood by its ultra-low interest rates, pushing back against lingering market speculation it will adjust policy as it continues to predict inflation will cool below 2% next year. Governor Haruhiko Kuroda and his board left their negative rate, 10-year yield cap and...

Bank Of Japan To Conduct Emergency Bond Buying As Yen Teeters Near 150

Thursday, 20 October 2022 16:24 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Japan's central bank on Thursday said it would hold emergency bond-buying operations, offering to buy some $667 million in government debt, a move designed to put a floor under bond prices. The announcement from the Bank of Japan came as the yen currency teetered at the break of 150 to the...

BoJ Summary of Opinions: BoJ Must Maintain Current Monetary Easing Until Inflation Stably Exceeds 2%

Monday, 3 October 2022 14:37 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The Bank of Japan's September meeting's summary of opinions states that Japan's core consumer inflation is likely to accelerate toward the year-end with a narrow pace of increase thereafter. Key notes Expect wide range of goods to see price rises ahead. Challenges remain to achieve boj's 2%...

BOJ Tingkatkan Pembelian Obligasi untuk Membatasi Tekanan pada Imbal Hasil dari Perubahan Global

Friday, 30 September 2022 22:25 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Bank of Japan mendorong pembelian obligasi pada operasi reguler Jumat dan mengatakan akan meningkatkan pembelian pada kuartal mendatang untuk membatasi tekanan kenaikan pada imbal hasil. BOJ membeli 550 miliar yen ($3,8 miliar) obligasi lima hingga 10 tahun, lebih tinggi dari 500 miliar yen dari...

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