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BANK OF JAPAN

BOJ Avoids Hinting at Chances of January Rate Hike
Wednesday, 25 December 2024 20:15 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda avoided giving a clear signal that he might raise interest rates next month, sticking to his view that the bank needs to continue monitoring risks to the economy in comments that weighed on the yen. “The timing and pace of adjusting the degree of monetary...


BOJ Holds Rates as Japan’s Unstable Politics Raises Uncertainty
Thursday, 31 October 2024 17:08 WIB | Root

The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged after uncertainties increased over the outlook of the economy and the stability of the government after the ruling coalition suffered its worst electoral result since 2009. Governor Kazuo Ueda and his fellow board members...


Bank Of Japan Raises Benchmark Interest Rate, Outlines Roadmap For Trimming Bond Buying Program
Wednesday, 31 July 2024 18:23 WIB | Root

Japan’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate to “around 0.25%” from it previous range of 0% to 0.1% and outlined its plan to taper its bond buying program. But the Bank of Japan said it expects real interest rates to remain “significantly negative,” adding that “accommodative...


BOJ to Cut Bond Buying in Normalization Step as Rate Held Steady
Friday, 14 June 2024 17:32 WIB | Root

The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate steady and said it will set out plans for reducing the amount of its bond buying at its July meeting while leaving purchases unchanged until then. Authorities kept the benchmark rate in a range between 0 and 0.1% in line with a consensus forecast...


Bank of Japan Stands Pat on Rates and Bond Buying, Hitting Yen
Friday, 26 April 2024 17:33 WIB | Root

The Bank of Japan held its interest rate settings steady and simplified its language on bond-buying after a two-day meeting that took place after the yen hit a fresh 34-year low this week.  The BOJ Friday kept the range for its benchmark rate between 0% and 0.1% at the conclusion of its...


BOJ Hikes Interest Rates for First Time Since 2007, Hitting Yen
Tuesday, 19 March 2024 18:02 WIB | Root

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 | Root

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 | Root

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 | Root

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 | Root

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 | Root

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 | Root

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 | Root

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 | Root

The Bank of Japan reported a record net profit last fiscal year, partly driven by rising interest income from the central bank’s massive government bond holdings and its foreign currency deposits. The central bank’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 | Root

The Bank of Japan offered to buy fewer longer-dated bonds than planned in Wednesday’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 | Root

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 | Root

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 December’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 | Root

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 | Root

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 | Root

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...



Ketua The Fed,Mungkin menentang spekulasi penurunan suku
Tuesday, 19 August 2025 04:02 WIB

Ketua The Fed, Jerome Powell, dijadwalkan berpidato di simposium bank sentral tahunan minggu ini di tengah meningkatnya spekulasi bahwa penurunan...

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Tuesday, 19 August 2025 07:52 WIB

Pasar Asia-Pasifik sebagian besar melemah pada Selasa(19/8), sementara investor menanti hasil pembicaraan antara Presiden AS Donald Trump, Presiden...

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Tuesday, 19 August 2025 03:38 WIB

S&P 500 ditutup sedikit lebih rendah pada hari Senin, karena investor mencerna pertemuan antara Presiden Ukraina Volodymyr Zelensky dan Presiden...

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Monday, 18 August 2025 23:18 WIB

Presiden AS Donald Trump mengklaim pada hari Senin bahwa ia "tahu persis" apa yang ia lakukan terkait konflik Rusia-Ukraina, sembari mengkritik...

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