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Bank of Japan keeps key interest rate steady as it treads cautiously on normalizing policy

The decision came as the central bank seeks to wean its economy off the long-held ultra-easy monetary policy and curb the yen's slide against the U.S. dollar.

Seeking Alpha · 1d

Bank of Japan Pauses But Signals Normalization Will Continue

The Bank of Japan unanimously decided to keep its policy rate unchanged at 0.25%. Amid growing confidence in achieving its sustainable inflation target, the BoJ will closely watch the impact of FX movements on inflation. The timing of the next hike remains uncertain, but we see a chance of a hike in December.

Hindustan Times · 1d

Bank of Japan keeps interest rate steady. But is the country's economy fine?

The Bank of Japan maintained interest rates at 0.25%, expressing optimism about consumption and a potential economic recovery.

Japan, inflation

Barron's · 1d

Japan Inflation Firms To 2.8% Ahead Of BoJ Rate Decision

Japanese inflation rose slightly in August, with prices up 2.8 percent year-on-year, official data showed Friday, hours before the Bank of Japan was widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged.

Bloomberg L.P. · 1d

Japan’s Inflation Speeds Up Ahead of Expected BOJ Rate Hold

Japan’s key inflation gauge accelerated in August for a fourth consecutive month, hours before the Bank of Japan is scheduled to wrap up its latest policy decision meeting.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Japan's core inflation accelerates for 4th month in August

Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated for the fourth straight month in August and tracked comfortably above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, keeping alive expectations for further interest rate hikes.

Asian shares, yen and BOJ

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Asian shares extend rally, yen edges higher as BOJ holds steady

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian shares extended their rally on Friday, bathing in the afterglow of an outsized interest U.S. rate cut, while the yen edged higher as the Bank of Japan held rates steady and stayed upbeat on the economy.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Asian Stocks Follow Wall Street's Rate-Cut Rally Higher, as BOJ Stands Pat

Asian stocks have surged, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index leading gains after Wall Street romped to records following the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates

AOL · 1d

Asian shares bathed in Fed afterglow, yen jittery ahead of BOJ

Asian shares extended their rally on Friday, bathing in the afterglow of an outsized interest rate cut in the United States, while the yen was jittery ahead of a monetary policy decision in Japan as traders look for clues about future tightening.

Yen falls as BOJ governor steers clear of rate hike talk

The yen pared its losses on Friday as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) sounded optimistic about growth and signalled it will be ...

BOJ Meeting to Test Fate of Yen-Sensitive Japanese Stocks

Traders betting on further recovery in Japanese equities are looking to any steer from the Bank of Japan that may cap the yen ...

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JPY: Bank of Japan’s tapering hawkishness

BoJ’s pruning hawkishness: The BOJ left rates unchanged at 0.25% and signaled a cautious approach to further hikes, likely ...

Japan Top FX Diplomat Says Watching for Any Build-Up of Yen Carry Trades, NHK Reports

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said authorities are "always watching markets" as a renewed ...

ig.com10d

Bank of Japan (BoJ) preview: Clues to be sought on the timing for the BoJ’s next move

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is set to hold their monetary meeting across 19 – 20 September 2024.

FXStreet1d

Bank of Japan (BoJ)

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is the central bank of Japan. It is a juridical person established based on the Bank of Japan Act (hereafter the Act), and is not a government agency or a private ...

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Yen slides as BOJ governor steers clear of rate hike talk

The yen weakened on Friday after the Bank of Japan signalled it was in no rush to raise interest rates again after keeping ...

BOJ’s Ueda Lowers Risk of October Hike With Cautious Hold

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda pushed the likelihood of an October rate hike further to the sidelines Friday with a ...

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