The government of Japan has clarified its unwillingness to include Bitcoin in its foreign exchange reserves in response to Hamada Satoshi’s question. According to a report by Coinpost, Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru issued an official statement on 20th December in response to Senator (Rassho) Hamada Satoshi’s question.

Wide gaps in interest rates could bring back the yen carry trade, in which investors borrow in Japan and deploy the funds in higher-yielding markets.

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday and its governor offered few clues on how soon it could push up borrowing costs, sending the yen and bond yields tumbling on fresh doubts over the near-term chances of a rate hike.

Foreign investors divested Japanese stocks significantly in the week through Dec. 14, exercising caution ahead of policy meetings by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan, and taking profits after a rally in the local market.

The yen weakened against the dollar Thursday after the Bank of Japan kept borrowing costs unchanged, extending a retreat that came after the US Federal Reserve forecast fewer rate cuts.

The Bank of Japan on Thursday held its benchmark interest rate steady at 0.25%, surprising economists polled by Reuters, who expected a 25 basis points hike. The BOJ said in its statement that the ...

The Bank of England wrapped up a big year of central bank rate cuts by keeping rates steady on Thursday December 19 - a day after the Federal Reserve eased policy but suggested it would be more cautious in 2025.

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Asia shares rose slightly in holiday-thinned trade on Thursday, extending gains from earlier in the week with little news or data in the way to alter their direction of travel, while the dollar was perched near a two-year high.

The Japanese yen is trading near its lowest levels in more than three decades, reviving speculation of another round of government intervention. Even after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates in March for the first time since 2007 and again in July,

The BoJ said after a two-day policy meeting that it would hold rates at around 0.25 percent, pushing the yen cheaper than 155 per dollar, compared with 153.66 on Wednesday