BOJ may offer hints of next rate-hike timing in Ueda's closely watched speech
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will deliver a speech and hold a news conference in the central Japan city of Nagoya on ...
Japan's Economy Slows But Central Bank Still Likely to Raise Rates — Update
"The Bank [of Japan] will be encouraged by the strength in consumer spending" in the third quarter, said Marcel Thieliant, head of Asia-Pacific at Capital Economics. He expects the BOJ to raise rates ...
Stock market today: Asian stocks climb after Wall Street's post-election boom slows
Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks slipped as the market’s rally following Trump’s election victory continued ...
BOJ Chief Ueda to Speak in Nagoya, Focus on Hints of Next Rate-Hike Timing
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will deliver a speech and hold a news conference in the central Japan ...
Japan’s economy grows for a second straight quarter on the back of consumer spending
Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September period as consumer spending held up, government data showed Friday. The world’s fourth-largest economy ...
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Japan's Economic Growth Faces Headwinds Despite Rise in Consumption
Japan's economy grew by an annualized 0.9% in Q3, hindered by weak capital spending and potential external risks. Though ...
BOJ should raise rates to 1% to reverse weak yen, says opposition lawmaker
The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates at least to 1% to roll back an "abnormally" huge stimulus that is causing ...
BOJ Calls for Vigilance to Presence of Non-Bank Financial Institutions
TOKYO (Reuters) - The growing presence of non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) warrants attention, as some reports show ...
Japan's rising wholesale inflation heightens uncertainty on BOJ's rate hike timing
Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in October as renewed yen falls pushed up import costs for some goods, data showed on ...
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Staff at pricey Japan boutique kneel in apology after China woman angered by ‘rude’ service
A Chinese woman shopping at a Fendi outlet in Japan expressed so much outrage at the rudeness of its sales staff that four employees knelt in front of her to apologise. While some people have ...
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No Prejudgment on Timing of Interest Rate Hike: BOJ's Ueda
Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)--Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Thursday that he has no prejudgment about when the central bank will raise interest rates next. In a press conference following ...
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BOJ Keeps Monetary Policy Unchanged
Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan decided to keep its monetary policy unchanged at a two-day Policy Board meeting that ended Thursday, amid uncertainties over foreign economies and ...