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What's next for Japan as the BOJ continues raising rates?
Backdrop: Japan had been mired in decades of weak prices and economic stagnation, and even as inflation impacted the globe in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic, BOJ policymakers largely viewed local price pressures as imported from elsewhere.
BoJ Hikes Rate Spike to 17-Year High, What It Means for Crypto Market?
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 17-year high of 0.5%, with Bitcoin and major altcoins surging by 3-6%.
Japan's core inflation hits 16-month high, markets brace for BOJ hike
Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.0% in December year-on-year to mark the fastest annual pace in 16 months, likely cementing a central bank rate hike later in the day and retaining bets that borrowing costs will keep rising from ultra-low levels.
Yen Moves Signal Market Surprise Over BOJ Inflation Outlook
USD/JPY rose to 155.26 and the yen’s reaction to the BOJ’s meeting signals a hawkish surprise that ING links primarily to the upward revision in CPI forecasts, as BOJ policymakers now see inflation at 2.
Japan's Inflation Stays High, Setting Stage for BOJ Rate Hike
Japans inflation remained elevated in December, reinforcing expectations for a Bank of Japan (BOJ) interest rate hike. National core consumer price index (CPI), excluding fresh food, rose 3% year-on-year,
Japanese yen rallies, bond yields climb after BOJ hikes rates
The yen strengthened and Japanese government bond yields rose to fresh multi-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates as expected and raised its inflation forecasts.
BOJ raises interest rates to highest in 17 years
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its ...
Stock Market Today: S&P 500 set to ease from record high, Dow and Nasdaq to slip; Dollar falls on BoJ hike; TI, Boeing shares fall.
U.S. stock futures were moving lower in early action on Friday, on the heels of the first record for the S&P 500 of 2024. Dow ...
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BOJ raises interest rate to highest level since 2008
Governor Kazuo Ueda and his fellow board members lifted the overnight call rate by a quarter-percentage point to 0.5% at the ...
Yen gains on BOJ hike; yuan, Antipodean peers get Trump boost
The yen rose after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) hiked rates on Friday and revised up its inflation forecasts, while the Australian ...
Ueda Speech: BoJ Governor discusses policy outlook after interest rate hike
Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda addressed the post-policy meeting press conference on Friday, explaining the reasons ...
BOJ Raises Short-Term Interest Rates to 0.5% in Widely Expected Move
The board decided to raise the BOJ's short-term policy rate to 0.5% from 0.25% by an 8-1 vote. Board member Toyoaki Nakamura dissented to the decision. BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda is scheduled to hold a ...
MORNING BID AMERICAS-Dollar swoons as BOJ hikes, euro zone grows, yuan relieved
For a start, the yen perked up after the Bank of Japan finally delivered a quarter-point hike in its main policy interest ...
Japan hikes rates to highest since 2008 as sustained inflation, rising wages signal ‘virtuous cycle' in play
The move comes in line with expectations from CNBC’s survey, where an overwhelming majority of economists predicted a hike.