thejapantimes, 30 days ago to business The Bank of Japan has returned to an all-male executive board after its only female director, Tokiko Shimizu, was replaced after serving a four-year term. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/13/boj-gender-equality/ #business #boj #women039sissues #kazuoueda
The Bank of Japan has returned to an all-male executive board after its only female director, Tokiko Shimizu, was replaced after serving a four-year term. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/13/boj-gender-equality/ #business #boj #women039sissues #kazuoueda
thejapantimes, 30 days ago to business Katsunobu Kato, former chief Cabinet secretary and a ruling party veteran, says Japan is seeing conditions fall in place for the central bank to normalize monetary policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/13/japan-ldp-heavyweight-positive-on-rate-hike/ #business #boj #negativeinterestrates #inflation #japaneseeconomy #yen #katsunobukato #ldp
Katsunobu Kato, former chief Cabinet secretary and a ruling party veteran, says Japan is seeing conditions fall in place for the central bank to normalize monetary policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/13/japan-ldp-heavyweight-positive-on-rate-hike/ #business #boj #negativeinterestrates #inflation #japaneseeconomy #yen #katsunobukato #ldp
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business The Bank of Japan must avoid raising interest rates to combat a weak yen, as higher borrowing costs would hit consumption and services inflation, said Tsutomu Watanabe, a former central bank official and an expert on price trends. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/10/economy/ex-boj-banker-watanabe/ #business #economy #tsutomuwatanabe #boj #yen #japaneseeconomy
The Bank of Japan must avoid raising interest rates to combat a weak yen, as higher borrowing costs would hit consumption and services inflation, said Tsutomu Watanabe, a former central bank official and an expert on price trends. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/10/economy/ex-boj-banker-watanabe/ #business #economy #tsutomuwatanabe #boj #yen #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Japan’s households cut spending again in March as sticky inflation weighed on sentiment and government subsidies capped costs for utilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/10/economy/household-spending/ #business #economy #boj #kazuoueda #consumerspending
Japan’s households cut spending again in March as sticky inflation weighed on sentiment and government subsidies capped costs for utilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/10/economy/household-spending/ #business #economy #boj #kazuoueda #consumerspending
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Bank of Japan board members turned overwhelmingly hawkish at their April policy meeting, with many calling for the need to raise interest rates steadily to forestall risks of an inflation overshoot, a summary of opinions at the meeting showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/boj-april-opinions-hawkish/ #business #boj #negativeinterestrates #inflation #japaneseeconomy
Bank of Japan board members turned overwhelmingly hawkish at their April policy meeting, with many calling for the need to raise interest rates steadily to forestall risks of an inflation overshoot, a summary of opinions at the meeting showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/boj-april-opinions-hawkish/ #business #boj #negativeinterestrates #inflation #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Japan’s latest wage figures show that pay gains have now lagged inflation every month for two years, even as a measure of the deeper trend — exclude bonuses and overtime pay — points to steady growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/economy/japan-march-real-wages-down/ #business #economy #wages #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj
Japan’s latest wage figures show that pay gains have now lagged inflation every month for two years, even as a measure of the deeper trend — exclude bonuses and overtime pay — points to steady growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/economy/japan-march-real-wages-down/ #business #economy #wages #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda says he has told Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that he is carefully watching the impact of the weak yen on prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/08/economy/boj-ueda-monitoring-impact-of-weak-yen/ #business #economy #yen #boj #kazuoueda #fumiokishida #japaneseeconomy #dollar
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda says he has told Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that he is carefully watching the impact of the weak yen on prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/08/economy/boj-ueda-monitoring-impact-of-weak-yen/ #business #economy #yen #boj #kazuoueda #fumiokishida #japaneseeconomy #dollar
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Large and regional banks in Japan raised their interest rates on ordinary deposits in March or April for the first time in about 17 years, following the Bank of Japan's lifting of its negative interest rate policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/06/markets/banks-raise-rates-after-boj-action/ #business #markets #boj #yen #currencies #banks
Large and regional banks in Japan raised their interest rates on ordinary deposits in March or April for the first time in about 17 years, following the Bank of Japan's lifting of its negative interest rate policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/06/markets/banks-raise-rates-after-boj-action/ #business #markets #boj #yen #currencies #banks
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Fresh data on the Federal Reserve’s various accounts hints at potential ways Japanese policy makers may have funded currency interventions this past week to bolster the yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/06/markets/market-hunts-for-signs-of-yen-intervention/ #business #markets #boj #currencies #yen #dollar #financeministry
Fresh data on the Federal Reserve’s various accounts hints at potential ways Japanese policy makers may have funded currency interventions this past week to bolster the yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/06/markets/market-hunts-for-signs-of-yen-intervention/ #business #markets #boj #currencies #yen #dollar #financeministry
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said that currency interventions are ineffective at shifting exchange rates, even at the large magnitude that Japan has been thought to have deployed recently. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/04/economy/currency-intervention-ineffective/ #business #economy #us #yen #lawrencesummers #boj #japaneseeconomy
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said that currency interventions are ineffective at shifting exchange rates, even at the large magnitude that Japan has been thought to have deployed recently. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/04/economy/currency-intervention-ineffective/ #business #economy #us #yen #lawrencesummers #boj #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Japanese officials may have spent some ¥3.66 trillion ($23.59 billion) to pull the yen back from near 34-year lows, Bank of Japan data suggested. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/02/japan-intervention-3-trillion/ #business #yen #dollar #boj #forex
Japanese officials may have spent some ¥3.66 trillion ($23.59 billion) to pull the yen back from near 34-year lows, Bank of Japan data suggested. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/02/japan-intervention-3-trillion/ #business #yen #dollar #boj #forex
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to random Although current FX interventions are not yet a significant concern for the Treasury market, large-scale interventions by major holders like Japan or China could pose risks in the future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/02/japan-exhausts-intervention-slush-fund/ #commentary #yen #dollar #forex #japaneseeconomy #boj #ustreasurys #useconomy
Although current FX interventions are not yet a significant concern for the Treasury market, large-scale interventions by major holders like Japan or China could pose risks in the future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/02/japan-exhausts-intervention-slush-fund/ #commentary #yen #dollar #forex #japaneseeconomy #boj #ustreasurys #useconomy
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Many Bank of Japan board members agreed that the country's long-term interest rates should be set by markets, policy meeting minutes from March have shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/02/economy/boj-march-minutes/ #business #economy #boj #negativeinterestrates #kazuoueda #japaneseeconomy #bonds
Many Bank of Japan board members agreed that the country's long-term interest rates should be set by markets, policy meeting minutes from March have shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/02/economy/boj-march-minutes/ #business #economy #boj #negativeinterestrates #kazuoueda #japaneseeconomy #bonds
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business The yen soared against the dollar late on Wednesday, as many suspected Japan's monetary authorities aimed to prop up the beleaguered currency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/02/markets/yen-climbs-dollar-intervention/ #business #markets #yen #dollar #boj #forex
The yen soared against the dollar late on Wednesday, as many suspected Japan's monetary authorities aimed to prop up the beleaguered currency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/02/markets/yen-climbs-dollar-intervention/ #business #markets #yen #dollar #boj #forex
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Corporate Japan is starting to wonder if the weak yen has become too much of a good thing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/01/economy/japan-inc-weak-yen/ #business #economy #currencies #yen #dollar #boj
Corporate Japan is starting to wonder if the weak yen has become too much of a good thing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/01/economy/japan-inc-weak-yen/ #business #economy #currencies #yen #dollar #boj
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Japan likely conducted its first currency intervention since 2022 to prop up the yen on Monday, according to a Bloomberg analysis of central bank accounts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/01/markets/boj-accounts-suggest-intervention/ #business #markets #boj #currencies #yen #financeministry
Japan likely conducted its first currency intervention since 2022 to prop up the yen on Monday, according to a Bloomberg analysis of central bank accounts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/01/markets/boj-accounts-suggest-intervention/ #business #markets #boj #currencies #yen #financeministry
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business After months of warning that it might intervene in the currency market, Japanese finance authorities appeared to have finally made a move on Monday to curb the pace of yen’s weakening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/30/markets/yen-intervention-suspected/ #business #markets #forex #currencies #yen #dollar #boj
After months of warning that it might intervene in the currency market, Japanese finance authorities appeared to have finally made a move on Monday to curb the pace of yen’s weakening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/30/markets/yen-intervention-suspected/ #business #markets #forex #currencies #yen #dollar #boj
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Japan's top currency diplomat said Tuesday that authorities were ready to deal with foreign exchange matters "24 hours," while declining to comment on whether Tokyo had intervened to prop up the yen a day earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/30/markets/yen-kanda-intervention-questions/ #business #markets #boj #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda #yen #forex
Japan's top currency diplomat said Tuesday that authorities were ready to deal with foreign exchange matters "24 hours," while declining to comment on whether Tokyo had intervened to prop up the yen a day earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/30/markets/yen-kanda-intervention-questions/ #business #markets #boj #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda #yen #forex
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business The yen briefly hit ¥160 against the dollar Monday morning, as the Japanese currency continues to fall against other major currencies, hitting its lowest level since April 1990. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/29/markets/yen-hits-160-to-the-dollar/ #business #markets #boj #yen #currencies
The yen briefly hit ¥160 against the dollar Monday morning, as the Japanese currency continues to fall against other major currencies, hitting its lowest level since April 1990. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/29/markets/yen-hits-160-to-the-dollar/ #business #markets #boj #yen #currencies
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business As the yen continues to fall against other major currencies, the focus is on when the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan might intervene in the currency market to support the yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/28/markets/yen-drops-past-158/ #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #boj #kazuoueda #financeministry #shunichisuzuki
As the yen continues to fall against other major currencies, the focus is on when the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan might intervene in the currency market to support the yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/28/markets/yen-drops-past-158/ #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #boj #kazuoueda #financeministry #shunichisuzuki
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business The yen fell to a fresh 34-year low against the dollar Friday in New York. Should it fall further from here, like after the BOJ decision in September 2022, the possibility of intervention will increase, observers say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/27/markets/yen-dollar-157/ #business #markets #yen #currencies #boj #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda
The yen fell to a fresh 34-year low against the dollar Friday in New York. Should it fall further from here, like after the BOJ decision in September 2022, the possibility of intervention will increase, observers say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/27/markets/yen-dollar-157/ #business #markets #yen #currencies #boj #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business The yen swung sharply from the day’s low to near its high amid jittery trading in the wake of the Bank of Japan’s decision to keep monetary policy unchanged. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/26/yen-jittery-trading-boj-rates/ #business #boj #forex #yen #dollar #financeministry
The yen swung sharply from the day’s low to near its high amid jittery trading in the wake of the Bank of Japan’s decision to keep monetary policy unchanged. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/26/yen-jittery-trading-boj-rates/ #business #boj #forex #yen #dollar #financeministry
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Despite growing concerns over the continued weakening of the yen and its negative economic impact, the Bank of Japan on Friday left its monetary policy unchanged. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/26/boj-april-policy-unchanged/ #business #boj #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda
Despite growing concerns over the continued weakening of the yen and its negative economic impact, the Bank of Japan on Friday left its monetary policy unchanged. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/26/boj-april-policy-unchanged/ #business #boj #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Price growth in Tokyo decelerated sharply to 1.6% in April, slowing from 2.4% in March, in an outcome said to be distorted by the start of education subsidies. The figures come as the Bank of Japan gathers to review policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/26/economy/tokyo-inflation-slows-sharply-april/ #business #economy #inflation #tokyo #boj #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators
Price growth in Tokyo decelerated sharply to 1.6% in April, slowing from 2.4% in March, in an outcome said to be distorted by the start of education subsidies. The figures come as the Bank of Japan gathers to review policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/26/economy/tokyo-inflation-slows-sharply-april/ #business #economy #inflation #tokyo #boj #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business The yen weakened beyond ¥155 per dollar for the first time in more than three decades, heightening the possibility Japan will step into the market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/25/markets/yen-falls-past-155/ #business #markets #yen #forex #financeministry #japaneseeconomy #boj
The yen weakened beyond ¥155 per dollar for the first time in more than three decades, heightening the possibility Japan will step into the market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/25/markets/yen-falls-past-155/ #business #markets #yen #forex #financeministry #japaneseeconomy #boj