IMF expects BOJ to raise rates again this year, eye neutral level by end-2027
The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates again this year and see borrowing costs reach levels deemed neutral to ...
Japan's household spending massively beats expectations, boosting case for further BOJ hikes
Average household monthly income in the same month was 1,179,259 yen, rising 7.2% in nominal terms and up 2.9% in real terms year on year. The Nikkei 225 slipped 0.44% after the r ...
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Bank of Japan’s fresh take on labour crunch opens door for more rate hikes
BOJ shifts focus away from output gap, towards labour shortage Board debated wage pressure, stagflation risk at January ...
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Yen’s weekly surge underscores growing case for a hawkish BOJ
The yen is on track for its fourth straight weekly gain against the dollar as spending data on Friday added to signs that the ...
Japan Wages Grow Most Since 1997, Helping BOJ Rate Path and Yen
Japanese nominal wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly three decades, supporting the Bank of Japan’s latest rate hike ...
What Decades Of Easy Money Mean For Japan's Fiscal Future
As interest rates rise, the value of JGBs could plummet due to heightened inflation and duration risks. Click to read.
Japan's household spending beats forecast, but recovery fragile
Japanese household spending rose for the first time in five months in year-on-year terms in December and at a much ...
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Japan’s December household spending beats expectations
JAPANESE household spending rose for the first time in five months in year-on-year terms in December and at a much faster-than-expected pace. Read more at The Business Times.
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 ...
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BOJ’s Tamura says interest rate needs to rise to at least 1%
A speech by the board member is likely to further fuel market speculation that more rate hikes are in the pipeline.
IMF warns Japan of spillovers from rising foreign market volatility
Japan should be on alert for any spillover effects from rising foreign market volatility that could affect liquidity conditions for its financial institutions, the International Monetary Fund said on ...