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RBA eyes vote transparency as likely rate cut looms
The Reserve Bank board may decide this week whether to publish the unattributed interest rate votes of its members.
Japan's fiscal woes put BOJ bond taper plans to test
Talk of big fiscal spending and a subsequent spike in super-long yields are raising questions over just how quickly the Bank ...
Japan's April core inflation likely sped up to fastest pace in two years: Reuters poll
Japan's April core inflation probably rose at its fastest pace in two years on the reduction of energy subsidies and higher ...
Japan's economy contracts by a more than expected 0.2% from prior three months
On an annualized basis, Japan’s GDP contracted 0.7% in the first quarter, also more than the 0.2% fall expected by the ...
Analysis-Japan's Fiscal Woes Put BOJ Bond Taper Plans to Test
Next week, the BOJ will conduct consultations with banks, insurers and other market participants for their views on the ...
Japan’s Economy Shrinks for First Time in a Year Before Tariff Jolt
Japan’s economy was shrinking even before the bulk of US President Donald Trump’s tariff measures took force, leaving the ...
Japan’s Megabanks to Remain Buoyed by BOJ’s Long Game to Hike Rates
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. will detail how ...
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Japan’s bond market sees rapid yield surge, signaling major economic shift
AFTER years of moving at a glacial pace, yields in Japan’s $7.8-trillion government debt market are shifting higher at ...
BOJ's Nakamura Calls for Pause in Rate Hikes on US Tariff Uncertainty
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BoJ’s Uchida: There are both upside, downside risks from US tariffs on Japan’s prices
Bank of Japan (BoJ) Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said on Tuesday that “there are both upside, downside risks from US tariffs on Japan’s prices.” Japan's output gap to remain around current levels, ...