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Dollar reigns with the support of higher yields

SINGAPORE, Dec 30 - The Japanese yen traded around five-month lows on Monday against a dollar underpinned by rising U.S. yields as thin year-end liquidity kept most currencies in tight ranges. "Despite paid forecasters almost universally calling for a weaker U.S. dollar in 2024, the greenback looks set to close the year higher against all major currencies with the buck …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

England, Japan hold interest rates steady even as US, Europe cut back: What explains the differences?

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After aggressive rate hikes in 2022 and early 2023 to combat surging inflation fueled by energy and food costs, central banks are increasingly turning their attention to rate cuts to support growth Several central banks the world over have announced interest rate decisions in the past two weeks. Bank of England holds steady amid rising UK inflation The Bank of …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

JGB yields rise as weak yen drives bets for BOJ rate hike

Live Mint

TOKYO, Dec 17 - Japanese government bond yields rose on Tuesday, as a weaker yen drove bets that the Bank of Japan may increase interest rates at its policy meeting this week. The two-year JGB yield rose 1 basis point to 0.59% and the five-year yield rose 1.5 bps to 0.730%. "The yields rose because expectations that the BOJ may …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Over 90% of market players expect BOJ to keep rates steady this week, survey shows

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TOKYO, - Over 90% of market participants expect the Bank of Japan to keep interest rates steady at this week's policy meeting, a survey by money market brokerage Ueda Yagi Tanshi showed on Tuesday. Of the total, 91% said they expect the central bank to keep short-term interest rates unchanged at 0.25% this week. Sources have told Reuters the BOJ …

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EXCLUSIVE-BOJ leaning toward keeping rates steady next week, sources say

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* BOJ in no rush to hike as yen's rebound moderates price pressure * Void of renewed yen plunge, BOJ prefers to gauge more data * Trump risk, wage uncertainty favour standing pat - for now * BOJ to meet Dec. 18-19, Fed decision due hours before BOJ's By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Dec 12 - The Bank of Japan is …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

BOJ leaning toward keeping rates steady next week, sources say

Live Mint

* BOJ in no rush to hike as yen's rebound moderates price pressure * Void of renewed yen plunge, BOJ prefers to gauge more data * Trump risk, wage uncertainty favour standing pat - for now * BOJ to meet Dec. 18-19, Fed decision due hours before BOJ's By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Dec 12 - The Bank of Japan is …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Japan’s Nikkei slips on firmer yen amid BOJ rate hike bets; logs worst month since April

Live Mint

By Brigid Riley TOKYO, - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday as the yen strengthened on growing expectations of an interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan after hotter-than-expected inflation data. Meanwhile, banks and insurance stocks were boosted by prospects of the rate hike, sending Dai-ichi Life Holdings soaring 3.5% and Chiba Bank rallying 4.2% to land among …

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Asian shares slip, yen aims for best week in 4 months on BOJ hike bets

Live Mint

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY - Asian shares slipped on Friday while the yen was aiming for its best week in four months as strong local inflation data had traders favouring an imminent rate hike from the Bank of Japan. "We note that the acceleration in inflation, combined with the solid recovery in monthly activity, increases the odds of another BoJ …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Zombie Companies on the Brink of Bankruptcy as Interest Rates Soar

Live Mint

After decades of ultra-loose monetary policy, even small hikes in interest rates by the Bank of Japan are poised to fuel an increase in the number of zombie companies that could be tipped into insolvency. Zombie companies have survived for years in Japan thanks to low rates and government support, but they are now facing increasing pressure from rising interest …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Asian stocks follow Wall Street's rate-cut rally higher, as BOJ stands pat

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5 months, 1 week ago

Bank of Japan to outline bond taper plan, debate rate hike timing

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* BOJ concludes 2-day meeting, decision expected 0300-0430 GMT * Board to debate rate hike timing, July move likely close call * BOJ seen halving bond buying in 1.5-2 years' time in QT plan * Governor Ueda likely to brief media 0630 GMT By Leika Kihara TOKYO, - The Bank of Japan is expected to detail plans to taper its …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Japan Post Goes Slow in Buying Longest Bonds After BOJ Rate Hike

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Japan Post Insurance Co. is holding off from buying most domestic super-long bonds, due to concern that the central bank’s reduction of debt purchases may weigh on the market. “Yields on super-long-term bonds have risen to attractive levels,” said Hiroyuki Nomura, senior general manager of Japan Post’s investment planning department. A lack of clarity about the BOJ’s plan to reduce …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Why is Japan’s yen falling and why is it so weak against the US dollar?

Al Jazeera

The weakness of the Japanese currency is back in the spotlight after sinking to its lowest level since April 1990. The yen recovered to 155.01 per dollar later in the day, prompting speculation that Japanese authorities had intervened to prop up the value of the currency. “Also, market expectations rapidly changed on the Fed’s monetary policy.” The gap in interest …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Japan’s yen surges after sinking to lowest level against dollar since 1990

Al Jazeera

Japanese currency sinks to 160.17 per dollar before rising to 155.01 amid speculation of intervention by authorities. The yen on Monday sank to 160.17 per dollar, the lowest since April 1990, setting off murmurs that Japanese authorities could intervene to prop up the currency for the first time since late 2022. The yen has been on a near continual slide …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Japanese yen slides back

Hindustan Times

By Joice Alves Japanese yen slides back LONDON - The yen fell on Friday and was trading around its weakest level in three decades, having briefly spiked against the dollar, with markets on edge about possible intervention after the Bank of Japan kept interest rates on hold on Friday. The yen also briefly rallied against other major currencies but last …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

In Japan, interest rate increases herald a new era for financial markets

The Hindu

Barely weeks after Japanese stocks broke three-decade highs, the country’s financial markets are hurtling toward another phenomenon not seen for the best part of a generation: rising interest rates. “I personally think this is going to be the beginning of a new era,” said Keita Matsumoto, head of financial institutions sales and solutions at Citigroup Global Markets Japan. “Markets still …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Pressure mounts on Japan as Yen weakens amid US interest rate hike expectations

Live Mint

Japanese authorities are facing renewed pressure to combat a sustained depreciation in the yen, as investors eye prospects of higher-for-longer US interest rates while the Bank of Japan remains wedded to its super low interest rate policy. With the dollar having breached the psychologically important 150-yen level, many market players see 151.94 yen, where Japan last intervened, as the next …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Bank of Japan holds interest rates, makes yield control policy more flexible

Live Mint

The Bank of Japan kept its short-term interest rate target unchanged at -0.1% on Friday but also took steps to make its yield curve control policy more flexible. The central bank maintained guidance allowing the 10-year yield to move 0.5% around the 0% target, but said those would now be "references" rather than "rigid limits", Reuters reported. Meanwhile, earlier this …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Japan’s central bank retains key interest rate while fine-tuning bond purchases for more flexibility

Associated Press

TOKYO — Japan’s central bank opted Friday to keep its benchmark interest rate at minus 0.1% but fine-tuned its bond purchases to allow greater flexibility in its policies given the “high uncertainties” facing the world’s third-largest economy. The BOJ has resisted raising its longstanding minus 0.1% benchmark rate out of concern that growth in Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, may …

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1 year, 9 months ago

New BOJ head says banks stable, rules out major policy shift

Associated Press

TOKYO — The new governor of Japan’s central bank signaled Monday that he plans no drastic changes in its ultra-low interest rate policy, sticking to earlier messaging on the topic. Japan’s central bank is seeing its first leadership change in a decade, at a time when inflationary pressures around the world remain a risk and central banks are fighting back …

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1 year, 11 months ago

2023 New Year Resolutions for Asia’s Biggest Economies

The Diplomat

Asia’s big economies failed to fire during 2022, weighed down by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and resulting self-imposed restrictions on economic activity, together with rising interest rates and slowing growth globally. In its latest “World Economic Outlook” report, the IMF projected GDP growth for Asia’s second-largest economy of 2.1 percent in 2022 but just 0.9 percent in 2023, below the …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Japan’s prices rise at fastest pace since 1981

Al Jazeera

Consumer prices in the world’s third-biggest economy rose by 4 percent in December. Japan’s prices rose at their fastest pace in more than four decades in December, stoking expectations the country’s central bank could finally move away from ultra-low interest rates. Consumer prices in the world’s third-biggest economy rose by 4 percent year-on-year, the sharpest rise since 1981, government data …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Japan central bank acts to stem yen’s decline against dollar

Associated Press

TOKYO — Japan’s central bank took the unusual step Thursday of intervening in the market to stem the yen’s decline against the U.S. dollar. Earlier in the day, the dollar rose to nearly 146 yen — a 24-year low — after the Bank of Japan left its key lending rate unchanged following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to raise its …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Yen plunges to new 24-year low against US dollar

Al Jazeera

One dollar was worth more than 140 Japanese yen for the first time since 1998 in European afternoon deals. One dollar was worth more than 140 yen for the first time since 1998 in European afternoon deals on Thursday, as the greenback also strengthened against other currencies, boosted by the ever-widening gap between the yields on US and Japanese government …

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England, Japan hold interest rates steady even as US, Europe cut back: What explains the differences?

JGB yields rise as weak yen drives bets for BOJ rate hike

Over 90% of market players expect BOJ to keep rates steady this week, survey shows

EXCLUSIVE-BOJ leaning toward keeping rates steady next week, sources say

BOJ leaning toward keeping rates steady next week, sources say

Japan’s Nikkei slips on firmer yen amid BOJ rate hike bets; logs worst month since April

Asian shares slip, yen aims for best week in 4 months on BOJ hike bets

Zombie Companies on the Brink of Bankruptcy as Interest Rates Soar

Asian stocks follow Wall Street's rate-cut rally higher, as BOJ stands pat

Bank of Japan to outline bond taper plan, debate rate hike timing

Japan Post Goes Slow in Buying Longest Bonds After BOJ Rate Hike

Why is Japan’s yen falling and why is it so weak against the US dollar?

Japan’s yen surges after sinking to lowest level against dollar since 1990

Japanese yen slides back

In Japan, interest rate increases herald a new era for financial markets

Pressure mounts on Japan as Yen weakens amid US interest rate hike expectations

Bank of Japan holds interest rates, makes yield control policy more flexible

Japan’s central bank retains key interest rate while fine-tuning bond purchases for more flexibility

New BOJ head says banks stable, rules out major policy shift

2023 New Year Resolutions for Asia’s Biggest Economies

Japan’s prices rise at fastest pace since 1981

Japan central bank acts to stem yen’s decline against dollar

Yen plunges to new 24-year low against US dollar