Bank of Japan
BOJ deputy government nominee says crafting new policy for easing an option
Wed, Mar 07, 2018
The Bank of Japan can come up with new policy steps if it were to expand its ultra-loose monetary stimulus, said Masazumi Wakatabe, a nominee for deputy governor, in a sign the central bank will have a formidable opponent of whittling down its massive bond-buying programme. But Wakatabe said the
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Global Markets: BoJ's tweak buoys yen, stocks rally rumbles on
Tue, Jan 09, 2018
A tweak to the Bank of Japan’s bond-buying programme caused the yen to rise on Tuesday, while gains from commodity stocks as oil hit its highest since 2015 helped world shares maintain their flying start to the year.
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Global Markets: Bumper year for stocks and commodities, downer for the dollar
Fri, Dec 29, 2017
Asian markets were ending 2017 in a party mood on Friday after a year in which a concerted pick-up in global growth boosted corporate profits and commodity prices, while benign inflation kept central banks from taking away the monetary punch bowl.
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Asia stocks subdued as US tax cuts belt bonds
Thu, Dec 21, 2017
Asian markets offered a muted reaction on Thursday to the passage of U.S. tax cuts as benefits to company bottom lines were already baked into stock prices, while bonds were spooked by the blowout in government debt needed to fund the giveaways.
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Bubble or breakthrough? Bitcoin keeps central bankers on edge
Mon, Nov 27, 2017
Central bankers say the success of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is just a bubble. But it keeps them awake at night because these private currencies threaten their control of the banking system and money supply, which could undermine the monetary policies they use to manage inflation.
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BOJ keeps policy steady; newcomer signals desire for future easing
Tue, Oct 31, 2017
New board member Goushi Kataoka dissented from the BOJ board`s decision to maintain its interest rate targets, arguing that the BOJ should buy government bonds so that 15-year JGB yields would remain at less than 0.2%.
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Global markets: Dollar's decline, China optimism boost Asia stocks, commodities
Wed, Jul 19, 2017
"Globally, financial conditions tend to improve when the dollar is weak and vice versa," they added. "The falling dollar – still the globe`s major reserve and funding currency – tends to see risk appetite flourishing."
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BOJ holds policy steady; upgrades view on global growth
Fri, Jun 16, 2017
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Friday and upgraded its assessment of private consumption and overseas growth, signalling its confidence that an export-driven economic recovery was broadening and gaining momentum.
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BOJ's balance sheet reaches 500 trillion yen, about to overtake Fed
Fri, Jun 02, 2017
Data from the BOJ showed its total assets rose to 500.8 trillion yen at the end of May, compared to 425.7 trillion yen a year earlier. It was 164.8 trillion yen when Governor Haruhiko Kuroda took the helm in March 2013.
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