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The Bank of Japan's rate increase is a "done deal," with inflation and a weak yen making the jump to 1% a necessity and another round of intervention a possibility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/11/economy/boj-preview-june-meeting-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #negativeinterestrates #bonds #jgb #kazuoueda

The Bank of Japan held rates steady at 0.75% despite the weak yen as the war in Iran remains a factor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/28/economy/boj-meeting-april-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #negativeinterestrates #gdp #inflation #banks #kazuoueda

The Bank of Japan heads into its two-day policy meeting next week with the prospects for a rate increase dimming, as economic uncertainties remain high due in part to the conflict in the Middle East. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/24/markets/boj-preview-april-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #negativeinterestrates #gdp #inflation #banks

The Bank of Japan is set to hit a milestone in its quest to shrink its balance sheet, as its commercial paper holdings head toward zero. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/29/boj-commercial-offloading/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #boj #japaneseeconomy #negativeinterestrates

The Bank of Japan will potentially raise interest rates three times this year to double the current level if the yen’s weakness persists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/20/economy/citigroup-boj-rate-hike-projection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #citigroup #boj #inflation #yen #japaneseeconomy #negativeinterestrates

The Bank of Japan’s pivot to interest-rate hikes in the past year has triggered the biggest losses for Japan’s sovereign debt among global markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/01/markets/japan-soverign-bond-losses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #bonds #jgbs #japaneseeconomy #boj #negativeinterestrates

Next month the Bank of Japan will release its findings on the pros and cons of the various unconventional monetary easing tools used in its 25-year battle with deflation, in another symbolic step towards ending its massive stimulus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/19/economy/boj-stimulus-era-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #haruhikokuroda #kazuoueda #negativeinterestrates #japaneseeconomy

After three decades of ultraloose 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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/22/companies/japan-zombie-firms-boj-rate-hike/ #business #companies #bankruptcies #japaneseeconomy #boj #negativeinterestrates #yen #inflation #panasonic #his

Bets on more aggressive monetary easing in a number of advanced economies risk making the Bank of Japan stand out all the more for contemplating raising, not lowering interest rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/05/markets/boj-hike-global-easing-hurdle/ #business #markets #boj #kazuoueda #shigeruishiba #yen #forex #stocks #japaneseeconomy #negativeinterestrates

New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s triggered a sharp yen slide Wednesday after he said Japan wasn’t ready for higher borrowing costs, in an unusually direct remark for a prime minister following his meeting with Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/03/ishiba-boj-rate-hike/ #business #boj #kazuoueda #shigeruishiba #yen #forex #stocks #japaneseeconomy #negativeinterestrates

A summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan's September meeting suggests it will endeavor to send clearer hints before raising its benchmark rate again, after its July 31 hike prompted the 225-issue Nikkei average's biggest tumble on record. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/01/economy/boj-september-opinions/ #business #economy #boj #negativeinterestrates #kazuoueda #stocks #japaneseeconomy

The Bank of Japan can afford to spend time scrutinizing market and overseas economic developments in setting monetary policy, Gov. Kazuo Ueda said Tuesday, suggesting that the central bank is in no rush to raise interest rates further. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/24/economy/boj-ueda-speech-no-rate-hike/ #business #economy #kazuoueda #boj #inflation #negativeinterestrates #japaneseeconomy

Bank of Japan board member Hajime Takata has highlighted the need for another interest rate hike if inflation continues to develop. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/05/economy/boj-board-member-on-more-rate-hike/ #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #negativeinterestrates #hajimetakata

For academics and policymakers gathered at the U.S. Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole economic conference, the Bank of Japan might appear to have gotten it right in July when it raised rates for a second time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/26/economy/boj-communications/ #business #economy #boj #negativeinterestrates #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda stuck to the script as he told lawmakers Friday that the central bank would endeavor to do a better job of communicating its views and policies, following a rate hike that sparked market turmoil in early August. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/23/economy/ueda-boj-hearing/ #business #economy #boj #kazuoueda #stocks #japaneseeconomy #negativeinterestrates

Gov. Kazuo Ueda will face intense market scrutiny Friday after the Bank of Japan’s rate hike and his clear hawkish signals contributed to a meltdown in global financial markets earlier this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/22/economy/boj-gov-ueda-to-speak-in-parliament/ #business #economy #boj #kazuoueda #stocks #japaneseeconomy #negativeinterestrates

Japan should aim for interest rates and prices to "keep moving,” according to Katsunobu Kato, a potential candidate for the country’s next prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/22/economy/japan-ldp-kato-rates-prices/ #business #economy #katsunobukato #ldp #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation #negativeinterestrates

A handful of big-name investors are still betting on more interest rate hikes in Japan in the coming months, even after a sharp decline in market pricing for more tightening this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/20/markets/boj-more-rate-hikes-speculation/ #business #markets #boj #japaneseeconomy #negativeinterestrates

The past week’s rate hike in Japan hammered the benchmark index the most in eight years. Despite the turmoil, some investors still have faith in the long-term outlook for the country’s stocks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/04/markets/japan-stocks-investors-long-term/ #business #markets #stocks #nikkei #topix #tse #japaneseeconomy #yen #boj #negativeinterestrates

The Bank of Japan’s second interest-rate hike in nearly two decades is set to impact millions of personal mortgages, raising borrowing costs for homebuyers for the first time in a generation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/01/economy/japan-mortgages-rise/ #business #economy #boj #housings #realestate #banks #negativeinterestrates #japaneseeconomy

The Bank of Japan on Wednesday raised rates and introduced a plan to reduce its purchases of Japanese government bonds by half in a move that was a surprise to the markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/07/31/economy/boj-rates/ #business #economy #boj #yen #negativeinterestrates

Bank of Japan officials are divided over whether to raise interest rates at a policy meeting next week, people familiar with the matter say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/07/23/economy/boj-rate-call-opinions-divided/ #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #negativeinterestrates #bonds

The Japanese government is willing to let more underperforming companies fail, officials say, reflecting an urgent need to replace sclerotic businesses with those able to deliver growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/07/16/companies/japan-zombie-biz-failures/ #business #companies #bankruptcy #meti #japaneseeconomy #negativeinterestrates

Norinchukin Bank, a central financial institution for roughly 3,300 agricultural, forestry and fishery cooperatives, has become one of the biggest casualties of higher-for-longer borrowing costs that are exacting a painful toll on the market’s weakest hands. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/20/companies/japan-norinchukin-bank-losses/ #business #companies #banks #norinchukinbank #bonds #negativeinterestrates

The end of Japan’s experiment in ultralow interest rates may be less of a shock to the system than feared, with corporations being better prepared for more expensive money than they were in the past. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/30/economy/japan-interest-rates/ #business #economy #boj #dollar #negativeinterestrates #japaneseeconomy #consumerspending

An LDP panel's fiscal policy proposal highlights the mounting pressure on Japan to tame its massive public debt amid a weak yen and the need to move away from ultra-low interest rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/30/japan-ldp-fiscal-discipline/ #business #ldp #debts #yen #negativeinterestrates #financeministry #japaneseeconomy

Japan's biggest banks all forecast record profits for the year started in April, after the country’s central bank ended its policy of negative interest rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/15/companies/japan-megabanks-forecast-record-profits/ #business #companies #banks #boj #negativeinterestrates #mufg #mizuho #sumitomomitsui

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

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

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