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 ...
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Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation
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Bank of Japan raises rates to highest in 17 years
Japan's central bank has increased the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 17 years after consumer price rises ...
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 ...
Bank of Japan board reshuffle to bring it closer to 'normal' central banking
The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end ...
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Japan government nominates female academic to join BOJ board
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's government on Tuesday nominated Junko Koeda, an academic who had warned of the cost of prolonged monetary easing, to join the Bank of Japan board in March, a choice ...
Exclusive-Japan Weighs Alaska LNG Pipeline Pledge to Win Trump's Favour
Ado Machida, a Tokyo-based businessman who served on Trump's transition team after his 2016 election victory, said an offer ...
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The Bank of Japan’s communication challenges
The Bank of Japan’s interest rate hike to 0.5% last week came as no surprise — some board members had hinted at it beforehand. The central bank's communication strategy often comes across as ...
Oakmark Japan Strategy Q4 2024 Commentary
The portfolio’s return was -7.75% (net) for the reporting period vs. MSCI Japan Index (Net) that returned -3.60% for the same period. Read more here.
Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 17 years
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its ...
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Bank of Japan hikes interest rates to highest level in 17 years
This was the highest hike in borrowing rates in Japan since the 2008 financial crisis. Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on 29 July 2022 (AP) The central bank had last raised the rates in ...