The Bank of Japan has long been a global outlier in keeping monetary policy ultraloose but the central bank took a significant, and surprising, step toward changing that early Friday.
Ueda says flexible yield curve control doesn’t change Bank of Japan’s easy stance
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said Friday that the bank's decision to make its yield curve control more flexible doesn't mean a shift of its easy monetary policy stance.
The Bank of Japan just shocked markets with a policy tweak — here’s why it matters
The Bank of Japan loosened its yield curve control in an unexpected move with ramifications across global financial markets.
Japan’s central bank decides to allow 10-year yields to rise past 0.5 pct
TOKYO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Friday decided to operate its yield curve control with greater flexibility, allowing 10-year Japanese government bond yields to rise above 0.5 ...
Japan finmin Suzuki says he’ll watch BOJ policy impact on markets
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that he would closely watch how the Bank of Japan's policy tweaks may impact markets. "Even with the market move as seen today, currencies ...
Bitcoin Steady Above $29K, Bond Yields Rise as BOJ Makes Yield Curve Control More Flexible
The BOJ announced a hawkish tweak to its yield curve control (YCC) program, shifting the hard cap on the 10-year Japanese government bond yield to 1% from 0.5%. Bond yields rose after the BOJ decision ...
Yen Rallies After Bank Of Japan Policy Tweak, Asian Equities Mixed
The yen rallied and Japanese stocks fell after the country's central bank tweaked its ultra-loose monetary policy on Friday, while other Asian stocks were mixed after forecast-beating US data revived ...
A $4.5 trillion threat to global financial markets looms in Japan
Tighter monetary policy by the Bank of Japan could disrupt capital flows and upend global markets. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Bank of Japan pledges to guide yield curve control with ‘greater flexibility’
The BOJ also kept its ultra-loose interest rate intact and revised core consumer inflation forecast upward for the current fiscal year.
Yen and Japanese bond yields rise amid reports Bank of Japan may tweak policy
The Japanese yen rose on Friday morning in Asia, on the back of a report that the Bank of Japan could potentially "discuss tweaking" its yield curve control policy today.
Japan’s central bank keeps its benchmark interest rate unchanged but pledges greater flexibility for bond purchases
Japan's central bank keeps its benchmark interest rate unchanged but pledges greater flexibility for bond purchases ...
Japan’s central bank retains key interest rate while fine-tuning bond purchases for more flexibility
Japan's central bank has opted to keep its benchmark interest rate at minus 0.1% but will fine-tune its bond purchases to allow greater flexibility.
Bank of Japan Keeps Rate Targets; Will Be Flexible in Executing Rate Policies
The Bank of Japan kept its interest-rate targets unchanged, but said it would operate its interest-rate policies more flexibly.
Bank of Japan likely to move ‘incrementally’ on yield curve control later this year, but not in July
Eric Robertsen of Standard Chartered Bank says there's a chance that the Bank of Japan will shift the maturity control of its yield curve control to 5 years from 10 years.
Japan Finance Minister Suzuki expects BOJ to steer policy appropriately
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday he expected the Bank of Japan to conduct policy appropriately although he won't comment on central bank's policy decision. (Reporting by ...
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