Tokyo stocks open lower on US-China trade worries

Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday after drops on Wall Street as Washington threatened to raise tariffs on Chinese goods. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.36 percent or 82.42 points to 22,664. ... ( read original story ...)

Asia cautious ahead of central bank, data fest

The market is almost fully priced for a hike in September and leaning toward a further move before year-end. A policy meeting by the Bank of Japan on Tuesday has taken on greater importance amid talk ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Bond Market Gets a Longer Leash

In Japan, it is the biggest move in years. Government bonds rallied on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan tweaked its ultra-easy monetary policy. The central bank introduced “forward guidance,” vowing to ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan tweaks policy

The Bank of Japan made several small tweaks to policy settings at its July meeting. However, none were major, keeping market moves relatively contained. It downgraded its inflation forecasts, again. T... ( read original story ...)

Bond yields drop as Bank of Japan remains dovish

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) strengthened its commitment to continuing with ultra-loose monetary policy today, announcing its policy rate and yield target remain unchanged. Markets reacted to the dovish mo... ( read original story ...)