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TOKYO—Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said he would let a key interest rate creep up a tenth of a percentage point but otherwise stuck to his ultra-easy monetary policy, defying a global trend towa... ( read original story ...)

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 Japanese yen was one of the worst performers among the U.S. dollar’s main rivals, trading lower after the Bank of Japan surprised markets by keeping its monetary policy ultra loose. During Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

SINGAPORE — Asian markets were mostly higher on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan decided to keep its monetary policy steady while allowing some flexibility to achieve yield targets. Investors turned th... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

The firm submitted an application for an IPO to the Tokyo Stock Exchange earlier this month. A spokeswoman for SoftBank declined to comment. SoftBank has been informally working with Nomura Holdings I... ( read original story ...)

In the Asia-Pacific region, riding on a strong second quarter 2018, Japan IPO volumes declined only 5 per cent and proceeds increased 8 per cent over first half of 2017. 37 IPOs garner $1.2 billion in ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON (Reuters) - Reassurance by the Bank of Japan that it will keep its super-easy monetary policies in place for an extended period pushed the yen and global bond yields lower on Tuesday, though mo... ( read original story ...)

The big news out of the central bank is that it would make its policy framework more flexible for the long-term yield target. The BOJ maintained its target for the 10-year government bond yield at aro... ( read original story ...)

Japan's central bank revised down inflation forecasts on Tuesday, making only minor tweaks to a monetary policy that has so far fallen short of lifting prices and boosting the world's third-largest ec... ( read original story ...)

It’s decision time again for the Bank of Japan, and the most important issue for markets boils down to this: Will there be a hint from policymakers that the side effects of monetary easing are beginni... ( read original story ...)

With Japan's 10-year government bond yield target now at zero percent, seven among 19 bank and asset managers polled by CNBC said the Bank of Japan could alter that target. Some predicted the BOJ coul... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will likely trim its inflation forecasts on Tuesday and consider changes to its massive stimulus programme to make it more sustainable, reflecting a growing recogni... ( read original story ...)

See our 3Q forecasts for currencies like the Japanese Yen and US Dollar in the DailyFX Trading Guides page The Japanese Yen started Tuesday’s trading session cautiously lower against its US counterpar... ( read original story ...)

U.S. government bond prices fell Monday ahead of a closely watched Bank of Japan monetary policy decision. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was recently at 2.980%, according to Tradewe... ( read original story ...)