The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is considering slowing the pace of cuts in its government bond (JGB) purchases from April 2026. This ...

New Plan: BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda has said the bank will aim for predictability in its tapering plan, though bond yields should be determined by markets. Policymakers believe that the bank should limit ...

At a two-day meeting ending Tuesday, the Japanese central bank is widely expected to maintain its policy rate at 0.5%, the level it has been at since the last hike in January, before trade frictions ...

U.S. tariffs under President Donald Trump may derail Japans monetary tightening, with former Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member ...

The Bank of Japan's long-term government bond holdings fell for the first time in 16 years as of end-March as it tapered bond purchases, its earnings showed on Wednesday, in another sign of its steady ...

Japan’s services PMI and inflation data could influence BoJ policy stance and impact Yen demand this trading week. US services PMI and jobless claims data may impact Fed rate expectations and ...

Pedestrians walk past the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan, on Mar 18, 2024. (File photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-hoon) 15 May 2025 01:16PM (Updated: 15 May 2025 04:13PM) ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Talk of big fiscal spending and a subsequent spike in super-long yields are raising questions over just how quickly the Bank of Japan can taper its bond purchases, adding to the ...

Easing US-China trade tensions reduced demand for safe-haven assets, including the Yen, while a Bank of Japan pivot from hawkish to cautious added further pressure on the Yen. As risk appetite ...

The Japanese Yen drifts lower for the third straight day after the BoJ announced its policy decision. The BoJ decided to keep interest rates steady and lowered its GDP growth/median core CPI ...

2.6% in February). With inflation seen accelerating further, a BoJ tightening is likely in July. Consumer inflation in Japan edged down to 3.6% year on year in March (vs. 3.7% in February and ...

TOKYO >> Japan must fix “any misunderstanding” held by U.S. President Donald Trump that its central bank was intentionally weakening the yen with monetary policy, former Bank of Japan Governor ...