‘Cheap Japan’ falling fast on global economy tables
TOKYO – No Japanese leader wants to preside over a bad milestone — like your economy dropping from No 3 to No 4 globally.
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Asia-Pacific markets slip; Australia and Japan inflation data expected this week
Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell on Monday, ahead of inflation data from Australia and Japan later this week.
Asia-Pacific markets rebound as Wall Street rallies overnight; Australia rate decision on tap
Asia-Pacific markets rebounded on Tuesday as Wall Street surged overnight, with investors awaiting the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision.
Market to scrutinize BOJ for signs of quantitative tightening
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan meets this Thursday and Friday amid expectations it will respond to the weakness of the yen with a reduction of its bond purchases, reversing a decade-long campaign to stimulate the economy through an expansion of its balance sheet.
BOJ board turns hawkish, with many calling for more rate hikes
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Bank of Japan board members turned overwhelmingly hawkish at their April policy meeting, with many calling for raising interest rates steadily to forestall risks of an inflation overshoot, a summary of opinions at the meeting showed.
Yen’s plunge raises specter of new Asia currency crisis
TOKYO — The Japanese yen’s 12% plunge this year has traders wondering if the Group of Seven might have a currency crisis within their ranks.
Japanese yen touches 160 to the dollar; Asia stocks rise as Fed meeting looms
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BOJ stands pat, gives no hint of imminent tightening
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan kept its policy unchanged on Friday, holding off on additional action to deter further selling of the embattled Japanese currency.