While the BOJ pushed back the timeline for reaching its 2% inflation target citing increased uncertainty from the trade war, Governor Kazuo Ueda emphasized that the adjustment doesn’t necessarily ...

Gains in Japan’s wages cooled more than expected in March while early trade figures for April showed export growth slowing, adding to the case for the Bank of Japan to proceed cautiously with interest ...

The BOJ will announce the new study, which will be part of its quarterly Tankan business sentiment survey, later this fiscal year and begin it in 2027 at the earliest, the sources told Kyodo News. To ...

While keeping its monetary policy unchanged, the BOJ significantly revised its economic and price outlooks, which it newly presented in response to the Trump tariffs. The central bank revised down the ...

Last week brought clarity with two major elections, an interest rate decision, CPI news, and the latest U.S. employment figures. Both Canada and Australia saw re-elections, as Prime Ministers Mark ...

The USD/JPY outlook shows a stronger yen at the start of the week, as market participants maintain hopes for further BoJ tightening. Meanwhile, the dollar strengthened against the yen briefly on ...

As a result, OxEco expects tariffs to push the Y/Y increase in the core PCE deflator well above 4% in the current quarter. BOJ ANNOUNCEMENT AND OUTLOOK REPORT (THU): The Bank of Japan will conduct a ...

US Stock Market Highlights: US stocks rose on Thursday (May 1) as strong earnings from major tech companies helped calm investor concerns about the impact of economic uncertainty and trade tensions on ...

As widely expected, the BOJ kept short-term interest rates steady at 0.5 per cent by a unanimous vote. Given growing headwinds from higher U.S. tariffs, the board slashed its economic growth and ...

It was the first board meeting since Washington announced a wave of "reciprocal" tariffs in early April. The BOJ also stood pat at its March gathering following a 25-basis-point hike in January.

While core consumer inflation forecasts were also reduced, the BOJ anticipates inflation to remain around 2% through fiscal year 2028, suggesting potential rate hikes will continue. Markets are ...

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