The BoJ's official interest rate is the discount rate. Monetary Policy Meetings produce a guideline for money market operations in inter-meeting periods and this guideline is written in terms of a ...

BoJ rate hike bets continue to underpin the JPY and weigh on the pair amid renewed USD selling. Declining JGB bond yields do little to inspire the JPY bears or lend any support to spot prices.

The humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is worsening as M23 rebel attacks continue to drive tens of thousands from their homes and claim hundreds of lives, UN ...

This week, traders should closely monitor Japan’s retail sales and Tokyo’s inflation data for further insights into the BoJ’s rate path. USD/JPY sensitivity to these reports could rise ...

Central to their campaign is the assertion that ethnic Tutsis living in DR Congo are being persecuted. Digging into the status of Tutsis in DR Congo - and how it relates to the M23 uprising - is a ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's core consumer price index rose 3.2% in January from the previous year to hit a 19-month high, data showed on Friday, reinforcing expectations the central bank will ...

On the its most basic level, this episode of Dr. Stone is about the differing philosophies of Senku and Dr. Xeno. When they first begin their correspondence, both are rather idealistic in their ...

TOKYO—Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda on Friday promised to respond to abnormal rises in bond yields, as expectations for monetary tightening sent Japanese government bond yields to multiyear ...

"The BOJ is probably keeping a close eye on the tariff developments. March would be a good opportunity to raise rates again" as domestic inflation is already quite high, Shirai told Reuters in an ...

Ueda said the BOJ's basic stance was to allow market forces to determine long-term interest rate levels, saying he would not comment on where yields would eventually converge. He also said recent ...

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda issued a mild warning on Friday that it could increase bond buying if "abnormal" market moves trigger a sharp rise in yields, but he was reiterating the bank's pledge made ...