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  • Japanese PM Ishiba’s BoJ pick would put two women on board for first time

    Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government nominated female economist Junko Koeda to replace Seiji Adachi on the BOJ policy board, according to a statement distributed by a parliamentary committee Tuesday.

  • BOJ keeps rates steady, decides to lay out bond taper plan next month

    At its two-day policy meeting, the central bank said it would continue to buy government bonds at the current pace. But it decided to come up with a specific plan to trim purchases for the next one to two years, at a subsequent policy-setting meeting in July.

  • Asia stocks, yen tentative with eyes on BOJ decision

    U.S. stock futures jumped after tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft reported quarterly results that beat Wall Street estimates. Nasdaq futures advanced more than 1%, while S&P 500 futures rose 0.7%.

  • Bank of Japan expected to end negative rates

    The US Federal Reserve and other central banks yanked up rates to rein in galloping inflation after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

  • Fed, BoJ to lead a week of rate decisions for half the world

    The coming week features the world’s biggest agglomeration of decisions for 2024 to date, including judgments on the cost of borrowing for six of the 10 most-traded currencies.

  • BoJ rate hike on March 19 is now widely expected after wages jump

    Some 90% of BOJ watchers sees the risk of authorities ending the negative rate on Tuesday at the meeting’s conclusion, with that likelihood bolstered after the nation’s largest union group announced first-round results to annual wage negotiations that far exceeded expectations.

  • Asia's rapid digitalisation may pose new financial risks, says BOJ chief Kazuo Ueda

    Digital financial services have spread dramatically in the Asia-Pacific region as many people living in emerging nations, who still do not have access to face-to-face financial services, jumped at the convenience of smartphones to make daily payments.

  • BOJ yields some control, but also throws a curve

    In trying to keep several plates spinning, Governor Kazuo Ueda steps on his message

  • Asian shares near four-month peak as BoJ takes the stage

  • Bank of Japan sticks to ultra-loose monetary policy

  • Bank of Japan to review, but maintain, easing measures

  • Asian stocks surge ahead of BoJ policy decision

  • Euro rises; yen weakens ahead of BOJ meeting

  • Ex-BOJ chief Haruhiko Kuroda tapped for job at university in Tokyo

  • Asia shares muted by unease over Fed, BOJ policy

  • Japan names academic Kazuo Ueda as next central bank governor

  • Japan PM Fumio Kishida to pick new BOJ chief while monitoring economy

  • Treasury yields, dollar fall after U.S. data; yen flat in wake of BOJ

  • Sterling rises on UK job data, yen near 7-month high as BOJ decision looms

  • Bank of Japan's yield curve control in danger as policy backfires

  • Yen tests seven-month high ahead of BOJ policy decision; dollar wobbles

  • Asian shares inch higher, BOJ battles bond bears

  • BOJ Haruhiko Kuroda shuns near-term chance of exit from easy policy

  • Wall St reverses sell-off, dollar slides, Treasury yields rise on BOJ policy shift

  • MC Explains: What does BoJ’s tweak in yield curve control policy mean?

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