BOJ board rift over ambitious price goal will test Governor Kuroda
TOKYO (Reuters) - A rift within the Bank of Japan's board over how to steer its radical monetary stimulus to end nearly two decades of damaging deflation underlined the early...
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BOJ may seek ways to calm bond market, policy on hold
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to stand pat on monetary policy this week despite jitters over the recent volatility in bond markets, hoping it can prevent...
BOJ may seek ways to calm bond yields, policy on hold
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to stand pat on monetary policy next week despite jitters over the recent jump in bond yields, hoping it can stem...
BOJ’s new price forecasts Friday to be credibility test
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is set on Friday to project that it will meet its 2 percent inflation target in two years, a forecast analysts say may...
Japan’s Aso says “Abenomics” not aimed at weakening yen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan's "Abenomics" economic policies have led to a cheaper yen but only as a by-product of stimulus steps to pull the country out of deflation, Finance Minister...
G20 backs off austerity drive, rejects hard debt cut targets
(Reuters) - Finance leaders of the G20 economies on Friday edged away from a long-running drive toward government austerity in rich nations, rejecting the idea of setting hard targets for...
Japan says no G20 objection to its big monetary stimulus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Group of 20 has accepted Japan's explanation that its aggressive monetary easing is aimed at beating deflation and not at competitively weakening the yen. Finance Minister...
IMF Shinohara welcomes BOJ easing, warns of risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan's aggressive monetary easing is a welcome step in reviving the economy but could trigger a future spike in bond yields unless accompanied by...
BOJ eyes balance sheet target under Kuroda’s bold experiment
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will embark next week on one of the boldest experiments in central banking by pulling out all the stops to get prices...
BOJ’s Kuroda signals targeting longer-dated JGBs
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank will seek to push down yields across the curve by purchasing longer-dated government bonds, underscoring its resolve...