SMFG and SBI Said to Be Planning JV for Japan’s Emerging Rich
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. and SBI Holdings Inc. are considering teaming up to start a business that will provide ...
Japan's household spending massively beats expectations, boosting case for further BOJ hikes
Japan's upcoming spring wage discussions, also known as the "shunto" negotiations, will be in focus for investors watching ...
Japan's megabanks set for record FY profit after strong Q3
All three of Japan's "megabanks" are on course for record annual income after the first nine months of the financial year as ...
BOJ debated weak-yen risk, scope for more rate hikes at Jan meeting, summary shows
Bank of Japan policymakers discussed the likelihood of raising interest rates further with some warning of upside inflation risks and the damage a weak yen could inflict on the economy, a summary of ...
Factbox-Who are the BOJ's doves and hawks?
The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end ...
Japan government nominates Waseda professor Koeda as new BOJ board member
The Japanese government on Tuesday nominated Waseda University political science and economics professor Junko Koeda to join the Bank of Japan's nine-member board. The appointment comes at a critical ...
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Japan Social Development Fund
The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) is a Partnership between the Government of Japan (GoJ) and the World Bank conceived in the wake of the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. It was ...
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Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its inflation forecasts, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will ...
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Japan Interest Rate
In Japan, interest rates are set by the Bank of Japan's Policy Board in its Monetary Policy Meetings. The BoJ's official interest rate is the discount rate. Monetary Policy Meetings produce a ...
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Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 0.5% and signals further increases
The Bank of Japan on Friday raised the benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points to 0.5 per cent Consumer price inflation data for December was also released. With both headline and core inflation ...
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Bank of Japan hikes interest rate to 17-year high, boosts yen
The Bank of Japan increased interest rates on Friday to their highest in 17 years and signalled more hikes to come, sending the yen higher against the dollar. The well-flagged 25-basis-point rise ...
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Bank of Japan expected to raise interest rates by most in 18 years
(Bloomberg) — The Bank of Japan is widely expected to raise its benchmark rate Friday by the most in 18 years, in a show of boosted confidence over the sustainability of inflation as it ...