The BOJ fumbled its communication in December, surprising investors when it left rates steady, but then telegraphed Friday's increase so unambiguously that markets had 90% priced it in and took ...

The BOJ fumbled its communication in December, surprising investors when it left rates steady, but then telegraphed Friday's increase so unambiguously that markets had 90% priced it in and took ...

With traders almost fully pricing in the chance of a rate hike, attention now shifts to any clues from BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda in his post-meeting briefing on the pace and timing of further increases.

At its two-day meeting concluding on Friday, the BOJ raised its short-term policy rate from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent - a level Japan has not seen in 17 years. It was made in an 8-1 vote with ...

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Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda raised interest rates to the highest level since 2008, avoiding market turmoil by carefully signaling his plans to investors. But that strategy carries its own risks.

While BOJ revised up its inflation forecasts ... with markets expecting more to come after that. Back on Wall Street, corporate confidence is also lifted by brisk 10%-plus earnings growth and ...

“The Japanese megabanks have risen and have broken above a price-to-book ratio of one this month on the back of continued expectation for BoJ interest rate normalisation,” said Makoto ...

The yen has come under pressure against the dollar in recent months after the Fed dialed back its expectations for rate cuts this year and the concerns over Trump's impact on inflation. The BoJ ...

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They reinforce higher for longer is back.” The shifting expectation of ... Japan’s 10-year government bond yield surging. The BOJ’s policy decision comes as the yen hovers around the 155 ...