USD/JPY continues its decline, with a fresh low around 148.797. Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Ueda’s hawkish rhetoric suggests a potential rate hike sooner than later. Technical analysis ...

The yen strengthened against the dollar to around 157.80 following this report, after earlier trading around 158.40. The BOJ currently sees the underlying price gauge rising 2% this fiscal year, 1.9% ...

Asia FX weakens as hawkish Fed boosts dollar; yen rises on BOJ rate hike bets By Investing.com - Jan 09, 2025 Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies drifted lower on Thursday, coming under pressure ...

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Sakurai spoke as BOJ watchers are looking for hints on whether the rate move may take place this month or later. Sakurai saw the likelihood of a hike in March as high as 70%, as the BOJ may be better ...

Investing.com - European stock markets closed lower on Friday, despite US jobs report showing that US economy unexpectedly added more jobs in December compared to the prior month. The US jobs report,.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda sent a fresh reminder to bankers that he’s going to raise the benchmark rate if the economy continues to improve this year. “Our stance is that we will raise ...

However, the BoJ and December’s Summary of Opinions failed to provide clear signals. While some board members supported a December hike, Governor Ueda emphasized the need for more wage growth ...

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“There seems to be a widespread view that the BOJ raising rates two more times this year wouldn’t be considered monetary-policy tightening given the current level of interest rates,” said ...

The BOJ held interest rates steady at 0.25% at this month's meeting, a move governor Kazuo Ueda explained as aimed at scrutinizing more data on next year's wage momentum and clarity on the incoming ...

Another cited the need to study wage trends in Japan. The policymaker said the BOJ should examine developments in the run-up to next year's spring wage negotiations between labor and management.