The Bank of Japan (BOJ) may reverse its policy of negative interest rates and unlimited bond purchases, potentially leading to a shift in global financial flows and increased volatility. Inflation in Japan has exceeded the BOJ's 2% target for the…
How does the BOJ Decision Impact Global Markets? The Bank of Japan (BOJ) plays a crucial role in shaping the monetary policy of the country. One of the key decisions taken by the BOJ is regarding the interest rate and…
Bank of Japan Keeps Rates Low The BOJ sees domestic demand as weak and wage growth is behind inflation, the the BOJ still thinks stimulus is needed probably until the second half next year. The focus of Governor Ueda will…
Bank of Japan Moves Closer to Normalization with Loosening of Yield Curve Control What is Yield Curve Control The central bank basically buys Japanese government bonds whenever the 10-year yields risk going beyond the 0.5% allowable range or below zero. …
The Bank of Japan has key decisions to make tomorrow. In fact, this meeting is seen as more important than the FED meeting by the market since the range of policy options that could be undertaken by the BOJ is…
New stimulus was announced but waiting to do possibly more at the next meeting in September. In short, they decided to assess their approach, so a cautious approach. The move today is also a recognition that policy might be at…
The bad news is that growth is slowing for domestic and external reasons. The good news (if you can call it that) is that Japan is not the only large economy caught in a deflationary spiral. Japan grew at 4.5%…