A yen rout has brought talk of ¥160 to the dollar and possible intervention as Japan's new administration is hit by a triple whammy of falling stocks, bonds and currency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/19/markets/yen-160-intervention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #forex #currencies #yen #dollar #financeministry #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #boj #kazuoueda
A member of a panel advising Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the central bank isn’t likely to raise its benchmark rate before March. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/19/economy/economic-growth-strategy-panel-member/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation #sanaetakaichi
The Bank of Japan’s independence held during its governor’s meeting with super-dovish Prime Minister Takaichi, the two keeping any discussion of rates general and vague. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/18/economy/ueda-takaichi-independence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #boj #kazuoueda
Producer prices in Japan rose 2.7% in October from a year earlier, reflecting higher prices for food and copper, the Bank of Japan has said, with prices of agricultural, forestry and fishery products surging 31.4%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/13/economy/producer-prices-rise-october/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #electricity #gas #food
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to use her first stimulus package to jump-start the economy and initiate a new growth strategy through investment in key industries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/11/economy/japan-economic-stimulus-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy #cabinet #inflation #boj
The Bank of Japan signals it's inclined to increase interest rates, with the usual caveats about the need for data, especially on wages, to stay in line with forecasts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/10/economy/nagata-boj-october-meeting-opinions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy
UA Zensen said it plans to target the same level of wage gains for regular workers in next year’s pay negotiations as it did for this year, as the Bank of Japan closely scrutinizes the momentum for wage growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/06/economy/japan-union-group-seeks-wage-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #unions #wages #boj
A Bank of Japan rate hike amid calls for more investment in the private sector could come across as contradictory, Japan Innovation Party co-leader Fumitake Fujita says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/06/economy/fujita-ishin-boj-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #fumitakefujita #japaneseeconomy #nipponishinnokai #boj
The underlying wage growth remained steady in September, keeping the Bank of Japan on its tightening path as markets look for triggers for the bank’s next move. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/06/economy/wage-growth-september/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #mhlw #wages #boj #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #tariffs #us
Minutes from the Bank of Japan's September meeting show some board members cited the need for caution with regards to the timing of a rate hike, considering the nation's prolonged experience with deflation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/05/economy/boj-september-minutes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation
Mizuho Financial Group’s chief executive officer said he feels confident that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s pro-growth policies and the Bank of Japan’s interest rate hikes will boost his bank’s businesses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/04/companies/mizuho-takaichi-boj/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mizuho #banks #sanaetakaichi #boj #inflation #wages #japaneseeconomy
Goldman Sachs Group sees little immediate risk of currency intervention in Japan, saying the usual triggers “have not yet been met” even as the yen approaches 155 per dollar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/04/economy/yen-no-intervention-risk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama #boj #financeministry
The government is monitoring the yen with a strong sense of urgency, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said, sending her first clear warning on currency movements since taking on her role. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/31/economy/katayama-warning-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #satsukikatayama #yen #boj #japaneseeconomy #scottbessent #kazuoueda
Inflation in the Tokyo area rose at a faster pace, supporting the case for the Bank of Japan to keep raising interest rates gradually and giving the yen a boost. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/31/economy/october-tokyo-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #inflation #economicindicators #boj
The Bank of Japan kept the policy rate at 0.5% despite high inflation, sticking to a wait-and-see approach owing to continued uncertainty. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/30/economy/boj-meeting-oct-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sent a message indicating support for the Bank of Japan’s independence as Abenomics comes back into fashion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/29/economy/bessent-katayama-boj/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #satsukikatayama #sanaetakaichi #usjapanrelations #us #financeministry #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy
The Bank of Japan is expected to sit this one out and keep its benchmark rate at 0.5% as political and economic uncertainty remain high. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/28/economy/boj-preview-october-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy
Japan’s key price measure has picked up pace on higher energy costs, underscoring the challenges facing new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/24/economy/japan-september-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicindicators #inflation #japaneseeconomy #boj
If Japan can’t keep up its wage-hike momentum, that has implications for Sanae Takaichi’s tenure and the central bank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/23/economy/rengo-wage-hike-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #rengo #japaneseeconomy #wages #boj #sanaetakaichi #inflation
Bank of Japan watchers pushed back their forecast for the next interest rate hike timing in a dramatic shift from last month, with only a few expecting a move next week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/23/economy/boj-watcher-survey-next-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy
