The Bank of Japan is set to sit tight and hold the policy rate at 0.5% at its meeting this week even as inflation remains high. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/17/markets/boj-preview-september-2025-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy
Japan’s exports fell for the fourth consecutive month as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs continued to cloud the prospects for global commerce, especially for trade involving the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/17/economy/japan-august-exports-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #trade #us #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #cars #boj
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato reaffirmed in a joint statement their commitment to let markets determine currency exchange rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/12/economy/us-japan-fx-manipulation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #katsunobukato #us #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #currencies #yen #boj #donaldtrump
A rate increase in Japan is less likely following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation as political uncertainty ties the Bank of Japan's hands. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/11/economy/shiba-resignation-boj/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy
The Bank of Japan should raise its benchmark rate to support the yen and curb inflation, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker and former minister Kono Taro has said, as uncertainty clouds the outlook for economic policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/economy/kono-boj-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tarokono #boj #ldp #inflation #us #tariffs
Speculation over a potential Bank of Japan rate hike in October underestimates the uncertainty wrought by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign, a former chief economist of the central bank says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/05/economy/boj-october-rate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #donaldtrump #tariffs #us #japaneseeconomy
Japanese workers’ nominal pay rose at the fastest clip in seven months in July, with real wages growing for the first time this year, supporting the case for the Bank of Japan to consider a rate hike. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/05/economy/japan-july-wages-gain-most-in-seven-months/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #wages #japaneseeconomy #boj #kazuoueda #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #tariffs
Global currency and interest-rate markets are heading into a massive change as rising Japanese yields are luring domestic investors to park their money at home, according to RBC Capital Markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/04/economy/japanese-yields-change-global/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #jgb #japaneseeconomy #investments
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda to exchange views on the economy and financial markets including currencies, after the yen weakened amid rising pressure for Ishiba to resign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/economy/prime-minister-meets-bank-of-japan-governor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #ldp #yen
Central bankers are starting to fear that the political storm surrounding the U.S. Federal Reserve — which U.S. President Donald Trump wants to shape to his liking — may engulf them too. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/25/markets/world-central-bankers-fear-fed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #us #federalreserve #jeromepowell #banking #globaleconomy #boj #europeancentralbank #shinzoabe #masaakishirakawa#haruhikokuroda
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said he expects a tight labor market to keep upward pressure on wages, reflecting his view that stable inflation is set to take hold. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/24/economy/boj-tight-market-wages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #kazuoueda #boj #japaneseeconomy #wages #jobs #inflation #foreignworkers #depopulation
Japan's Finance Ministry is planning to set the provisional rate for interest payments on government bonds at 2.6% for the fiscal year 2026, the highest level in 17 years, according to a local media report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/22/economy/jgb-interest-rate-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #jgb
The pace of Japan’s inflation stayed well above the Bank of Japan’s target in July, supporting speculation that the central bank will hike its benchmark interest rate again this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/22/economy/japan-july-consumer-prices-slows/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj
Rakuten Bank will likely hold back from actively buying Japanese government bonds until the central bank raises interest rates again, in the latest sign that an uncertain policy outlook is weighing on investor sentiment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/14/companies/rakuten-bank-jgb-buying-halt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rakutenbank #banks #jgb #investments #boj
An investment manager at Man Group is adding Japan’s financial shares to her portfolio on the view the nation’s central bank will need to hike interest rates to tame inflation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/13/companies/man-group-japan-fund-bank-stocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #banks#mangroup #investments #boj
The Bank of Japan could implement another rate hike by the end of the year depending on the impact from U.S. tariffs, a board member hinted at its latest policy meeting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/08/economy/boj-rate-hike-end-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy
Japan’s civil servants are set to receive the biggest pay increase in 34 years, a move that could further reinforce the virtuous cycle of wage and price growth long sought by the Bank of Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/japan-public-worker-pay-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #wages #inflation #japaneseeconomy #boj #nationalpersonnelauthority
The Bank of Japan must be cautious about raising interest rates given the expected hit from U.S. tariffs on the fragile economy, ruling party heavyweight Ken Saito said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/economy/ldp-heavyweight-ken-saito-warns-against-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj #tariffs #us
Liberal Democratic Party member Taro Kono added his voice to those calling for the Bank of Japan to tighten monetary policy to bolster the yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/economy/kono-urges-boj-to-tighten-monetary-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tarokono #ldp #boj #inflation
Japanese workers saw their nominal wages rise at the fastest pace in four months, fueling market speculation that the Bank of Japan could hike its benchmark rate in coming months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/economy/nominal-pay-june/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #wages #us #boj #mhlw #inflation