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Japan's central bank keeps aggressive monetary policy unchanged

TheBankofJapan(BOJ)onFridayoptedtomaintainitsaggressivemonetaryeasingprogramasitcontinuestoworktowardshittingitslofty2percentinflationtarget.Thecentralbank'spol

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Japan booming but BOJ needs to decide on stimulus

1.BOJhintsonpolicyTheBankofJapanholdsthelastofthisyear’smajorcentralbankmeetingsnextweek.Japan’seconomyisnowintoitsbestperiodofexpansionthiscentury,thelabormark

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BOJ blames Japan's unique labor practice for low wages, inflation

Agapinpayandworkingconditionsbetweentemporaryandpermanentemployeesispreventingatighteningjobmarketfrompushingupoverallwagesandinflation,theBankofJapansaidinarar

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BOJ keeps policy steady, pushes back timing to hit price target

TheBankofJapankeptmonetarypolicysteadyandpushedbackagainthetimingforachievingits2percentinflationtargetonThursday,reinforcingexpectationsitwilllagwellbehindmajo

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Bank of Japan offers to buy unlimited amount of bonds to calm markets

TheBankofJapanofferedtobuyanunlimitedamountofJGBsonFriday,asitsoughttoputalidondomesticinterestratespushedhigherbythebroadsell-offindevelopedmarketbonds.Itsaggr

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Japan open to more monetary easing if needed, BOJ chief said

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday that the Japanese central bank is open to more monetary easing measures if needed, following remarks last week on considering an "exit strategy" from the easy monetary policy.

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Japan open to more monetary easing if needed, BOJ chief said

BankofJapanGovernorHaruhikoKurodasaidonTuesdaythattheJapanesecentralbankisopentomoremonetaryeasingmeasuresifneeded,followingremarkslastweekonconsideringan"exits

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Japan's economy seen pressured by Trump's TPP plan, protectionist bent - Reuters poll

Japan's economy could face pressure from U.S President-elect Donald Trump's plan to withdraw the United States from a multinational trade deal and on any protectionism during the New York billionaire' s term of office, a Reuters poll of analysts showed.

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IMF's Lipton likes Bank of Japan policy revamp, calls for more "arrows"

International Monetary Fund First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton welcomed the Bank of Japan's new policy framework as a boost to its credibility, but called for more vigorous fiscal and structural policies to reflate a fragile economic recovery.

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Business confidence among Japan's large manufacturers impacted by firm yen

​Large Japanese manufacturers' business sentiment in September remained unchanged from the last quarter, as concerns continue about exports as the yen has remained firm and on wider concerns following Britain's decision to leave the European Union, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said Monday.

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Ex-BOJ member: Bank may deepen negative rates if more ease needed

The Bank of Japan will likely choose to deepen negative interest rates than expand its bond purchases if more policy easing is needed, as the cost of cutting rates is less than topping up an already huge bond-buying program, former central bank policymaker Sayuri Shirai said on Monday.

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BOJ's Kuroda says room for more easing, including new ideas

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda signaled his readiness to ease monetary policy further using existing or new tools, shrugging off growing market concerns that the bank is reaching its limits after an already massive stimulus program.

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BOJ's Kuroda says room for more easing, including new ideas

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda signaled his readiness to ease monetary policy further using existing or new tools, shrugging off growing market concerns that the bank is reaching its limits after an already massive stimulus program.

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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe plays Super Mario in Rio, but is it game over for Abenomics?

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cameo appearance as video game icon Super Mario at the closing of this year’s Olympiad in Rio helped promote the 2020 games in Tokyo, but cannot disguise the fact that some think it may be game over for Japan’s current combination of fiscal and monetary policy settings, known as Abenomics.

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Companies unenthused over Abe's stimulus, BOJ easing

Japanese companies overwhelmingly say the government’s latest stimulus will do little to boost the economy and the Bank of Japan should not ease further, a Reuters poll showed, a setback for policymakers’ efforts to overcome deflation and stagnation.

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BOJ money target up for debate in policy review, sources say

The Bank of Japan's policy review could put up for debate its target for expanding base money through massive asset purchases, sources say, but the challenge would be to avoid spooking bond markets used to years of unprecedented buying.

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Japanese firms' price expectations slide, raising pressure on BOJ

Japanese companies’ inflation expectations fell slightly in June from three months ago, the Bank of Japan’s tankan survey showed, adding to growing doubts over its argument that aggressive money printing will accelerate price growth to its 2 percent goal.