Fuel Spike May Push Japan's Inflation Near BOJ's 2% Goal, Says Policymaker
Japan's consumer inflation could briefly approach the central bank's elusive 2% target as geo-political risks push up energy costs, a central banker said on Thursday, in a sign of the broadening fallout from the crisis in Ukraine.
Asia's Factory Activity Grows But Ukraine Crisis Clouds Outlook
Asia's factories sustained a brisk recovery in February amid signs the coronavirus was having less of an impact of business, but the Ukraine crisis has rapidly emerged as a fresh risk that could disrupt supply chains and worsen cost pressures.
Explainer-After Defending Its Yield Target, What's Next For The BOJ?
Prospects of tighter U.S. monetary policy continue to drive up yields for Japan's super-long government bonds, putting to test the central bank's resolve to defend its key 10-year target.
After Defending Its Yield Target, What's Next For The BOJ?
Prospects of tighter U.S. monetary policy continue to drive up yields for Japan's super-long government bonds, putting to test the central bank's resolve to defend its key 10-year target.
BOJ's Kuroda Says No Plan To Change Long-term Yield Cap - For Now
The Bank of Japan has no plan now to change an implicit 0.25% cap set around its yield target, though a tweak in the future cannot be ruled out, governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday.
BOJ Eyes Tweaks To Bond-Buying Program, But Won't Rush Changes: Report
The Bank of Japan is considering tweaking its bond-buying operations to allow the government debt market to better reflect fundamentals, people familiar with the matter said, following years of heavy central bank buying in the sector.
IMF Warns Trade Friction, Market Turmoil To Hurt Asian Growth
Sustained trade tensions could slash Asia's economic growth by up to 0.9 percentage point in coming years, the International Monetary Fund said, urging policymakers in the region to liberalize markets to offset the fall in export sales.
