Bank of Japan
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June 21, 2022, Tuesday
Bank of Japan's record $81-billion bond buy brings calm to market
Ten-year yields edged higher to 0.23% Monday in the aftermath of the BOJ's 10.9 trillion yen ($81 billion) of government bond ...
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June 18, 2022, Saturday
Going against the world tide, Bank of Japan maintains ultra-low rates
The central bank kept its policy settings for yield curve control and asset purchases, according to a statement on Friday, in ...
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June 10, 2022, Friday
Japanese yen jumps after govt, central bank sound intervention warning
Japan's yen has been battered by traders wagering that BOJ will stick with its ultra-accommodative policy stance just as the Fed ...
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May 06, 2022, Friday
Highest inflation in Tokyo in over three decades makes things tough for BOJ
While Tokyo's inflation is finally approaching the 2% level targeted by the BOJ, the April figures are unlikely to prompt the ...
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May 02, 2022, Monday
Hope fizzles for Japan's 'revenge spending' splurge as inflation looms
Some bigger companies have answered a government call to raise wages but the gains of some 2% will be swallowed up by higher ...
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April 29, 2022, Friday
Global shares rise as earnings boost, US dollar hits 20-year high
The yen dropped to a 20-year low after the Bank of Japan vowed to buy unlimited amounts of 10-year bonds daily to defend its ...
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April 29, 2022, Friday
Dollar hits 20-yr high, euro at 5-yr low as yen tumbles on dovish BOJ
The dollar shot past the key level of 130 yen after the BOJ strengthened its commitment to keep interest rates ultra-low
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April 28, 2022, Thursday
Dovish Bank of Japan sends yen to 20-year low, pressure on euro grows
The dollar rose past the psychological level of 130 yen on Thursday for the first time since 2002, after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) ...
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April 28, 2022, Thursday
Dollar hits 20-year peak on yen as BOJ double-down super-low yield policy
There had been some market speculation the BOJ might step back a little given inflation was rising and other major central banks ...
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April 21, 2022, Thursday
Yen rises from 20-year trough against dollar as US yields retreat
The U.S. dollar hit 129.43 yen on Wednesday for the first time since April 2002 earlier in the session, before easing to 127.79 ...
