Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation
The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a ...
Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its ...
Bank Of Japan Hikes Key Interest Rate To 0.5 Percent
The Bank of Japan said Friday it was hiking interest rates to their highest level in 17 years despite fears of economic turmoil under US President Donald Trump.
Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 17 years
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% target ...
Bank of Japan Resumes Hiking Rates as Economy Strengthens
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to the highest level since October 2008 as the economy makes steady progress toward the bank’s goal of stable 2% inflation and wage-backed growth.
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Japan hikes rates, solidifying exit from rock-bottom borrowing costs
The move follows an earlier report showing consumer prices, excluding fresh food, rising at a faster pace of 3%, well above ...
Japan rates’ fate rests on Trump-Ishiba bromance
Another 0.25 percentage-point hike to Japanese rates has come and gone without markets batting an eye. That is surely the point of the central bank’s drive to normalise monetary policy. With wages and ...
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Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years
TOKYO: The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday (Jan 24) to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stably ...
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Bank of Japan looks to raise rates in shadow of Donald Trump’s inauguration
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Bank of Japan is on course to raise interest rates on Friday, according to economists, as long as ...
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Japan’s Kato: Up to Bank of Japan (BoJ) to decide on monetary policy
Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato reiterated on Friday that it’s “up to the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to decide on monetary policy..” He further noted that he “expects the BoJ to conduct ...
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Crypto Bulls Brace for Bank of Japan's Rate Hike That Could Derail Momentum
Most investors have their eyes set on President Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, which has the potential to be a key catalyst for bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency prices. However, a few days later ...
Japan wage growth gathers steam as reluctant retailers raise pay
JAPAN’S retailers, typically among the most tight-fisted of employers, are offering big pay increases for a second year in a ...