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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) maintained the policy rates at its September meeting, following a tweak in its yield curve...
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Despite today's (28th July) surprise tweak to YCC policy, we continue to believe that Governor Ueda is determined to avoid...
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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) left short-term policy rates at -0.1% and long-term rates at around 0% at today's policy meeting. With...
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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) left monetary policy unchanged at its first meeting under Governor Kazuo Ueda. Lower global yields...
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At Governor Kuroda's final policy meeting, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) left short-term policy rates at -0.1% and long-term rates at around 0%. Despite mounting...
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Japan's structural labour shortage has deepened. While it may not result in a wage-inflation spiral now, labour scarcity will put...
Aside from Malaysia's BNM meeting and a host of CPI data this week, the closely-watched "Two Sessions" political event will be held in China, trade data from China...
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We think the BoJ’s next governor, expected to be respected scholar Kazuo Ueda, will shift cautiously to a more orthodox policy framework...
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The Bank of Japan enhanced its funds-supplying operations in January, after widening the tolerance band for 10-year JGB yields in...
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The Bank of Japan maintained its monetary policy settings at today’s (18th Jan) meeting. At the same time, the BoJ...
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In December, the Bank of Japan surprised markets by widening the allowance corridor for the 10-year JGB yield target, aiming to fortify its Yield Curve Control policy. The shift effectively results in a tightening of monetary policy, although we think the impact on growth will be limited.
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We doubt the surprise move from the Bank of Japan to expand the tolerance range for 10-year JGB yields to...
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While few observers expect to see any growth surprise in Japan, some have started to wonder whether global inflation may...
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The precipitous decline of the Yen to record fresh lows (and briefly above 150 last month) coupled with a dramatic...
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We think there is a slim chance that the Bank of Japan will adjust its Yield Curve Control policy when...
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Another wave of yen weakening has not deterred the Bank of Japan (BoJ) from leaving monetary policy unchanged at today's...
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Central banks around the world are raising interest rates and shrinking balance sheets, but financial conditions are not under enough...
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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) left monetary policy unchanged at today's (22nd Sep) meeting, maintaining current short- and long-term interest rates, despite...
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The BoJ's quarterly Outlook Report revised up the median CPI forecast to 2.3% from 1.9% for FY2022, but estimates for FY2023 at 1.4% and FY2024 at 1.3% remain short of the BoJ's 2% target.
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The Bank of Japan stuck to its monetary policy at today’s (17 June) meeting, maintaining current short-term policy rates at -0.1% and long-term rates...
