Research Briefing
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) decided to end its negative interest rates policy and set the target band for the overnight market rate at...
Research Briefing
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) decided to end its negative interest rates policy and set the target band for the overnight market rate at...
Research Briefing
Markets appear to be increasingly converging with our forecast that the Bank of Japan will abolish its negative interest rate...
Research Briefing
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) left short- and long-term policy rates unchanged at -0.1% and around 0%, respectively, at the...
Research Briefing
Despite today's (28th July) surprise tweak to YCC policy, we continue to believe that Governor Ueda is determined to avoid...
Research Briefing
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...
Research Briefing
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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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 maintained its monetary policy settings at today’s (18th Jan) meeting. At the same time, the BoJ...
Research Briefing
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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Policy divergence will continue to be a key theme in global FI markets in 2023. Whereas we pencil in a...
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The precipitous decline of the Yen to record fresh lows (and briefly above 150 last month) coupled with a dramatic...
Research Briefing
We think there is a slim chance that the Bank of Japan will adjust its Yield Curve Control policy when...