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Japanese firms offer biggest wage hikes in 33 years, paving way for BOJ pivot
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 4 months agoTOKYO (Reuters -Japan's biggest companies agreed to raise wages by 5.28% for 2024, the heftiest pay...
In Japan, interest-rate rises herald a new era for financial markets
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 4 months agoBarely weeks after Japanese stocks broke three-decade highs, the country's financial markets are...
Japan names academic Ueda as next central bank governor
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 1 year agoTOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's government named academic Kazuo Ueda as its pick to become next central...
Japan's new cabinet priorities to keep BOJ in political spotlight
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoTOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's expected economic stimulus package will...
BOJ survey highlights strong bond market strains from ultra-easy policy
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 8 months agoTOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan's massive asset-buying scheme introduced in 2013 led to a sharp...
BOJ keeps low rates and dovish guidance, markets not so sure
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 1 year agoTOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-easy monetary policy on Friday despite...
As Kuroda bows out, Bank of Japan's rising hawks eye end to unloved yield cap
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 2 years agoAs Haruhiko Kuroda's decade helming Japan's central bank nears an end, more of his senior colleagues...
UPDATE 8-Incoming BOJ chief says low rates remain appropriate - for now
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 1 year agoIncoming Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank must maintain ultra-low interest rates to support the fragile economy, warning of the dangers of responding to ...
Japan's Nikkei drops on profit-booking, US debt impasse
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 1 year agoCyberAgent Inc, a major investor in a new share sale in Rakuten Group Inc, dropped 4.7% ahead of a pricing of the offering. The Nikkei fell 0.89% to close at 30,682.68. Sentiment at Japanese ...