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Japan’s Interest Rates in Spotlight: A Comparison That Puts Others in Perspective

Major banks in Japan have started raising interest rates on time deposits for savers — to the tune of 0.2%, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. While...

Japan’s Core Inflation Slows, Providing Breathing Room for BOJ in November

Japan's core inflation slowed sharply in November to a pace unseen in over a year, data showed on Friday, highlighting easing cost-push pressures that...

Japan’s Economy Set to Recover in Q2 Despite Slowing Global Demand, Says Reuters Poll

Japan’s economy likely grew an annualised 3.1% in April-June to mark a third straight quarter of expansion, according to a Reuters poll, helped by...

The Bank of Japan’s Unexpected Move – Why It Matters to Markets

The Bank of Japan announced Friday “greater flexibility” in its monetary policy — surprising global financial markets. The central bank loosened its yield curve control...

Japan’s Government Predicts Slower Inflation in the Coming Year, Calls for BOJ Coordination

Japan's inflation will likely slow to around 1.5% next year when stripping away the effect of one-off factors, a government spokesperson said on Monday,...

Japan’s 10-Year Yield Declines as Hawkish BOJ Expectations Fade

The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield fell on Monday amid receding speculation about a hawkish policy tweak by the central bank this week. The...

Japan’s Price Growth Picks Up Speed Ahead of BOJ Inflation Update

Japan’s consumer prices advanced at a faster clip in June in another indication of lingering stickiness in inflation ahead of next week’s Bank of...

Japan’s Inflation Gains Momentum Prior to BOJ Inflation Update

Japan’s consumer prices advanced at a faster clip in June in another indication of lingering stickiness in inflation ahead of next week’s Bank of...

China’s Interest Rate Shift Raises Concerns of Following Japan’s Path

A headline on China’s economy this week stated that the nation’s big, state-owned banks would be reducing interest rates on deposits in order to...

Japan’s MUFG Empowers Domestic Banks in Issuing Stablecoins

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the biggest financial institution in Japan, has announced that it would utilize the Progmat Coin platform to produce locally...

Japan’s Regional Banks Resilient to Foreign Bond Losses, According to Regulatory Official

Japanese regional lenders will be well able to weather even "large" losses on their foreign bond portfolios thanks to strong capital buffers, a senior...

Global Financial Markets at Risk from Japan’s $3 Trillion Problem

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda changed the course of global markets when he unleashed a $3.4 trillion firehose of Japanese cash on the...

Investor Warnings Mount as Japan’s Anti-Takeover Rules Raise Concerns Over Protectionism

Investors will warn the Japanese government this week that a planned revision to rules on anti-takeover defence risks giving companies stealth protections against hostile...

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