tag Japan inflation

Japan August wholesale prices rise at fastest pace in nine years

EghtesadOnline: Japanese wholesale prices rose at the fastest annual pace in nearly nine years in August as robust Chinese demand boosted commodity prices, offering glimmers of hope consumer inflation will accelerate toward the central bank’s 2 percent target.
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Publish Date:13/September/2017 | 05:34

BOJ to keep policy steady, reassure markets stimulus exit still distant

EghtesadOnline: The Bank of Japan is set to keep monetary settings unchanged on Friday and reassure markets it will lag way behind the Federal Reserve in dialing back its massive stimulus program, with inflation stubbornly low despite a strengthening economy.
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Publish Date:14/June/2017 | 08:31

BOJ policymakers admit time needed to hit price target: September minutes

EghtesadOnline: A majority of Bank of Japan policymakers believe it could take time for inflation expectations to firm, underscoring lingering doubts on how effective the BOJ's new policy framework would be in achieving its ambitious 2 percent price target.
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Publish Date:07/November/2016 | 05:11

BOJ keeps policy steady, delays inflation target again

EghtesadOnline: The Bank of Japan held off on expanding stimulus on Tuesday despite once again pushing back the timing for hitting its inflation target, signaling that it will keep policy unchanged unless a severe shock threatens to derail a fragile economic recovery.
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Publish Date:01/November/2016 | 24:24

Yen recovers amid scepticism about BOJ's latest policy tweak

EghtesadOnline: The yen recovered from lows on Wednesday, with investors skeptical about whether the Bank of Japan latest measures will be enough to generate inflation, with many also cautious about the dollar before the Federal Reserve's policy announcement.
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Publish Date:21/September/2016 | 11:18

BOJ reboots policy to target interest rates, steps up inflation drive

EghtesadOnline: The Bank of Japan overhauled its monetary policy framework on Wednesday, switching to targeting interest rates and sidelining more than three years of massive money printing that did little to jolt the economy out of a decades-long funk.
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Publish Date:21/September/2016 | 11:12

Kuroda Cautions That Japan Can't Keep Current Growth Rate

EghtesadOnline: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda pledged to forge on with very accommodative monetary policy as he warned that his inflation target remains distant and the current pace of growth in the world’s third-largest economy looks unsustainable.
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Publish Date:28/August/2017 | 05:14

Japan Is Set for Its Longest Run of Economic Growth in a Decade

EghtesadOnline: While Japan’s failure to spur inflation continues to generate angst about the nation’s future, gross domestic product data this week is likely to show that the economy has still managed to eke out five straight quarters of expansion.
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Publish Date:17/May/2017 | 06:48

Asian Equities, Yen Maintain Declines After BOJ

EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks were mostly lower after a five-day rally as the Bank of Japan cut its inflation forecast while keeping stimulus unchanged, and investors assessed a plan to overhaul U.S. taxes.
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Publish Date:27/April/2017 | 05:45

BOJ chief Kuroda says 'no reason' to withdraw stimulus now

EghtesadOnline: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said there is "no reason" to raise the bank's bond yield targets now with inflation so far from its 2 percent target, offering his strongest denial to date of the chance of withdrawing its massive stimulus any time soon.
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Publish Date:24/March/2017 | 11:14

Japan consumer prices slump in November, look for 2017 rebound

EghtesadOnline: Japan's core consumer prices marked the ninth straight month of annual declines and household spending slumped in November, data showed on Tuesday, suggesting that the economy still lacks enough momentum to jump-start inflation toward the central bank's ambitious 2 percent target.
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Publish Date:27/December/2016 | 04:56

BOJ's Kuroda warns of risks to hitting inflation goal

EghtesadOnline: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday the economy is sustaining momentum towards hitting the central bank's 2 percent inflation target but risks are tilted to the downside due to uncertainty over the global economy.
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Publish Date:14/November/2016 | 05:57

BOJ set to hold fire, Kuroda may miss price goal during his tenure

EghtesadOnline: The Bank of Japan is likely to hold off on expanding stimulus next week despite an expected downgrade in its price forecast that may show Governor Haruhiko Kuroda won't see inflation hit his 2 percent target before his tenure ends in 2018.
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Publish Date:26/October/2016 | 13:35

BOJ likely to cut inflation forecasts, wary of easing: sources

EghtesadOnline: The Bank of Japan is likely to slightly cut next fiscal year's inflation forecast in a quarterly review, sources familiar with its thinking say, but the central bank isn't expected to ease in the near term after having revamped its policy framework only last month.
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Publish Date:13/October/2016 | 07:44