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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 Kuroda: Steady U.S. growth may push up rates, dollar

EghtesadOnline: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday U.S. economic growth and inflation may accelerate in coming years, which may push up interest rates and the value of the dollar.
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Publish Date:20/January/2017 | 15:15

Kuroda defends BOJ's yield curve control, upbeat on global outlook

EghtesadOnline: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda defended his yield curve control policy on Monday, saying it had kept Japan's long-term interest rates from joining the uptrend in global yields and was helping the economy overcome stagnation.
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Publish Date:26/December/2016 | 15:15

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

BOJ loses bark and bite under humbled Kuroda

EghtesadOnline: As his term winds down, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has retreated from both the radical policies and rhetoric of his early tenure, suggesting there will be no further monetary easing except in response to a big external shock.
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Publish Date:28/October/2016 | 09:30

Ex-BOJ deputy governor warns of demerits of easy policy

EghtesadOnline: Years of heavy money printing by the Bank of Japan has made the bond market dysfunctional and fiscal policy heavily dependent on cheap money offered by the bank, a former BOJ deputy governor said, warning against expanding monetary stimulus further.
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Publish Date:26/October/2016 | 13:37

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

Europe Stocks Halt Selloff; Dollar and Oil Fall

EghtesadOnline: European stocks advanced, poised to help draw a line under recent global equity declines, even as the region’s common currency strengthened. The dollar dropped after President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address offered few new clues on U.S. policy, and bonds gained as the Bank of Japan increased asset purchases.
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Publish Date:31/January/2018 | 09:23

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

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

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

Dollar hits new 14-year high, Dow sets sights on 20,000

EghtesadOnline: The dollar hit a 14-year high on Tuesday as the yen fell after the Bank of Japan stuck to its ultra-loose monetary policy and the euro weakened following deadly attacks in Germany and Turkey.
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Publish Date:20/December/2016 | 15:59