Bank of Japan held interest rates steady
As widely expected, the Bank of Japan held interest rates steady, though the move showed a long-awaited exit from loose monetary policy may be a ways off yet. It kept short-term rates at -0.1% with […]
BoJ
BoJ struggles to manage yield curve
A summary of the latest meeting of the Bank of Japan shows board members are having difficulty managing the yield curve for government bonds because of global economic uncertainty. The bank’s Market Operations Desk needs […]
BoJ raises economic forecast, leaves policies unchanged
The Bank of Japan upgraded its economic forecast but decided not to make any changes to its monetary policy. A modest recovery is gaining momentum, and export sales are strengthening, the central bank said. Bloomberg […]
PBOC’s assets fall while other central banks’ rise
The Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan have been in a stage of record bond buying and hold $12.7 trillion in sovereign debt, loans and other assets. Meanwhile, assets of […]
BoJ changes policy focus to managing yield curve
The Bank of Japan left its key interest rate at -0.1% but moved to target the yield curve to ease unwanted side effects of its policies. The central bank established an interest-rate target for 10-year […]
The BOJ plans to make negative interest rates the centerpiece of future monetary easing
The BOJ plans to make negative interest rates the centerpiece of future monetary easing, promising to weigh further cuts as expansions to its already massive asset buying near their limits, the Nikkei reports. The central […]