Japan's wholesale inflation hits 4%, keeps BOJ rate-hike bets alive
Japan's annual wholesale inflation hit 4.0% in February, data showed on Wednesday, underscoring pressure from rising raw ...
Japan struggles to adapt to an era of rising prices
The return of inflation was meant to restore a more ‘normal’ economy. But it has been a bumpy ride for both consumers and ...
Japan Post Prices $4 Billion Bank Unit Stake Sale at High End
Japan Post Holdings Co. sold ¥592 billion ($4 billion) of Japan Post Bank Co. shares in the nation’s biggest stock sale since ...
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Japan's economy grew at a 2.2% annual rate in Oct-Dec, as consumers held back on spending
Japan’s has cut its estimate for its economic growth in the last quarter of the year to a 2.2% annual pace from 2.8% as ...
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Bank of Japan (BoJ)
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is the central bank of Japan. Established under the Bank of Japan Act in 1882, it is a juridical entity and neither a government agency nor a private corporation.
Japan 10-Year Yield at Highest Since 2008 on Bets for BOJ Hikes
Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield rose to its highest since 2008 on Monday, at a time when Treasury yields ticked lower again, underscoring expectations that the Bank of Japan will keep ...
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Investors target Japan bank shares in bet on rising BOJ rates
TOKYO: Japanese bank shares have become highly popular with investors betting on rising Bank of Japan interest rates as uncertainty over the central bank's plans make the stocks a safer bet than ...
Exclusive: Japan Post planning $4 billion sale of shares in Japan Post Bank, sources say
Japan Post Holdings is planning to sell shares in Japan Post Bank which could total some 600 billion yen ($4.02 billion), two sources familiar with the matter said, in the latest loosening of ties ...
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Bank of America CEO willing to hire in Japan as market revives
BANK of America chief executive officer Brian Moynihan said he’s willing to add employees in Japan as the local economy picks up after decades of deflation. The return of price and wage growth, rising ...
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Japan bank CEO plans to resign after $13.9 billion bond losses
TOKYO-Norinchukin Bank chief executive Kazuto Oku plans to resign to take responsibility for the Japanese lender’s massive losses from wrong-way bets on foreign bonds, according to a person ...
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Bank of Japan must keep raising rates gradually, says board member Takata
BANK of Japan board member Hajime Takata said on Wednesday the central bank must continue to raise interest rates gradually to avoid upside price risks from materialising. “Inflation is approaching ...
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Japan's Norinchukin Bank CEO to resign over huge losses
TOKYO -- Japanese agricultural lender Norinchukin Bank's President and CEO Kazuto Oku will step down to take responsibility for the bank's huge loss in the fiscal year ending March. Oku ...