Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a ...
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Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation
The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a ...
Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its ...
Stock market today: Asian shares gain after S&P 500 climbs to a record and Bank of Japan raises rate
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.3% to 40,074.87 after the central bank raised its benchmark rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, ...
BOJ likely to raise rates to highest in 17 years, signal more hikes
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates on Friday to their highest levels since the 2008 global financial crisis, as a broad stocks rally worldwide calms policymakers' fears U.S.
Nearly 86% of Japan households see prices rising a year from now, survey shows
About 85.7% of Japanese households expect prices to rise a year from now, a quarterly central bank survey in December showed ...
Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 17 years
Stronger wages have contributed to the decision by Japan's central bank to raise rates to about 0.5%. The BOJ reiterated that ...
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Bitcoin Braced For A Huge Earthquake As Fed Shock Fuels Crypto Price Crash Fears
The latest data has reinforced the Federal Reserve's case for holding interest ... bitcoin and crypto market analyst with Tokyo-based Bitbank, said in emailed comments. "This week saw an ...
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Japanese Yen holds ground as Tokyo CPI data support likelihood of BoJ rate hike in January
The Tokyo Consumer Price Index increased to 3.0% YoY in December, up from 2.6% in November. The US Dollar edges higher amid rising odds of fewer rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. The Japanese Yen ...
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Stock market: Asian shares trade mixed, as Tokyo and Seoul close for New Year holidays
Trading is set to resume in Tokyo on January 6 ... by inflation cooling throughout the year to close to the Federal Reserve's 2% target. That raised hopes that the central bank would deliver ...
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Asia-Pacific markets mixed as investors assess economic data in China, Japan, and Tokyo CPI
In the U.S., on Thursday, all three major indexes ended muted a day after the Christmas holiday with markets remaining subdued as they evaluated the potential impact of the Federal Reserve's ...