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Tokyo stocks mixed in morning on firm bank, weak tech issues
Tokyo stocks were mixed Monday morning as investors bought bank issues on prospects for higher long-term interest rates, but ...
Bank of Japan lifts rate to 17-yr high of 0.5% with wage hike expectations
The Bank of Japan on Friday raised its policy interest rate to 0.5 percent from 0.25 percent, its highest level in about 17 ...
Bank of Japan Chief Again Signals Chance of Rate Hike Next Week
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda echoed recent comments that have revived market expectations for imminent policy action.
Japan bank executives take pay cuts after employee is accused of stealing from safe deposit boxes
Executives at a leading Japanese bank have apologized and taken pay cuts after police arrested an employee who allegedly ...
Bank of Japan raises interest rate, citing higher wages and inflation
The Bank of Japan has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level.
Japan's core CPI up 3.0% in Dec. after end of gov't energy subsidies
Japan's core consumer prices in December rose 3.0 percent from a year earlier, the fastest pace in more than a year, as ...
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%, ...