Category: BOJ
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Yen choppy after BOJ hikes, Aussie struggles as RBA cuts eyed By Reuters
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Written by Ray Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The yen swung between gains and losses on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates at the end of its two-day policy meeting and unveiled a detailed plan to scale back its massive bond-buying programme. The yen rose about 0.8% to…
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BOJ governor Ueda: Some market participants expressed concerns about outlook
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Asia FX firms with Fed on tap; Japanese yen volatile after BOJ By Investing.com
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Most Asian currencies rose on Wednesday ahead of further signals on interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, while the Japanese yen was volatile after mixed signals from the Bank of Japan. The Australian dollar was an exception among its regional peers, with the currency sliding to a three-month low…
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Dollar, yen hold tight ranges as market braces for BOJ, Fed By Reuters
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By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar and yen held within close ranges on Tuesday as traders awaited major central bank decisions, starting with midweek policy meetings from the Bank of Japan and the Federal Reserve, that could set the tone for the coming weeks. The Japanese currency took…
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Asia FX muted with yen steady ahead of BOJ; dollar gains before Fed By Investing.com
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Most Asian currencies remained in a narrow range on Tuesday amid caution ahead of a series of economic signals this week, with the yen steady amid uncertainty over a potential interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan. The dollar recovered slightly as expectations of a Federal Reserve meeting grew,…
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Asia FX firms as dollar dips with Fed, BOJ on tap By Investing.com
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Most Asian currencies rose on Monday, while the dollar fell ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting this week that is likely to provide more clues about the bank’s plans to cut interest rates. The Japanese yen was among the best performing currencies, with the currency gaining further on Monday after…
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Yen rises amid fragile sentiment ahead of BOJ, Fed decisions By Reuters
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By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The yen edged up on Monday, reversing earlier declines, as sentiment remained fragile after the Japanese currency’s best weekly rise since late April following a sharp drop in U.S. technology stocks that sparked demand for safe-haven assets. Traders are now awaiting policy decisions by…
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Newsquawk Week Ahead: Highlights include FOMC, BoJ, NFP, BoE, ISM Mfg. PMI and OPEC+ JMMC
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Mon: Chinese Industrial Profit (Jun) Tue: Japanese Unemployment Rate (Jun), Australian Building Approvals (Jun), Spanish Flash CPI (Jul), Swiss KoF (Jul), German GDP (Q2), Prelim. CPI (Jul), EZ Consumer Confidence Final (Jul), US JOLTS (Jun) Wed: FOMC Announcement, BoJ Announcement and Outlook Report, BCB Announcement; Chinese NBS PMI (Jul), Australian…
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Yen rises as traders look to BOJ, while dollar holds steady By Reuters
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By Harry Robertson and Ray Wee LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The yen rose on Tuesday as investors reacted to comments from a senior Japanese politician that added to pressure on the Bank of Japan to keep raising interest rates to shore up the currency. Meanwhile, the dollar rose slightly as traders…
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Dollar steady, while yen strengthens ahead of BOJ meeting By Investing.com
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Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was steady in Europe on Tuesday, while the yen rose in the wake of suspected government intervention last week. At 05:40 ET (09:40 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, was up 0.1% at 104.067, rebounding from…
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More on the BOJ meetings with JGB market players
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More on the BOJ meetings with JGB market players
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What to expect from the BoJ summary of opinions this morning
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The report should give us a better understanding of what board members were thinking. In June, the Bank of Japan decided to keep the short-term interest rate steady at 0.0%-0.1%, which was expected. But they were shocked when they did not begin to gradually reduce their bond purchases as some…
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Newsquawk Week Ahead: Highlights include: US PCE, BoJ SOO, Biden/Trump debate
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Next week June 24-28: Monday: BoJ Viewpoint Summary, German IFO Survey (June), German Import Prices (May) Tuesday: Japan Services PPI (May), Canadian CPI (May), UK GDP (Q1) married: Australian CPI (May), German Consumer Confidence from GfK Thursday: Biden/Trump debate on CNN, Riksbank announcement, ECB announcement, ECB announcement, European Council, Chinese…
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MUFG: BOJ likely to raise rates next month, MOF under pressure to intervene
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USD/JPY daily MUFG highlights the yen’s recent weak trend and expects the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates at next month’s meeting. At the same time, the Finance Ministry faces increasing pressure to intervene in currency markets to prevent the yen from further depreciating beyond critical levels. the main…
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Nomura warn of yen intervention – also see risk of a BoJ rate hike at its next meeting
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Nomura with a review of last week’s BOJ decision, what to watch for the yen, and a preview of the BOJ’s upcoming meeting: The June meeting did not witness any hard-line surprises The Bank of Japan decided to reduce its purchases of Japanese government bonds after the monetary policy meeting…
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BOJ Kept Rates Steady As Expected But Delayed Planning For The Reduction Of Bond Purchases To July
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As expected, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) refrained from making monetary policy changes in June after raising interest rates in March. In a unanimous vote, the target range for key short-term interest rates remained at 0.0%-0.10%. Link to the Bank of Japan’s June statement What markets did not expect was…
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Investors react to BOJ decision to keep policy unchanged, trim bonds in future By Reuters
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(Reuters) – The Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged on Friday but said it would reduce future bond purchases to allow long-term interest rates to move more freely. At the end of the two-day policy meeting, the central bank said it would continue buying government bonds at the current…
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Asia FX weakens as hawkish Fedspeak offsets inflation relief; BOJ awaited By Investing.com
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Investing.com — Most Asian currencies fell on Thursday, as expectations of smaller interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve dampened appetite for regional markets, even as the dollar fell amid a weak inflation reading. Uncertainty ahead of the Bank of Japan meeting and concerns over trade tensions between the US…
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BOJ will scrutinise weak yen in guiding monetary policy, says Governor Ueda By Reuters
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