The Latest Breaking News from Bank of Japan

Stock market indexes squeezed out small gains to close out the day. Oil services stock is back in the 5% buy zone as crude oil gains ground.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average reversed higher Tuesday. Tesla stock hit a new low on multiple price-target cuts.

The Bank of Japan broadened caps for government bond yields, a surprise move that pushed bond yields higher globally and dinged Asian stocks

The Bank of Japan decided Tuesday to modify its monetary policy, allowing 10-year Japanese government bond yields to fluctuate in a range of around plus or minus 0.5%, against the previously accepted range of around plus or minus 0.25%. The move represents an effective interest rate hike.

Public sector borrowing soared to £22 billion last month, the highest November figure since monthly records began in 1993.

Investors are keeping a close eye on areas ranging from US Treasury market illiquidity to Japanese government debt

Asian shares are mixed as worries about the regional economy deepen and government data show higher-than-expected inflation in Japan

Core consumer inflation of 3.6 percent marks fastest price growth since 1982.

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday he had no desire to get re-appointed for another five-year term to head the central bank, after his current one ends in April next year.

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Even as the Federal Reserve and the world’s other central banks raise interest rates to try to curb inflation, the Bank of Japan has stood firm, keeping its key interest rate at minus 0.1%