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With reshuffled cabinet, PM Kishida gets to work in choosing next BOJ head

With a cabinet reshuffle out of the way, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's search for the next Bank of Japan (BOJ)…

Reuters

Japan's jobless rate remains steady at 2.6% in June

Meanwhile, the core consumer prices in Tokyo rose 2.3% in July from a year earlier.

Livemint

Bank of Japan sticks to easing, raises inflation forecast

Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan dug its heels in on its easy-money policies Thursday while raising its inflation…

AFP

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Abe's death may give Japan scope to curb stimulus

The death of Shinzo Abe, namesake of Japan's "Abenomics" policy, makes any immediate challenge to his legacy highly unlikely but…

Bangkok Post

Legacy of Abenomics to Live Beyond Its Tragically Shot Architect

The weakest yen in decades, a mountain of national debt and a giant central bank bond portfolio that’s around half…

Bloomberg

Political Pulse / Price stability a long-unsolved conundrum for Japan

"Irrational exuberance" is a phrase widely used to warn about the risks of a bubble-like stock market.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan inflation stays at seven-year high in May

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's core consumer prices jumped 2.1 percent again in May, the second consecutive monthly jump of a…

AFP

Stocks Waver, Oil Prices Fall on Recession Fears

Stock markets wobbled and oil prices sank on Friday amid growing fears that inflation-fighting interest rate hikes by central banks…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Markets hit by recession fears, yen drops after BoJ decision

Hong Kong (AFP) - Equity markets mostly fell Friday after another hefty drop in New York as interest rate hikes…

AFP

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Bank of Japan keeps easing despite global rate hikes

Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan on Friday stuck to its monetary easing policy even as other central banks…

AFP

Nikkei faces biggest weekly loss in over 2 years

TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei braced on Friday for its biggest weekly drop in more than two years as markets fell for…

Bangkok Post

Bank of Japan keeps easing policy despite US, Europe rate hikes

Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan on Friday stuck to its long-held monetary easing policy even as other central…

AFP

Yen Bears to EM selloff: 5 pressure keys to watch in Asia after Fed's rate hike

The yen, pushed to a 24-year low against the dollar as it’s caught between a hawkish Fed and dovish Bank…

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Yen's continuing slide sets off alarm bells in government, BOJ

The yen continued its slide on Wednesday, falling to 135.60 yen against the dollar in morning trading, its weakest level…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Yen slides to 24-year low against dollar

Tokyo (AFP) - The yen plunged to its lowest level against the dollar since 1998 on Monday as sky-high US…

AFP

Japan, Europe tread different paths as G7 warns of inflation risks

Having long trod a similar path in tackling low inflation, Japan and Europe now appear to be taking contrasting approaches…

Reuters

Frugal Japanese tighten their belts as prices rise, yen slides

Japan’s household spending fell 2.3 percent in March compared with the previous year.

Al Jazeera

How Much Of The Japanese Stock Market Does The BOJ own?

The Bank of Japan (BOJ), unlike any of its peers, has become a huge player in the country’s stock market.…

Benzinga

Japan's Yen At 20-Year Low Against The US Dollar

The Japanese yen fell into a steep plummet today, weakening by more than 130 to the U.S. dollar for the…

Benzinga

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‘Zombified’ Japan Shows World How Not To Spend $5 Trillion

The bottom line is that the Bank of Japan’s $5 trillion stimulus boom backfired. In trying to reanimate things, the…

Forbes

Bank of Japan hikes inflation forecast on soaring energy prices

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's central bank hiked its full-year inflation forecast on Thursday but cautioned that it sees rising prices,…

AFP

Will The Yen Hit 150 Against The Greenback?

The Japanese yen fell to a seven-year low of 125 against the US dollar on Monday as the Bank of…

Benzinga

Trickle-Down Economics Is Failing Stagflationary Japan

Japan might soon get the 2% inflation it wanted, but it’s the “bad” kind that slams household and business confidence.…

Forbes

The $5 Trillion Inflation Time Bomb No One’s Talking About

It’s taken nine years and the Bank of Japan supersizing its balance sheet to the $5 trillion mark, but Asia’s…

Forbes

Former Bank Of Japan Official Says CBDC Is A Threat To Country's Financial Stability

Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) former head of financial settlements has changed his mind about creating a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

Benzinga