A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Markets are in risk-off mode again as traders grapple with conflicting headlines: renewed fighting between the U.S. and
June 04, 2026
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has all but cemented a June rate hike in a clear narrative pivot toward inflation fighting as the Iran war-driven energy
June 04, 2026
Japan's government expects the Bank of Japan to conduct appropriate monetary policy toward a sustainable 2% inflation target that is driven by wage growth in close
June 04, 2026
The dollar clung to its recent strength near a two-month high on Thursday as fresh Gulf hostilities sent oil prices higher and sapped risk appetite, while
June 04, 2026
The yen weakened to levels that preceded intervention by Tokyo last month, prompting new warnings by policymakers on Wednesday and a small
June 03, 2026
The Bank of Japan should lay out a clear path for policy normalisation after a widely expected rate hike this month to stabilise the bond
June 02, 2026
Bond market volatility is boosting the case for Japan's central bank to pause the unwinding of its massive debt holdings next fiscal year, which would give
May 29, 2026
The yen fell to its weakest level in nearly four weeks on Wednesday, edging closer to levels that prompted Japanese authorities
May 27, 2026
The Bank of Japan saw net income fall in fiscal 2025 as rising interest rates boosted payments made on excess reserves parked with the central bank, its
May 27, 2026
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday central banks should not look at oil prices in isolation because a temporary energy shock can become
May 27, 2026
A key gauge of Japan's service-sector inflation rose 3.0% in April from a year earlier, data showed on Wednesday, reinforcing the central bank's view that a tight labour
May 27, 2026
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said the central bank will consider the timing and pace of interest rate hikes with an eye on the fallout from
May 26, 2026
The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates at an "appropriate pace" as price pressures from the Middle East war may push underlying inflation
May 21, 2026
Financial market turbulence could force the Bank of Japan to go slow on the unwinding of its massive debt holdings, giving anxious bond investors some relief
May 19, 2026
Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in April at the fastest pace in three years as the Iran war boosted oil and chemical goods prices, data showed on
May 15, 2026
The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates as soon as possible if there are no clear signs of an economic slowdown, board member Kazuyuki Masu said in
May 14, 2026
Japan's recent foreign exchange intervention may have kept the yen from sliding below the 160-per-dollar mark but it is unlikely to have a lasting effect in
May 13, 2026
The Bank of Japan is projected to raise its short-term policy rate to 2% from 0.75% currently by the end of 2027, as robust domestic demand will help the
May 13, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets With the month-old Iran war ceasefire now on “life support”,
May 12, 2026
The United States and Japan believe that excess volatility in the currency market is undesirable, U.S.
May 12, 2026
Japan and the U.S. reaffirmed their close cooperation on currency moves, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama told reporters after a meeting with her
May 12, 2026
Some Bank of Japan policymakers argued in April for raising rates soon, with one flagging the chance of a June move, highlighting a growing hawkish shift on
May 12, 2026
Japanese household spending fell more than expected in March from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday, extending declines to a fourth straight month.
May 12, 2026
Private-sector members of Japan's key economic advisory panel urged the Bank of Japan on Monday to be cautious about the risk of funding strains on smaller
May 11, 2026
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