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Japan’s GDP contracts, complicating BOJ’s rate hike plans
KFGO· 20 hours agoBy Satoshi Sugiyama and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy contracted in the first...
Japan’s Biggest Insurer Moves Deeper into Foreign Credit Despite Higher Domestic Yields
The Wall Street Journal· 14 hours agoNippon Life Insurance, the largest insurer in Japan by asset size, is planning to invest more in...
BOJ Cuts Bond Buying in Regular Operation as Yen Stays Weak
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 4 days ago(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan offered to purchase a smaller amount of government bonds in a...
BOJ Shouldn’t Delay Normalization Over Risks, LDP Official Says
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 4 days ago(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan should stay on course to normalize monetary policy based on...
BOJ Likely Eyeing Steady Rate Hikes, Says Ex-Central Bank Executive Maeda
US News & World Report· 7 days agoThe Bank of Japan will likely raise interest rates again as early as July and keep hiking borrowing costs next year and beyond if the ...
Japan’s Gloomy GDP Report May Create Challenges for Policymakers
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 2 days ago(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s economy is likely to have contracted in the first three months of 2024 due in...
Japan’s Economy Shrinks Again as Inflation Hits Consumers’ Pocketbooks
The Wall Street Journal· 15 hours agoTOKYO—The Japanese economy contracted in the first quarter of 2024, extending a rough patch and...
Japan’s Suzuki Sees Need to Keep Close Coordination With BOJ
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 3 days ago(Bloomberg) -- Japanese Minister of Finance Shunichi Suzuki stressed the importance of coordination...
BIS, Central Banks, IIF Request Financial Institutions To Join Project Agorá, Focused On...
Crowdfund Insider· 1 day agoProject Agorá, launched by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and others, is requesting...
Japan's firm wholesale inflation keeps alive near-term rate hike risks
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoAnalysts expect wholesale inflation to accelerate in coming months, as the effect of government...