Japanese Yen and Aussie Dollar News: BoJ vs. Fed Rate Path Battle Heats Up
Japan’s retail sales and job data fuel BoJ rate hike bets, pressuring USD/JPY. Fed’s inflation stance also in focus. Will USD ...
Yen set for best January in seven years as rates path diverge
SINGAPORE--The yen was on track for its best monthly start to the year since 2018 on Friday, helped by the view that the Bank ...
Japanese yen rallies, bond yields climb after BOJ hikes rates
The yen strengthened and Japanese government bond yields rose to fresh multi-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan ...
Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its ...
Japanese Yen remains on the front foot against USD after Tokyo CPI
The Statistics Bureau of Japan reported this Friday that the headline Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) accelerated from 3.0% to 3.4% YoY in January – the highest level since April 2023.
Yen Strengthens After Bank of Japan Raises Rates
The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to 0.5%, the highest level since October 2008, and pledged to raise rates further if the economy and inflation continue in line with projections. The bank’s ...
Japanese Yen hangs near daily low against USD; hawkish BoJ expectations to limit losses
The Japanese Yen (JPY) remains on the back foot against its American counterpart, with the USD/JPY pair eyeing the 156.00 ...
Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation
The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a ...
Bank of Japan must weigh Trump trade threats as it tightens policy
A weaker yen is typically good for Japanese exporters but could push inflation higher because the country imports much of its ...
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Bank of Japan hikes interest rate to 17-year high, boosts yen
The Bank of Japan increased ... sending the yen higher against the dollar. The well-flagged 25-basis-point rise to 0.5 percent comes as data indicates the Japanese economy is developing in line ...
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Hawkish Bank of Japan Signals Will Buoy Yen, Strategists Say
(Bloomberg) -- The yen is primed for further gains after the Bank of Japan sent hawkish signals while raising the benchmark interest rate, according to strategists. The upward revision in ...