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Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps
TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its inflation forecasts, underscoring its confidence ...
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Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The ...
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Bank of Japan hikes interest rates to highest level in 17 years
such as Japan. The central bank said it would continue to raise interest rates if economic growth and inflation stayed in line with its projections. “The likelihood of achieving the bank’s ...
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Bank of Japan raises interest rates, shrugging off Trump risks
In the eyes of Japanese economic policymakers, there have been few surprises from the nearly week-old Trump administration. That, in part, gave them confidence to raise interest rates again Friday.
Yen hits 8-week high, sterling drops after Bank of England rate cut
The dollar edged up on Thursday, but stayed close to recent lows, as traders weighed receding trade war risks and looked ...
Analysis-BOJ's fresh take on labour crunch opens door for more rate hikes
The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labour shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak ...
Bank of Japan raises rates to highest in 17 years
Japan's central bank has increased the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 17 years after consumer price rises ...
VOX POPULI: Adjusting to the new normal: A world with interest rates
Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a popular daily column that takes up a wide range of topics, including culture, arts and social trends and developments. Written by veteran Asahi Shimbun writers, the column ...