CURRENTGLOBAL Consumer inflation in Japan’s capital hits near 42-year high, keeps BOJ under pressureEditor Selangor JournalJanuary 27, 2023 by Editor Selangor JournalJanuary 27, 2023 TOKYO, Jan 27 — Core consumer prices in Japan’s capital, a leading indicator of nationwide trends, rose 4.3 per cent in January from a year...
CURRENTECONOMY US dollar skids as yen soars after BOJ’s surprise move, gold risesEditor Selangor JournalDecember 21, 2022 by Editor Selangor JournalDecember 21, 2022 NEW YORK, Dec 21 — The US dollar weakened in late trading on Tuesday, amid strength in Japanese yen reported Xinhua. The dollar index, which...
CURRENTECONOMY Dollar shrugs off suspected Japan intervention; pound eyes UK politicsEditor Selangor JournalOctober 24, 2022 by Editor Selangor JournalOctober 24, 2022 LONDON, Oct 24 — A blast of suspected intervention by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Monday (October 24) to boost the yen did little...
CURRENTGLOBAL Bank of Japan to conduct emergency bond buying as yen teeters near 150Editor Selangor JournalOctober 20, 2022 by Editor Selangor JournalOctober 20, 2022 TOKYO, Oct 20 — Japan’s central bank on Thursday said it would hold emergency bond-buying operations, offering to buy some US$667 million in government debt,...
CURRENTGLOBAL Big data may help BOJ guide economy through pandemic painEditor Selangor JournalJuly 23, 2020 by Editor Selangor JournalJuly 23, 2020 TOKYO, July 23 — Big data is providing some surprising results for the Bank of Japan and helping ease concerns about pressure on the economy...