The Japan Times3h ago
The government will call for monetary policy that bolsters private demand, a draft of its long-term economic blueprint showed, signaling a preference for keeping borrowing costs low. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/25/economy/japan-government-economic-blueprint-draft/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #boj
Japan’s government blueprint nudges BOJ to fuel demand, clouding rates path

The draft urges the Bank of Japan to align its decisions with Prime Minister Sanae ​Takaichi’s drive to reflate growth.

The Japan Times
The Japan Times7h ago
The Bank of Japan needs to raise interest rates every few months and should quicken the pace in the face of stronger upside inflation risks, Naoki Tamura, one of the most hawkish board members, has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/25/economy/boj-hawkish-board-member-more-rate-hikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #naokitamura #inflation #japaneseeconomy
Rate hikes needed every few months, hawkish BOJ board member says

While the remarks suggest another rate hike may come earlier than BOJ watchers expect, they also show there is some caution around raising rates again in July.

The Japan Times
The Japan Times1d ago
The BOJ signaled further increases to the benchmark interest rate in a summary of opinions from a last week's board meeting, when authorities raised the policy rate to the highest since 1995. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/24/economy/boj-summary-rate-hikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #banks #japaneseeconomy
BOJ summary affirms rate hike stance as inflation risks mount

The summary came out as the yen remained close to the weakest level since 1986 against the dollar amid growing bets on the Federal Reserve raising rates this year.

The Japan Times
The Japan Times2d ago
A routine call between Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent helped strengthen the yen just as the currency was about to reach a four-decade low. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/23/markets/yen-katayama-bessent/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #currencies #forex #boj #nikkei
Katayama-Bessent call pulls yen back as it approaches four-decade low

The currency strengthened so fast that some traders suspected that intervention was underway.

The Japan Times
The Japan Times3d ago
As the Nikkei 225 soars, the yen is continuing to test new lows as Japanese authorities have offered only weak verbal interventions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/22/economy/yen-new-lows/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #yen #currencies #forex #boj #nikkei
Yen continues to test fresh lows as Nikkei 225 hits new highs

Verbal intervention in the currency market has been more tempered than in the past.

The Japan Times
The Japan Times3d ago
A single dissenting vote against the Bank of Japan's latest interest rate hike shows the time crunch hawks are under to get rates to a more normal level before it's too late. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/22/economy/boj-dissent-time-crunch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #yen #inflation
Dissent by Takaichi’s BOJ pick hints at case for faster hikes

Toichiro Asada, the first policy board member appointed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left little doubt about his commitment to monetary stimulus.

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WhisprNews4d ago

🐫 Mitad de semana y reflexión:

🇯🇵 El #BoJ eleva las tasas al 1%, rompiendo una década de política ultra laxa.

https://mastodon.social/@WhisprNews/116765776111131522

WhisprNews5d ago
💸 Nordea advierte: el #Yen japonés no se recupera. La postura acomodada del #BoJ y los rendimientos altos en EE.UU. mantienen el #USDJPY elevado. ¿Intervención o euforia?
The Japan Times6d ago
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda has been discharged from the hospital and plans to return to work shortly, according to the BOJ. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/19/boj-ueda-discharge-hospital/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #kazuoueda #boj #health #hospitals
Gov. Ueda has been discharged from hospital, BOJ says

Ueda, 74, was hospitalized on June 9 for treatment of a liver cyst infection and didn’t attend a policy meeting earlier this week.

The Japan Times
2k1156d ago
The Yen is testing 1986 lows again. Despite a record ¥11.73T spent on defense and the BoJ hiking rates to 1%, the currency remains under heavy speculative pressure. The widening rate gap vs. the US continues to dwarf intervention efforts. As liquidity thins during the Juneteenth holiday, the risk of a new, bold move by Tokyo grows. #Yen #BoJ #Forex #Markets #Economics