Bank of Japan (BoJ)
People: January to March 2023
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Central banks step up dollar liquidity support
But initial auction results show little evidence of pressure on dollar funding
BoJ flags risk management problems at banks
Central bank also tries to allay concerns over Japanese banks amid SVB crisis
BoJ maintains monetary easing at Kuroda’s final policy meeting
Ueda confirmed as next governor as pressure grows to abandon yield curve control
Central bank websites: how to keep track and make them better
Central banks share their experiences in gauging website performance
Marks (and sizes and colours) of distinction
Many central banks make an effort to make cash accessible to blind and partially sighted users
Bank of Japan to start CBDC pilot in April
Central bank presses ahead with designing a general purpose CBDC
Can new BoJ governor Ueda maintain his neutral position?
Kazuo Ueda will face divided views on monetary easing and its growing side-effects when he takes office, writes Sayuri Shirai
Japan to nominate Kazuo Ueda as next BoJ governor
Yen rises on surprise that Ueda is tipped to take up the top post
Masayoshi Amamiya favoured to become next BoJ governor
Analysts reflect on next BoJ governor’s most pressing challenges and Kuroda’s legacy
BoJ deputy governor warns against more yield curve tweaks
Masazumi Wakatabe says further policy changes could undermine stimulus efforts
BoJ should consider ending yield curve control – IMF
Fund warns inflation risks could force central bank to take “much stronger” action
Japanese inflation hits 41-year high
Inflation now double the BoJ’s target, but officials are not convinced it will last
Bank of Japan defies expectations of yield curve change
Governor says it will take time for last month’s yield curve tweak to play out
Bank of Japan to raise inflation forecasts, reports say
Central bank said to be likely to project nearly 2% annual inflation for 2024
Bank of Japan surprises analysts with yield curve tweak
But governor Kuroda says the move is not a rate hike nor a step to end easy policy
BoJ accord may be revised with more flexible inflation target
Planned revision could lead the BoJ to tweak its ultra-loose policy, reports say
Banknotes: October to December 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
BoJ to test CBDC next year, reports say
Two-year pilot project will examine whether digital currency can work without internet access
BoJ maintains ultra-loose monetary policy
Kuroda says BoJ has no plans to tighten policy soon and warns over risks from weak yen
SNB withdraws record sum from Fed’s swap line
Swiss central bank taps $11 billion but reasons for its operations are unclear
Japan to conduct unscheduled bond-buying operations
BoJ announcement comes as yen nears 32-year low against the dollar
The risks of a simultaneous and rapid global tightening
Economists call for a more co-ordinated and gradual increase in interest rates
Japan intervenes in FX market for first time in 24 years
Yen falls below 145 to the USD after BoJ kept ultra-low rates unchanged