Bank of Japan (BoJ)
Bank of Japan holds rates and increases inflation forecast
MPC predicts inflation will reach 2.3% this fiscal year but then fall back below target
BoJ to study impact of CBDC on bank deposits
Report says safeguards needed to prevent possible “rapid shift” from bank deposits to CBDC
BoJ board members concerned over yen’s volatility
Rate-setters differ over implications of currency depreciation, minutes show
Yen weakens further as BoJ stands by loose policy
Central bank stresses commitment to defending yield curve control despite exchange rate worries
Bank of Japan boosts bond interventions
Yield curve control policy still under pressure
Ten-year yield breaches BoJ target band
Central bank steps in with another purchase operation, but warns on yen weakness
BoJ finds some CBDC designs suffer from bottlenecks
Designs faced pressures on transaction throughput, latency and CPU load
Japan’s inflation breaches 2% target
High import prices a key driver as flat wages drag demand
Book notes: Tumultuous times, by Masaaki Shirakawa
A rare and refreshingly honest description of a governorship that spanned a series of crises
Japan reinforces yield curve control
Yen falls after MPC commits to daily purchases of Japanese government bonds at 0.25% yield
BoJ’s Uchida outlines phase two of CBDC experiments
Japanese people will ultimately decide whether they want a digital currency, executive director says
Yen drops as BoJ defends yield curve target
Bond operations send Japanese currency to seven-year low against the dollar
People: Chile appoints new central bank director
BoJ set to gain new policy board members; RBA names new head of banking; and more
Global markets show signs of strain as Russia sanctions bite
Flight to safe havens is starting to create tensions in dollar funding markets
BoJ launches unlimited 10-year sovereign bond purchases
Central bank steps in as investors put pressure on yield curve target, despite low inflation
Picking up the pieces: how to tackle the next phase of the Covid crisis
The global economy is heading into dangerous territory, writes Jagjit Chadha. Central banks must honour their commitments to price stability
BoJ sees emerging signs of inflation in Japan
Central bank says inflationary risks are now “generally balanced”
BoJ ends some emergency measures
Central bank offers more funding for loans to small businesses, but halts some asset purchases
Masaaki Shirakawa on lessons from crisis and how to reform central banks
The former governor reflects on a turbulent 40 years at the Bank of Japan, and considers how central banks might face up to the challenges of the future
BoJ does not need to tighten policy – deputy governor
Masayoshi Amamiya says Japan is facing a unique inflation situation
Tackling surging inflation
Central banks around the world are grappling with rapid price rises, with some taking very different routes to one another
Final frontier? Japan after the Kuroda experiment
The Bank of Japan has pushed monetary easing close to its limit, yet inflation is barely above zero. What happens now?
BoJ projects inflation will climb to 1% by mid-2022
Haruhiko Kuroda says BoJ must continue “powerful” monetary easing with QQE and yield curve control
BoJ cuts inflation outlook to zero as it holds rates
Producer price inflation in Japan is at a 13-year high, but CPI inflation lingers around zero