Bank of Japan (BoJ)
All eyes on the Fed
The US central bank faces a challenging path to fulfil its mandated goals
Japanese officials pledge vigilance on financial markets
BoJ, finance ministry and regulator hold emergency meeting after country’s biggest fall in equities since 1987
BoJ raises policy rate, outlines plan to reduce bond purchases
Governor says bank will raise rates again if economy and prices move in line with projections
Central banks of Japan and Thailand renew swap agreement
$3 billion bilateral arrangement aimed at supporting financial stability and trade
End of QQE and US rate decline will rein in Japanese yields – study
Japan’s institutional investors likely to stay in foreign bond markets, researchers say
Japan issues first new banknotes in 20 years
New notes are fitted with 3D holograms
Masaaki Shirakawa on his ‘unease’ about 2% inflation targets and lessons from Japan
The former Bank of Japan governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the need to properly understand the business of banking, making sound contingency plans and the BoJ’s current policy constraints
Japan ready to intervene in FX markets, finance ministry says
Top currency official issues warning as yen hits 34-year low against dollar
BoJ to reduce its government bond purchases
Central bank will announce bond-buying details at next meeting and keeps rates unchanged
Central Banking Awards 2024 ceremony honours best in field
Shirakawa receives lifetime award and Brazil is named central bank of the year
BoJ hawkishness due to weak yen belies wage inflation concerns
The contrast in Japan-US economic, price and wage performance and their implications for monetary policies
Banknotes: April to June 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
People: April to June 2024
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Are low-level inflation targets still fit for purpose?
Geostrategic shifts make the case for a narrow price target less compelling
BoJ pays record profits to government
Central bank contributes $13.8 billion with gains from ETFs and bonds
Getting Chiang Mai right
Asia’s emergency infrastructure is on the right track, but there is still room for improvement
BoJ considers allowing external access to CBDC data
Digital yen API sandbox launched in April
Sharp yen rises spark speculation over government intervention
Japanese minister refuses to comment on whether authorities acted to stem currency’s fall
BoJ keeps policy unchanged as yen weakens
Policymakers raise inflation forecasts, saying “virtuous wage-price cycle” is strengthening
Asian policy-makers move to support currencies
Indonesia and Vietnam intervene in markets, while Japan, Korea and Malaysia issue warnings
Banknotes: January to March 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
BIS project aims to redesign global payments infrastructure
“Most ambitious” innovation hub project to date will test BIS’s “unified ledger” concept
BoJ ends negative interest rate policy
Japanese central bank also scraps yield curve control policy and ends ETF purchases
BoJ may scrap ultra-loose policy at March meeting, reports say
Policy-makers could be mulling speedy end to yield target and negative rates