Japan
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
Small drop in US CPI hints at inflation reprieve
Economists estimate US is past inflation peak, but other G7 nations may still be on the upward leg
Japan reinforces yield curve control
Yen falls after MPC commits to daily purchases of Japanese government bonds at 0.25% yield
Mitigating regulatory risks of mobile payments
Third-party payment providers need to give up data to supervisors to prevent fraud
People: Macklem to chair Basel Committee oversight board
China names policy-makers; BoJ reappoints key monetary policy official; Kazakhstan replaces deputy
Yen drops as BoJ defends yield curve target
Bond operations send Japanese currency to seven-year low against the dollar
Book notes: Shutdown, by Adam Tooze
Useful overview, showing intimate intertwining of geopolitics with health and economic policies
People: Chile appoints new central bank director
BoJ set to gain new policy board members; RBA names new head of banking; and more
BoJ launches unlimited 10-year sovereign bond purchases
Central bank steps in as investors put pressure on yield curve target, despite low inflation
BoJ sees emerging signs of inflation in Japan
Central bank says inflationary risks are now “generally balanced”
Japan launches Oceania CBDC study
Fintech firm Soramitsu will examine outlook for digital currencies in four Pacific island states
Down but not out: US Libor trading continues amid ban
Outgoing rate hits market share lows in US swaps but little dent made in listed markets
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
Former governor reflects on a turbulent 40 years at the Bank of Japan
Labour market changes key to inflation – BIS’s Shin
Central banks may face “race against time” to prevent wage-price spiral, says Hyun Song Shin
Book notes: Shades of sovereignty, by Paul Wilson
An essential and stimulating read for central bankers thinking about the monetary history of their state in relation to its historical perspective and broad international trends
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 others
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
Time to stop handing out the pills: the great QE detox
We are facing a serious inflation threat that will test the resolve of central bankers, writes Jagjit Chadha
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
CBDC just one option for future payment system, says BoJ official
Japan’s central bank says CBDC could solve safety and interoperability issues, but is not the only option