Japan
Rate round-up: Fed triggers further global easing
Fed cut prompts flurry of action, with many central banks hinting at a more dovish stance
BIS: forex volumes rise to $6.6 trillion as London trading soars
While the UK capital reinforces its prominence in forex markets, trading in Asian currencies heats up
Negative rates could lower inflation expectations – San Fran Fed paper
Japanese inflation expectations fell after BoJ introduced negative rates, researchers find
Central banks face loss of independence – Central Banking survey
Cyber risks and lax supervision are biggest threats to financial stability
Overcoming deflation: Japan’s experience and challenges ahead
Haruhiko Kuroda explains how Japan’s long battle against deflation may offer insights for others
BoJ ‘will not hesitate’ to ease further if risks crystallise
Central bank adopts dovish outlook, amid “significant” risks to economic activity and prices
Central bank ‘put’ can harm market function – Kuroda
BoJ chief says easing measures are working, but central banks must be wary of side-effects
Doves vs hawks: IMF advice on unconventional monetary policy
Funds’ advice on innovative measures has not always “stood the test of time”, writes Philip Turner
BoJ moves quietly away from negative rate
BoJ reduces number of current account balances charged a negative interest rate
Boston Fed’s Rosengren warns about Japanese banks’ loan holdings
Exposure to CLOs now above Common Equity Tier 1 in one of Japan’s largest banks, data shows
Putting modern monetary theory to the test
Sayuri Shirai asks whether MMT might hold the solution to Japan’s stagnation
Can central bankers turn finance green?
The Network for Greening the Financial System aims to bring about fundamental change. The central bankers who created it made a strong start but face serious challenges.
The IFF China Report 2019
Insight and perspectives from the world's leaders, premier policy-makers and financiers
BoJ vows to continue ‘powerful’ easing for longer
Central bank promises low rates will last longer, and unveils raft of other measures
The IFF China Report 2019: Financial deepening, fintech development and green financing
The past 40 years have seen China transform from a recipient of global aid to a major economic centre in its own right. China is now seeking to deepen its markets, gradually open its borders to global financial flows, and promote new and innovative forms…
The IFF China Report 2019: The Belt and Road Initiative
Over the past five years, China has invested more than $70 billion in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries, of which there are now in excess of 100. Leading Chinese and international policy-makers explain how BRI efforts are progressing. This section…
The Belt and Road Initiative 2019 Survey – A new driver for globalisation?
The second Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Survey of 28 central banks reveals that they view the BRI as a major driver of globalisation, with a high percentage of respondents expecting the initiative to provide a significant boost to GDP. So far,…
The IFF China Report 2019: Redesigning the international trading and monetary system
Reform of the financial system that brought about the 2007–08 financial crisis has not gone far enough and advanced and emerging market economies must find a more co-operative way forward to ensure globalisation can continue.
The turmoil test for emerging and advanced economies
Greater integration between advanced and emerging market economies during globalisation has made both more susceptible to risk of spillover – financial contagion and volatility. As the US continues to normalise its monetary policy, deputy governor of…
IMF cuts growth forecasts for most economies
Japan and China are the only two to receive a more optimistic outlook from the IMF
BoJ downgrades economic outlook as regional growth disappoints
Haruhiko Kuroda says robust domestic demand could offset some of the weaknesses in exports
Fed’s rate pause puts pressure on BoJ
Fed’s dovishness could pull JGB yields lower and put upward pressure on the yen
Kuroda warns of more QE if yen continues to strengthen
But Bank of Japan continues to cut purchases of Japanese government bonds
BoJ minutes show disagreement over outlook
Not all members agree on how low 10-year yields should be