Japan
New BoJ governor announces monetary policy review
Bank of Japan keeps ultra-loose policy unchanged at Ueda’s first policy meeting
Challenges ahead for Ueda’s easing commitment
BoJ governor’s plan to maintain monetary easing until 2% inflation is hit may not be easy, writes Sayuri Shirai
Monetary easing appropriate for now, says new BoJ governor
Academic Kazuo Ueda takes over from dovish Haruhiko Kuroda
People: First governor of Congo central bank dies aged 92
Deputy governors depart in Canada and Sweden; and more
Basel Committee chair reflects on CCyB effectiveness
Pablo Hernández de Cos suggests review of counter-cyclical buffer as uses of tool diverge
People: January to March 2023
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
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
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
Laotian central bank launches CBDC pilot
Bank of the Lao PDR working with Japanese government and fintech firm to test 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
Book notes: Zero interest rate policy and the new abnormal, by Michael Beenstock
Author's contention that asset purchases caused the low neutral rate of interest is entertaining and infuriating in equal measure
BoJ to test CBDC next year, reports say
Two-year pilot project will examine whether digital currency can work without internet access