The Bank of Japan decided last month to lift its short-term interest rate to a 17-year high of about 0.5 per cent. Rising ...

Japan's annual wholesale inflation jumped to a seven-month high of 4.2% in January and accelerated for the fifth straight ...

Specifically, lawmakers wanted to know about "yield curve control" (YCC), a policy Japan has been pursuing for the past six years. The idea is to spur the economy by keeping interest rates low.

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Japan’s financial regulator urged the country’s regional banks to pay closer attention to the risks of investing in so-called ...

"We note while the Japanese yield curve is one of the few globally, that still offers an attractive carry, Japan also remains the largest holder of USTs. Japan's Life insurers are one of the ...

With investors pushing up Japanese government bond yields, testing the BOJ’s policy of yield curve control (YCC), the central bank last month shocked markets by raising its cap on the 10-year ...

Link to embedded tweet. While absolutely massive in its change for market dynamics, the move still leaves the BOJ far below its peers in terms of policy rate, which is mainly due to the demographics ...

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Deputy Director for the Asia and Pacific Department, Mission Chief for Japan, IMF ...

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As US-Japan yield spreads hit five-week lows, USD/JPY followed. However, with inflation risks heightened by potential large-scale tariffs, the recent yield compression may be nearing its limit ...