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BOJ to hold fire, signal resolve to work closely with Suga's new cabinet

The BOJ board may also debate how the Federal Reserve's recent shift towards a policy focusing more on jobs

Yoshihide Suga as Japan's next premier may be tough partner for BOJ

Suga is a safe pair of hands and has a thorough knowledge of the Bank of Japan's policy framework, but he also knows how to pressure the bank into action

What after Abenomics: Japan's PM exits with economy back at square one

What would become known as Abenomics relied on "three arrows": monetary easing, fiscal policy and regulatory reforms

Markets ride easy money wave, experts caution against asset price bubbles

Economists project developed world central banks to keep liquidity tap open well into 2021

Japan's economy to shrink at fastest pace in decades this fiscal year

Many respondents predicted the Bank of Japan's next policy step would be to expand stimulus

Yield curve control a double-edged sword for BoJ as low rates strain banks

The Bank of Japan's push to keep borrowing costs low to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus is coming at the expense of the country's lenders

Japan's retail sales extend fall in May as Covid-19 hurts consumer spending

The sustained downturn in demand raises risks that the world's third-largest economy could remain mired in recession longer than expected and a revival may be more sluggish

Japan's exports decline most since 2009 as Covid-19 hits US-bound shipments

The trade data came a day after the Bank of Japan increased its support through lending schemes for struggling businesses to $1 trillion.

Bank of Japan keeps policy steady, to pump $1 trn to combat health crisis

As widely expected, the central bank maintained its pledge to guide short-term interest rates at -0.1% and the 10-year government bond yield around 0% by a 8-1 vote

Japan plans to end Tokyo's state of emergency, eyes fresh $930 bn stimulus

Social distancing curbs were removed for most of the country on May 14 as new infections fell, but the government had kept Tokyo and four other prefectures under watch

Market Ahead, May 22: Top factors that could guide markets today

A total of 25 companies including Alembic Pharmaceuticals, IDFC First Bank, and UPL, are scheduled to announce their March quarter earnings later in the day

Market Ahead, April 27: Top factors that could guide markets this week

According to a Business Standard report, the government will give out new official economic growth and budgetary projections in July or later

Franklin Templeton crisis: Short-term bond market is in deep trouble

The decision has been prompted by lack of liquidity in the high-yield market, as well as heavy redemption pressures that are affecting all debt funds

Japan sees 51 coronavirus-related bankruptcies; hospitality sector hit hard

The number of coronavirus cases in Japan rose to 5,548 on Thursday, with 108 deaths

Covid-19 impact: BOJ eases policy further, ramps up risky assets purchase

The BOJ left unchanged its short- and long-term interest rate targets buy a 7-2 vote.

Shinzo Abe pressures Bank of Japan to ease ahead of next week's rate review

The market volatility and the widening hit to the economy from the coronavirus epidemic are adding pressure on the BOJ to ramp up stimulus at its March 18-19 policy meeting

Bank of Japan will be 'fully prepared' to act on coronavirus risk: Kuroda

Kuroda said there was no major change to the BOJ's projection that Japan's economy would keep recovering moderately thanks to an expected rebound in global growth around mid-year

Economy needs real reforms push

Moves like direct tax reform and actual divestment will send out the right signals

RBI among 26 global central banks that have been on a rate cutting spree

With the RBI's rate-setting meeting over, the attention now turns to the US Federal Reserve's (US Fed's) two-day policy meet that begins on December 11

BOJ warns of rising financial vulnerability as banks hunt for yields

Faced with narrowing margins and a dwindling population, regional banks have increased loans for property investment and to companies with low profitability