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Troubled Silicon Valley startup bank spooks share markets, bonds rally

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.3% to a two-month low, with banks and Hong Kong tech stocks leading losses, while London and European futures each slid more than 1%

Yen drops as BOJ sticks to ultra-easy policy, sterling hits one-month high

The dollar index, which measures the safe-haven dollar against six peers including the yen, fell 0.4% at 102.01

Going against the world tide, Bank of Japan maintains ultra-low rates

The central bank kept its policy settings for yield curve control and asset purchases, according to a statement on Friday, in line with the forecasts of almost all surveyed economists

Yen bounces as BoJ drags heels on bond buying; export prices remain high

After touching a six-year low of 122.44 per dollar in the morning, by the Tokyo afternoon the yen had snapped a five-day losing streak and was up as far at 1% to 121.18

Euro rises to one-week high on hopes for progress in Ukraine peace talks

New Fed projections showed policymakers ready to shift their inflation fight into high gear; most of them see the federal funds rate rising to a range between 1.75% and 2% by the end of 2022

Board reshuffle in July may open scope for less dovish Bank of Japan

Any such change won't lead to an immediate policy tightening and would mark only a subtle shift in the nine-member board, which has consistently voted to keep policy ultra-loose

Bank of Japan defends key bond yield target as global rates pressure builds

The BOJ said last week it would buy an unlimited amount of 10-year government bonds at 0.25% to prevent rising global yields from pushing up domestic borrowing costs too much

BOJ's Kuroda warns of lingering Covid pandemic pain for economy

The world's third-largest economy is seeing a resurgence in COVID-19 infections

BOJ joins Fed in signalling easing, keeps monetary rate steady for now

The BOJ is in a bind

BoJ's Funo says bank no longer setting deadline for inflation target

Japan's central bank has essentially abandoned an earlier pledge to meet the goal in roughly 2 yrs

BOJ keeps policy steady, delays inflation target again

The BOJ maintained its view that the world's third-largest economy will expand moderately

Creeping signs of deflation overshadow BOJ's optimism on economy

BOJ maintained its assessment for six areas to say their economies continued to recover moderately

BoJ keeps upbeat economic view, some regions see spending slowdown

Six of the nine BoJ regional branch managers said their areas' economies continued to recover moderately

BoJ likely to cut FY17 inflation forecast in quarterly report: Media

The BoJ's quarterly report is due out on November 1 after a two-day policy board meeting

BOJ policymakers signal higher threshold for further easing

The BOJ last month switched its policy to target interest rates and away from expanding the monetary base

BoJ's Haruhiko Kuroda vows to cut rates, buy more assets to fight shocks

Kuroda also said there will be no significant changes in the management of the central bank's balance sheet

BOJ review likely to defend massive stimulus programme: Sources

To hit its 2% inflation target as soon as possible

Asia shares slip, Nikkei recovers, yen rises as BOJ disappoints

The dollar weakened 1.5% to 103.67 yen, its biggest one-day decline since June 24, after the Brexit

Eyes on Fed, BOJ, Europe's bank stress test

BOJ is likely to cut its inflation forecasts, but only slightly, which may allow the bank to justify standing pat for the time being

BOJ holds policy despite delaying price target timing, funds quake loans

An unwelcome yen rise and weak consumption threatened to derail a fragile economic recovery.