Bank of Japan

The Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy unchanged at its February meeting held yesterday. While the decision was broadly expected, the market was somewhat taken back by the dovish shift in the BOJ’s commentary. In the statement issued… Read More

Economic data for the week ahead will remain somewhat quiet with only the Bank of Japan due to hold its monetary policy meeting on Friday. On the data front, the U.S. retail sales, producer prices index and inflation data, some of which… Read More

During the upcoming Asian session, market moves are likely to shift around the Japanese yen, as we have a fresh serving of key macro data coming out. Three inflation data points will be released at the same time. They are expected to get… Read More

There has been a growing level of speculation over recent months that the Bank of Japan is on the verge of a shift in policy. Stronger economic data, amidst the backdrop of growing hawkishness in G10 central bank, has seen many players… Read More

The Bank of Japan held its monetary policy meeting last week on Wednesday. As widely expected, the central bank held its monetary policy and QE unchanged. Speaking at the press conference, the BoJ Governor Kuroda cautioned the risks of… Read More

The Japanese Yen moved lower mid-week in response to the latest Bank of Japan meeting which saw the central bank keeping rates unchanged, as expected while revising its inflation forecast lower. The revision, which saw the bank’s 2019… Read More

The week ahead will mark the change into a new trading month. Economic data will, therefore, cover the month of October which will shed light into the state of the global economies for the third quarter of the year. Inflation data from… Read More

The price of Japanese government bonds rose on Wednesday following the BOJ’s outright bond purchases announcement which saw central bank refraining from specifically referring to any tweaks or alterations to its current bond purchase… Read More

The Bank of Japan held its monetary policy meeting last week on Wednesday. As widely expected, the central bank kept its interest rates unchanged including its QE operations. The central bank will also continue to purchase exchange-traded… Read More

Japanese trade data was weaker than expected once again over August, remaining in the red for a second consecutive month. The headline trade balance figure was -445 bln JPY, showing a stark increase from July’s -232 bln JPY. The seasonally… Read More