BoJ's Kuroda hints October stimulus is unlikely
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has poured cold water on mounting expectations for a fresh round of quantitative easing in October . ......
View ArticleNegative rates are not necessary
Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of Bank of Japan, tells CNBC why negative interest rates in Japan are not necessary. ......
View ArticleCould the BOJ introduce negative interest rates?
Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan, explains whether or not he has considered introducing a negative interest rate similar to the European Central Bank. ......
View ArticleBank of Japan Salaries Rise the Most Since at Least 1998
Workers at the Bank of Japan can look forward to a better pay day this year, with wages for non-managers rising 1.9 percent, the most since at...
View ArticleCNBC Transcript: Interview with Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of...
(Source: CNBC Inc) So, one of the messages from the IMF has been to downgrade Japan's growth outlook. Do you think that's fair? Kuroda: I think that in some sense it is fair because in the first...
View ArticleTokyo stocks rise on Fed rate optimism
Tokyo stocks finished up 1.08 percent Friday, extending the previous day's gains as investors grow confident a rate hike by the US Federal Reserve will be delayed, while exporters rallied on a weaker...
View ArticleBOJ Gov. Kuroda meets with reporters
LIMA - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda meets with reporters on Oct. 8, 2015, in Lima, where he atten... ......
View ArticleTokyo stocks advance on Fed rate optimism
Tokyo stocks advanced 1.36 percent Friday morning, extending the previous day's gains as investors grow confident a US interest rate hike will delayed while a weaker yen also provided support. The...
View ArticleIMF: keep interest rates low or risk another crash
Lender warns on last day at Lima of the need for ‘continued accommodative monetary policies’ amid rising opposition from critics of ultra-low interest...
View ArticleNegative rates work their way on to radar for a few at the Fed
By Jonathan Spicer The controversial idea of charging fees on some deposits could prompt banks to send funds not to the central bank but into the economy. In 2008 and again in 2012, the Fed considered...
View ArticleJapan's Finance Minister Says BOJ Unlikely to Expand Easing Now
Japan’s central bank is unlikely to expand its unprecedented economic stimulus for now, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said, citing a surplus of money in the economy...
View ArticleNo Place Like Home for Japan Insurers as Swaps Erode U.S. Appeal
Japan’s life insurers are finding there’s no place like their home bond market, as a surge in the cost of swaps reduces the allure of Treasuries yielding six times more than local debt. Cross-currency...
View ArticleKuroda: Economy recovering moderately
Jiji Press TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese economy is continuing a moderate recovery, although effects of slowdowns in emerging economies have been seen on exports and production, Bank of Japan Gov....
View ArticleFormer BOJ Board Member Nakahara Says Stimulus Not Needed Now
The Bank of Japan doesn’t need to bolster stimulus at its meeting later this month as the foreign exchange market remains stable, according to a former BOJ board member. “There is no need to act now as...
View ArticleEx-BOJ Executive Says More Easing Hinges on Output, Exports Data
Poor data for exports and industrial output have the potential to force the Bank of Japan into bolstering stimulus later this month, said a former chief economist for the BOJ. Weak production could...
View ArticleLessons for Draghi From a Land of Sub-Zero Interest Rates
Until not so long ago, the idea of sub-zero interest rates was about as far-fetched as the prospect of a brash real estate tycoon running for U.S. president. These days, the discussion is whether a...
View ArticleCurrency Swings Evaporate as Central Banks Shy Away From Action
Expectations for price swings in currency markets are near a two-month low as central banks disappoint traders hoping for bold policy action. The JPMorgan Global FX Volatility Index is poised for its...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE- - Gent Sejko, Governor of the Bank of Albania attends 2015...
(Source: Bank of Albania) Publication Date 13.10.2015 On 9-11 October 2015, Gent Sejko, Governor of the Bank of Albania, in capacity of the Governor of the Republic of Albania in IMF, attended the 2015...
View ArticleDeutsche Bank: Central Bank Interest Rates Haven't Reached 'Absolute Zero' Yet
Even with policy rates close to—or, in some cases, below—zero, central banks in advanced economies have plenty of firepower left. In the monetary experimentation with negative interest rates, central...
View ArticleMoody's Says Japan QQE Unlikely to Meet Target in Timeframe
The Bank of Japan’s quantitative and qualitative easing program is unlikely to reach its target of boosting inflation to 2 percent within its target time frame next year, according to Moody’s Investors...
View ArticleJapanese Choosing Fixed-Rate Mortgages Shows Kuroda Effect
Japanese homebuyers are starting to bet that the unprecedented monetary easing of Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda will cause interest rates to rise, even as inflation stagnates well below the...
View ArticleJapan's finance minister wary of further stimulus
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso voiced caution about the merits of further stimulus by the Bank of Japan, saying that monetary policy alone could not achieve its 2 per cent inflation target. Aso's...
View ArticleNorges Bank Rates Not Going Negative in Near Term, Governor Says
Norway’s central bank governor says he’s ready to act to avoid a recession. Though negative rates haven’t been discussed by the bank’s board, the threat to its main forecast is “to the downside,”...
View ArticleJapan's Margin Traders Keep Faith With Fed in Record Yen Shorts
Whether or not the Federal Reserve raises interest rates this month, or even this year, Japan’s leveraged foreign-exchange investors are putting more money on the line than ever on expectations the yen...
View ArticleBOJ Easing Alone Not Enough to Reach Inflation Target, Aso Says
Monetary policy alone isn’t enough for inflation to reach the Bank of Japan’s target of 2 percent, according to Japan’s finance minister. “Prices aren’t rising in Japan not because of a lack of money,...
View ArticleChina lifts interest rate cap in drive to stimulate economy
China on Friday abolished its official cap on interest rates for savers and announced a further easing in monetary policy as it seeks to address slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy....
View ArticleBanks are seriously discussing negative interest rates for normal peoples'...
The concept of earning interest on money in the bank is so deeply ingrained into economic life that few people even know that the opposite can happen too: Banks can take a percentage of cash from your...
View ArticleJapanese Stocks Rise After China Rate Cut, Ahead of BOJ Meeting
Japanese stocks rose after China cut interest rates on Friday and amid speculation the Bank of Japan will also boost stimulus this week. The Topix index added 1.2 percent to 1,566.27 as of 9:01 a.m. in...
View ArticleBank of Japan Stepping Up Bond Buying Pace With or Without Stimulus Shift
The Bank of Japan will be stepping up its unprecedented bond purchases, whether it expands its stimulus program or not this week. With Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s easing now 2 1/2 years-old, redemptions...
View ArticleRBS Sees Japan Investors' View on BOJ at Odds With U.K. Peers
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc’s Japanese clients expect the nation’s central bank to keep its record stimulus unchanged this week, contrasting with the views of most investors in the U.K., according...
View ArticleReality Keeps Beating BOJ's Inflation Forecasts
The Bank of Japan will release updated inflation forecasts this Friday. These are an indicator of when, or if, the bank's board members see Japan reaching the inflation target of 2...
View ArticleBoJ faces key test to rosy forecast
Many officials prefer to hold off on expanding stimulus programme Tokyo, October 26 Bank of Japan (BoJ) policymakers meet for a crucial rate review on Friday as growing signs of recession and slumping...
View ArticleLow Swiss interest rates could last for decades: regulator
Switzerland’s low interest rate environment could last years or possibly decades, the country’s financial regulatory chief told a Swiss newspaper on Sunday. “It’s possible that low interest rates could...
View ArticleJapan's Households See Prices Rising, Even Though They're Not
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has two main tools for reaching the 2 percent inflation target: asset purchases and psychology. On the latter, he wants Japan’s...
View ArticleAnnual Meetings of IMF and World Bank (Central Bank of Barbados)
(Source: Central Bank of Barbados) Author(s): Central Bank Of Barbados ANNUAL MEETINGS OF IMF AND WORLD BANK Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. DeLisle Worrell, accompanied Minister of Finance,...
View ArticleSwiss bank ABS plans negative interest rates for some depositors
ZURICH, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The Alternative Bank Switzerland (ABS) is to introduce negative interest rates for some depositors next year, a spokeswoman said on Friday....
View ArticleDissenter Who Saw BOJ 2000 Misstep Warns Fed Not to Raise Rates
Nobuyuki Nakahara, who as a Bank of Japan board member voted against interest-rate increases in the early 2000s, said the U.S. Federal Reserve is at a risk of repeating Japan’s mistakes if it raises...
View ArticleYen Price Swings Versus Euro Surge as Draghi Seen Pressuring BOJ
Expectations for price swings in the yen against the euro surged to the strongest level in six weeks as investors bet the Bank of Japan will be under pressure to match the dovish rhetoric of the...
View ArticleChina Stabilizes on Shaky Pillar, Making More Stimulus Likely
China’s economy is relying on a shaky pillar, making more stimulus likely. While authorities won’t unleash the same flood of credit that followed the 2008 financial crisis, more targeted measures to...
View ArticleAnalysis - Sub-zero interest rates have floor nearby, albeit a shaky one
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - Zero is clearly not the floor for central bank interest rates, but there's still a lower limit nearby, however shaky it may be. For anyone assuming official interest...
View ArticleLong-term interest rates fall again on world economy concerns
Ireland’s long-term interest rates are falling again, as part of an international move reflecting concerns about the outlook for the world economy. The State’s 10-year interest rates are trading at...
View ArticleAbe's Adviser Hamada Says BOJ Can Sit Tight With Prices Rising
The Bank of Japan doesn’t need to rush to add further stimulus this week as an inflation measure excluding the effect of lower oil costs shows consumer prices are rising, said an economic adviser to...
View ArticlePeople in Sweden are hiding cash in their microwaves as it gets closer to...
If banks charge customers negative rates of interest in a cashless society, those customers are not able to withdraw their money as cash to shield it, under their putative mattresses. Consumers' only...
View ArticleKuroda's Stimulus Toolkit: Here Are Options for Bank of Japan
With expectations building that the Bank of Japan may further boost stimulus to keep its reflation program on track, here are some of the obvious -- and not so obvious -- choices available to Governor...
View ArticleBOJ Bazooka Beats the Rest at QE as Balance Sheet Keeps Swelling
The Bank of Japan is packing the biggest bazooka when it comes to quantitative easing. The acceleration in asset purchases championed by BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda since April 2013 now means its...
View ArticleWeakening rupiah to overshadow next year’s growth
The weakening of the rupiah is estimated to persist into 2016, overshadowing next year’s growth target, a recent discussion by DBS Group Research has concluded. According to DBS economist Gundy...
View ArticleOwning Half of Japan's ETF Market Might Not Be Enough for Kuroda
Japan’s central bank already owns more than half of the nation’s market for exchange-traded stock funds, and that might just be the start. The Bank of Japan will boost stimulus on Friday, according to...
View ArticleBOJ Decision-Day Guide: Kuroda Mulls Stimulus as Growth Withers
Hold on to your hats for what may be the most anticipated Bank of Japan meeting since Governor Haruhiko Kuroda presided over his first policy board meeting in April 2013. Friday’s event has been...
View ArticleDollar Near Two-Month High as Fed Calls Market's Bluff on Rates
The dollar remained near a two-month high after the Federal Reserve signaled it may still raise interest rates this year when announcing a decision to hold off at Wednesday’s meeting. The U.S. currency...
View ArticleIt's possible the Fed opts for negative interest rates
Sailing can be exhilarating. A 20-mile-per-hour wind pushes everything – crew, boat, sails, hardware – to the limit. But there are other days when the breeze simply dies. If you’re out for a leisurely...
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