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    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      Exchange traded funds
      Bank of Japan ETF ownership creeps back up to 63%

      Central bank’s heavy participation in the equity vehicles has sparked scrutiny but no alarm

    • Sunday, 7 August, 2022
      InterviewJapanese war on deflation
      Japan has ‘once-in-lifetime’ chance to end deflation, says departing BoJ official

      Outspoken reflationist Goushi Kataoka backs bold easing measures to capitalise on rising prices globally

    • Monday, 4 July, 2022
      The Big Read
      Global inflation: Japan faces a moment of truth

      The collapse of the yen piles pressure on the central bank to change course after decades of loose monetary policy

    • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
      Japanese economy
      Investors crank up bets on BoJ surrendering yield curve controls

      Wagers against Japanese bonds divide foreign and domestic fund managers

    • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
      Yen
      Yen hits new 24-year low testing BoJ’s ultra-loose policy

      Analysts predict sell-off will continue as Japan’s central bank sticks to low interest rates

    • Saturday, 18 June, 2022
      Japan ‘odd one out’ in pursuing vast bond-buying programme

      Central bank is on track to buy ¥10tn in debt this month to keep a lid on borrowing costs

    • Friday, 17 June, 2022
      Currencies
      The Bank of Japan will not be bullied

      Diamond hand QE

    • Friday, 17 June, 2022
      Yen sinks as BoJ sticks to ultra-loose monetary policy

      Japanese central bank sees inflation as transitory even as US Federal Reserve and others raise rates

    • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
      LexJapanese government bonds
      JGBs/BlueBay: inflation may help short sellers slay the widow maker Premium content

      The sharpest surge in inflation in four decades puts bond vigilantes on a stronger footing

    • Monday, 13 June, 2022
      Currencies
      Yen hits 24-year low against dollar as Japan sticks to loose monetary policy

      Japanese currency comes under further pressure as US Treasury yields rise

    • Friday, 10 June, 2022
      Yen
      Japanese finance officials make rare statement on yen’s decline

      BoJ’s ultra-loose policy has set it apart from other major central banks this year

    • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
      Yen
      Yen moves toward 24-year low against dollar

      Bank of Japan governor forced to retract claim that consumers were more ‘tolerant’ of price rises

    • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
      Haruhiko Kuroda
      BoJ’s Kuroda forced to retract claim consumers tolerant of price rises

      Central bank governor tells FT conference impact on yen of rising US rates likely to ease

    • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
      Markets InsightZach Pandl
      The yen: a cheap haven for uncertain times

      Japanese currency will find support at a time of rising global recession risks and structural threats to the dollar

    • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
      Yen
      Yen slides to 20-year low as BoJ defies global shift to higher rates

      Currency’s fall through ¥130 against the dollar follows central bank vow to keep bond yields at zero

    • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
      Currencies
      Yen’s tumble stirs debate in Tokyo over merits of weak currency

      Fall of 11% in two months to a 20-year low prompts speculation central bank might be forced to intervene

    • Sunday, 24 April, 2022
      Global Economy
      Did US economic growth slow at the start of 2022?

      Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
      Yen
      Yen’s slide to 20-year low puts pressure on loose monetary policy

      Currency’s abrupt fall past ¥128 against the US dollar is ‘undesirable’, says Japan’s finance minister

    • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
      Yen
      Yen falls to 20-year low as BoJ holds fast to stimulus pledge

      Ultra-low monetary policy contrasts with tightening signals from US Fed

    • Friday, 1 April, 2022
      Japanese economy
      Ukraine invasion and rising energy costs hit Japanese business confidence

      Omicron wave and weakening yen pile pressure on companies, Tankan survey shows

    • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
      Japanese economy
      BoJ to boost bond buying even as yen suffers worst month since 2016

      Policymakers caught between desire to keep policy loose and avoid deep declines in currency

    • Monday, 28 March, 2022
      Japanese economy
      Yen hits 7-year low after Bank of Japan sticks to stimulus

      Currency drops to ¥125 per dollar as other central banks push ahead with interest rate rises

    • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
      Yen
      Yen hits six-year low against dollar as Fed signals aggressive rate rise

      ‘Haven’ status undermined as global monetary policy drives currency down

    • Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
      Markets InsightAlicia García-Herrero
      East-west divergence in central bank action will not last much longer

      Fed shift towards raising rates will make it hard for China and Japan not to tighten monetary policy

    • Thursday, 10 February, 2022
      Bank of Japan defends bond-yield target against rising market pressure

      Central bank pushes back against rising borrowing costs

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