Bank of Japan poised to raise rates to highest in 17 years
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates on Friday barring any market shocks when U.S. President-elect Donald ...
Bank of Japan board reshuffle to bring it closer to 'normal' central banking
The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end ...
Charting the Global Economy: Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates
The Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate to the highest level since 2008 and took a more bullish view on the strength of ...
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Japan bank executives take pay cuts after employee is accused of stealing from safe deposit boxes
TOKYO — (AP) — Executives at a leading Japanese bank apologized and took pay cuts on Thursday after police arrested an employee who allegedly stole about 1.4 billion yen ($9 million ...
Bank of Japan must weigh Trump trade threats as it tightens policy
A weaker yen is typically good for Japanese exporters but could push inflation higher because the country imports much of its ...
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Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank to repay $646m in bailout funds by March
TOKYO -- Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank will pay back 100 billion yen ($646 million) in government bailout funds by the end of March, Nikkei has learned, taking a key step toward its goal of relisting ...
Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation
Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a ...
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Japan bank execs take pay cuts after employee is accused of stealing from safe deposit boxes
Executives at a leading Japanese bank apologized and took pay cuts on Thursday after police arrested an employee who allegedly stole about 1.4 billion yen worth of valuables from customers’ safe ...