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- Future Rate Hikes May Be Slow and Cautious, BOJ Policymaker Says
浅田统一郎 said Japan’s inflation rate had reached about 2% and the neutral interest rate may be slightly above the BOJ’s current policy rate.
· Regulation
- Bank of Japan Publishes Diverging Views on Rate Hike Pace
The bank held its overnight rate guideline at about 1.25% in an 8-1 October vote, with one member seeking an increase.
· Regulation
- Ueda and Georgieva Discuss Japan’s Current-Account Surplus
The Bank of Japan governor and IMF managing director held the live discussion Nov. 6, focusing on Japan’s economic experience and international cooperation.
· Regulation
- Bank of Japan Minutes Keep Further Rate Hikes in View After October Hold
The Policy Board raised the rate to about 1.25% in September by a 7-2 vote, then held it in October.
· Regulation
- Japan Services PMI Rises to 51.7 as Composite Gauge Hits Five-Month Low
The final services reading missed the 52.0 flash estimate. New orders strengthened, while hiring remained marginal and business confidence fell to its lowest level since March.
· Business
- Bank of Japan Says Real Rates Rose Across All Maturities, Signals More Hikes
The BOJ held its overnight call-rate guideline at about 1.25% Friday, Oct. 30, and raised its annual ETF sales pace, effective January 2027.
· Regulation
- BOJ’s New ETF Sales Pace Would Take 43 Years to Clear Holdings
The ¥860 billion annual pace begins in January 2027 and is estimated at about 0.1% of trading value.
· Investing
- Bank of Japan Holds Rates in 8-1 Vote as Yen Gains 0.4%
The BOJ said underlying inflation had reached its 2% target and plans to increase annual ETF sales starting in January.
· Regulation
- Bank of Japan Holds Rate at 1.25% as It Sees Inflation in Line With 2% Goal
The board voted 8-1, with Hajime Takata favoring a hike to 1.5%. It was the first time the BOJ described underlying inflation as generally consistent with its target since setting the goal in 2013.
· Regulation
- Japan’s Services Inflation Rises 3.7% as Freight Prices Surge
The measure excluding international transportation held at 2.9%, while inflation in high-labor-cost services slowed to 2.6%.
· Insights & Views
- UTXO’s Duke Waldrop Says Yen Repricing Could Pressure Bitcoin
Bitcoin fell to $79,000 over the weekend. Waldrop also said a possible removal from MSCI indexes on Nov. 30 would not change his view of Metaplanet.
· Investing
- Four Central Banks Schedule Policy Decisions as Coinbase and Galaxy Report Earnings
The Federal Open Market Committee meets Oct. 27-28, with the Fed's decision scheduled for Wednesday.
· Investing
- Analysts Expect BOJ to Hold Rate at 1.25% at October Meeting
More than 80% of respondents to an Oct. 14-20 survey expect the next increase in December.
· Regulation
- Fed, ECB and Bank of Japan Decisions Converge With Big Tech Earnings This Week
The Fed decision is scheduled for Wednesday, ahead of Alphabet and Microsoft earnings calls. U.S. GDP and PCE data follow Thursday alongside the ECB’s rate decision.
· Investing
- BOJ Rate Outlook Puts December in Focus
The BOJ says its current rate remains far from neutral and inflation needs to stabilize near its target.
· Regulation
- Fed Decision, GDP and PCE Data Put Crypto Markets to a Two-Week Test
Bitcoin (BTC) spot ETFs drew about $1.075 billion in net inflows from Oct. 19-21, but HTX Research researcher Chloe said the buying has not confirmed a lasting market shift.
· Investing
- Japan Core Inflation Hits 2.1% in September, Highest This Year
The measure rose from 1.7% in August and topped the Bank of Japan’s 2% target. A gauge excluding fresh food and energy reached 2.4%.
· Investing
- Bank of Japan Expected to Hold Policy Rate at 1.25% in October
More than half of the nine-member policy committee is expected to support a pause while policymakers gauge the effects of September’s increase.
· Regulation
- Bank of Japan Expected to Assess 2% Inflation Goal Next Week
A finding that underlying inflation has reached the target would mark a milestone nearly 14 years after the bank adopted it.
· Regulation
- Bank of Japan to Assess Whether Underlying Inflation Has Reached 2%
The review is scheduled for Oct. 29-30. The bank defines its formal price-stability target using the consumer price index.
· Regulation
- Japan's Export Growth Slows to 16.7% in September, Missing Forecast
Exports to the United States rose 22.9% from a year earlier, while semiconductor exports climbed 49.4% by value.
· Investing
- BOJ’s Koeda Calls for More Rate Increases as Prices Climb in Japan
More than 70% of over 500 consumer price index items rose from a year earlier. The BOJ’s next policy meeting is scheduled for Oct. 29-30 in Japan.
· Regulation
- Bank of Japan May Raise Inflation Forecast While Holding Rates Steady
Higher oil prices could prolong pressure on consumer prices. Another sharp decline in the yen could complicate the expected rate pause.
· Regulation
- BOJ Plans More Rate Hikes as Yen, AI and Middle East Shape Timing
The policy rate reached 1.25% in September. The BOJ's Oct. 29-30 meeting is scheduled to include updated growth and inflation forecasts.
· Regulation
- Japan’s 1.25% Policy Rate Sits Within IMF’s Neutral-Rate Range
The IMF’s 2026 outlook projects inflation to converge with the BOJ’s 2% target in 2027.
· Regulation
- Economists Expect Bank of Japan to Hold Rates at October Meeting
The policy meeting ends Oct. 30. Gov. Kazuo Ueda reiterated a gradual approach to rate increases and monetary easing.
· Investing
- BOJ’s Uchida Says AI May Affect Key Monetary Policy Parameters
The technology may lift productivity and support capital accumulation, while its effects on demand appear to be emerging first.
· Regulation
- Takaichi Says Japan’s Growth Spending Will Support Yen Confidence
The yen rose 3.3% against the dollar in the third quarter, though its weak valuation remains a concern for Japanese policymakers.
· Investing
- Japan’s Finance Ministry Forms Panel to Study Blockchain Bonds
A five-member group will meet Oct. 8, with the Bank of Japan and Financial Services Agency participating as observers.
· Regulation
- Japan’s Two-Year Bond Yield Nears 2% as BOJ Hike Bets Increase
The yield reached 1.975% on Monday, its highest level since 1995, as investors priced in a greater chance of further policy tightening.
· Investing
- Japan Prime Minister Says Undervalued Yen Is ‘Problematic’ as Yen Jumps
The yen rose about 1% after Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama described currency discussions involving President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
· Investing
- Goldman Sachs Lifts 12-Month Yen Forecast to 150 Per Dollar
The bank set three-month and six-month targets at 158 and 155 yen per dollar, respectively, as faster Bank of Japan rate hikes and an increased possibility of Japanese domestic funds returning to Japanese assets suppo…
· Investing
- Bank of Japan Raises Rate to 31-Year High at 1.25%
The 7-2 decision lifts borrowing costs as inflation risks build and markets reassess yen-funded trades.
· Investing
- Fed's September Rate Hike Locks In Tightening Cycle as Dollar Support Fades
Six of seven voting Fed officials took a hawkish stance as tighter policy across central banks shifted currency positioning toward the Japanese yen.
· Investing
- Yen Nears 160 Per Dollar as Two-Week Slide Raises Intervention Risk
The yen has weakened for two straight weeks after the Bank of Japan’s Sept. 18 policy meeting, renewing attention on Japan’s tolerance for further depreciation.
· Investing