Currencies
Yen tumbles past 158 against dollar on stubborn U.S. inflation
Japan's currency in intervention territory, but stepping in unlikely to work: Mizuho
Bank of Japan
Bank of Japan
BOJ stands pat, gives no hint of imminent tightening
Recent yen weakness has not stoked sustained inflation, governor says
Economy
Tokyo inflation slows for 2nd straight month, falls under BOJ goal
Core CPI rises 1.6% in April vs forecast of 2.2%
Opinion
Yen's decline will inevitably affect confidence in Japan's economy
End of quantitative easing would be vital step toward restoring normalcy
Bank of Japan
BOJ to discuss impact of yen's rapid slide at this week's policy meeting
Further rate hikes seen as unlikely as bank keeps close eye on inflation
Datawatch
Japan's big cities become magnets for inherited rural savings
Trend leaves key regional 'shinkin' lenders in tight spot
Bank of Japan
BOJ's Ueda 'very likely' to hike rates if Japan prices keep rising
Central bank chief looks for right time to reduce government bond purchases
Currencies
Squeezed by strong dollar, BOJ watches yen ahead of policy meeting
Ueda signals possibility of action if impact on inflation becomes too big to ignore
Inflation
Japan's March inflation slows; BOJ cautions on yen weakness
Central bank chief hints at rate hike to contain inflation caused by weak yen
Bank of Japan
Weak yen spurs speculation of further rate hikes while bond market stays calm
Inflationary pressure from import prices levels off as commodities stabilize
Bank of Japan
Bank of Japan bond purchases shrank 36% in fiscal 2023
Buying seen staying flat for now, but speculation on tightening grows
Economy
Japan manufacturers' business mood drops for the first time in a year
BOJ Tankan survey shows lingering gloom among large companies
Market Spotlight
BOJ's rate hike leaves wide yield gap with U.S., Europe, causes yen to slide
Lowest-yielding G10 currency's use for carry trades helps push it to 34-year low
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Inflation
Tokyo inflation slowdown, output slide cloud outlook for BOJ rate hike
Japanese capital's March core consumer price index up 2.4%, matching forecast
Bank of Japan
BOJ policymakers saw need to go slow in future rate hikes
March summary shows some doubted whether wage gains will spread to smaller firms
Opinion
BOJ policy shift not yet a turning point for Japan's economy
Truly 'virtuous' cycle of rising wages and prices depends on productivity growth
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Currencies
Japanese yen drops to lowest in 34 years despite BOJ rate hike
Rapid depreciation of currency raises chances of government intervention
The Big Story
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Opinion
BOJ's next challenge will be to pull back from stocks and bonds
Curtailing of purchases and paring of portfolio risk driving market turmoil
Market Spotlight
Japan stocks could grow more volatile with end of BOJ ETF purchases
Central bank had bought most of country's exchange traded funds
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