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Bank of Japan Stands Pat on Rates, Plans to Slow Bond-Buying Tapering After April 2026

The Japanese central bank held its policy rate unchanged at 0.5%, the level it has been at since the last hike in January. BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda has said the bank will continue to seek further interest-rate increases,

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BOJ to slow pace of bond-buying reduction, keeps policy rate at 0.5%

The Bank of Japan decided Tuesday to further reduce its monthly government bond purchases beyond April next year, but at a slower pac

Financial Times · 8h

Bank of Japan holds rates and plans to slow quantitative easing taper

Neither of the two decisions announced by the Bank of Japan’s policy board on Tuesday were a surprise. The BoJ held the policy rate at 0.5 per cent, and announced that the quantitative easing taper would slow down from April 2026.

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Japan’s Economic Security and Strategic Technology Policy: An Interview with METI’s Nishikawa Kazumi

Japan enacted its first law dedicated to economic security in 2022 amid escalating tensions between the United States and ...

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Japan Issues Rare Warnings on Bond Market in Policy Roadmap

The government debt market, particularly the longest-dated bonds, faces a triple whammy of the Bank of Japan's tapering of ...

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Yen slides ahead of Bank of Japan policy decision

The yen fell against the dollar ahead of a Bank of Japan decision Tuesday, with officials expected to hold interest rates ...

Bank of Japan to slow exit from bond market purchases

The Japanese central bank’s decision to slow the pace at which it cuts its monthly bond purchases came as its policy committee concluded a two-day meeting on Tuesday with a unanimous vote to hold ...

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'Sell America' is getting investors excited about Europe and Japan after years of slumber

Growth outlook for Europe is bolstered by government and defense spending. Meanwhile, Japan is at a turning point after ...

US allies reaffirm opposition to tariff policies as trade issues dominate G7 agenda

The logo for the G7 summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge stands at the press center in Banff, Canada. Photo: VCG.

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Bank of Japan holds rates, says to slow bond purchase taper

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged Tuesday and said it would taper its purchase of government bonds at a slower ...

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