Central Bank Governor Haruhiko Kuroda of the Bank of Japan attends ECB’s Central Bank Communications Conference in Frankfurt, Germany, November 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday urged financial... More »
Sterling was flat on the day at $1.3115, nursing losses after it skidded in the previous session against a backdrop of political turmoil as British lawmakers this week debate the U.K. government's plans for leaving the European Union. More »
The dollar touched its highest level in nearly eight months versus the yen on Monday, supported by expectations for continued monetary policy divergence between the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan. More »
The dollar edged away from last week's three-month highs on Monday, while the euro nursed losses after the European Central Bank and unrest in Spain's Catalonia led it to post its worst week this year. More »
Japanese banks lag behind their global counterparts in boosting profitability as they compete for dwindling lending opportunities in a shrinking market, the country's central bank said on Monday. More »
A new party led by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has unveiled policies it dubs "Yurinomics" that aim to revitalize the economy and cut reliance on fiscal spending and monetary easing, seeking to distance itself from premier Shinzo Abe's more aggressive stimulus ... More »
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda warned that escalating tensions in North Korea were among risks to an otherwise brightening global economic outlook, stressing that the central bank was closely watching the impact on markets and Japan's economy. More »
A U.S. five dollar note is seen in this picture illustration June 2, 2017. The U.S. dollar fell against the yen and languished at 14-month lows against the euro on Wednesday ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s appearance in Congress to give testimony... More »
FILE PHOTO: A Japan Yen note is seen in this illustration photo taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo The Japanese yen weakened against its main rivals on Monday, lurking below a four-month high against the dollar, as investors looke... More »
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai The Bank of Japan offered its most optimistic view of the country’s regional economies in more than a decade on sol... More »
FILE PHOTO: A man looks at a mobile phone in front of the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo Japan’s central bank will cut its inflation forecasts but hold off expanding stimulus this month, people familiar with... More »
FILE PHOTO: A man runs past the Bank of Japan (BOJ) building in Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy unchanged on Thursday and offered its most optimistic assessment of the economy in nine years,... More »
People walk past an electronic board displaying various Asian countries’ stock price index and world major index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, August 21, 2015. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Asian shares eased from a near two-year high on Thursday as a l... More »
FILE PHOTO: Light is cast on a U.S. one-hundred dollar bill next to a Japanese 10,000 yen note in this picture illustration shot February 28, 2013. REUTERS/Shohei Miyano/Illustration/File Photo The yen hit five-month highs against the dollar, euro and sterling... More »
FILE PHOTO: Governor of the Bank of Japan Haruhiko Kuroda (C) arrives for the session ‘The Global Economic Outlook’ in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos January 24, 2015. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich/File Photo Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda has emphatically ... More »
FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo All eyes in global financial markets were fixed on stuttering Republican efforts to pass a replacement for Obamacare on Friday, wit... More »
An employee of the Korea Exchange Bank counts one hundred dollar notes at the bank’s headquarters in Seoul February 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak The dollar hit five-week lows against its peers on Friday, in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s cautious message t... More »
The Bank of Japan’s ambitious yield curve control policy is under attack from rising global bond yields and volatility, and analysts say the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening cycle could force Japan to abandon it sooner rather than later. More »
FILE PHOTO – A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo The Bank of Japan is expected to keep monetary policy steady on Thursday and stress that inflation is nowhere near levels t... More »
Men walk toward the Bank of Japan (BOJ) building in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai The likelihood of more monetary stimulus in Japan is diminishing, according to a Reuters poll of economists who were largely split on the central bank’s ne... More »
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan January 31, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday the central bank will not change its bond yield targets j... More »
Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the next central bank governor should be someone who would... More »
An employee of a foreign exchange trading company wears a jacket near monitors showing U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaking on TV news, and the Japanese yen’s exchange rate against the U.S. dollar (top R) in Tokyo, Japan, November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Toru H... More »
A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo The Bank of Japan raised its economic assessment for three of the country’s nine regions in a quarterly report on Monday, saying that mo... More »
A pedestrian walks past the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo The Bank of Japan is likely to give a more upbeat view of the economy at next week’s rate review, sources say, as a pick-up in emerging Asian demand and po... More »
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo New financial technology, or “fintech,” poses fresh challenges for central banks in maintaining ba... More »
Illustrative picture shows Japanese 10,000 yen bank notes spread out at an office of World Currency Shop in Tokyo in this August 9, 2010 illustrative picture. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao/File Photo Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday the central ban... More »
Traders work at their desks in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Staff/Remote European and Asian shares retreated on Monday as investors waited to see how Donald Trump wou... More »
A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai The International Monetary Fund said on Monday that a new monetary policy framework adopted by the Bank of Japan marked “progress”, but stuck to it... More »
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai The pace at which the Bank of Japan buys bonds will depend on what is needed to achieve its yield curve targe... More »
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda signaled his readiness to ease monetary policy further using existing o... More »
A picture illustration of crumpled kuna, Dollar and euro banknotes, taken in Zagreb January 18, 2011. REUTERS/Nikola Solic Central bankers in charge of the vast bulk of the world’s economy delved deep into the weeds of money markets and interest rates over a t... More »
TOKYO Japan’s economy is likely to shift to an expansionary phase this fiscal year due to improvements in domestic demand, exports and a windfall from last year’s decline in oil prices, the Bank of Japan’s chief economist said. Japan can continue to exceed its... More »
TOKYO The dollar clawed its way higher but remained not far from a three-month low against the euro in Asian trade on Monday after downbeat U.S. economic data raised bets that the Federal Reserve will wait longer to raise interest rates. Industrial production ... More »
TOKYO Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday he did not see any immediate need for further monetary easing as the broad trend of inflation is improving steadily. He also rejected the need to review the two-year timeframe for hitting the bank’s 2... More »
