The Latest Breaking News from Bank of Japan

Recent concerns about the unwinding of yen carry trades and its potential impact on financial markets have proven less disruptive than anticipated. Despite other countries raising interest rates to combat post-pandemic inflation, Japan has kept borrowing costs low to address its long-term economic stagnation. Although the Bank of Japan (BoJ)…

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.16%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +0.25% this morning as investors looked ahead to U.S. business activity data and the start of the Jackson Hole Symposium.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +1.42%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.77%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.78%. US stocks today are trading higher on positive carryover from a jump in Japanese...

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are trending up +0.91% this morning, extending the rebound from Monday’s dramatic selloff, supported by remarks from a senior Bank of Japan official ruling out further rate hikes during periods of market instability, while investors awaited a new batch of earnings reports.

Global markets experience volatility with Nikkei 225 surge, U.S. economy concerns, and positive U.S. futures. Stock gains offset losses, influenced by Bank...

Nikkei 225 index in Japan plunges nearly 13% due to U.S. economic concerns and Bank of Japan's interest rate hike.

Asian stocks gain as Bank of Japan raises rates, U.S. Fed maintains. Mixed U.S. market performance.

The yen extended its rally against the dollar Wednesday ahead of a much-anticipated Bank of Japan announcement, with debate centred on whether it will hike interest rates, while equities mostly rose on growing hopes for a cut in US borrowing costs.

Asian stocks decline, U.S. futures fall, oil prices rise. Japan's Nikkei drops, yen strengthens. Mixed performance in Asia and the U.S. market. Challenges ...