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London (AFP) - The yen steadied Wednesday after its biggest daily gain versus the dollar in 24 years in the wake of a shock Bank of Japan tweak to monetary policy.

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Yen holds gains, markets mixed after Bank of Japan move

Hong Kong (AFP) - The yen held onto gains Wednesday and equity markets were mixed after plunging the day before in response to the shock Bank of Japan decision to shift away from its ultra-loose monetary policy.

AFP

Yen holds gains, markets bounce after Bank of Japan move

Hong Kong (AFP) - The yen held onto gains Wednesday and equity markets rebounded from a plunge the day before fuelled by the shock Bank of Japan decision to shift away from its ultra-loose monetary policy.

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Stock Market Ekes Out Small Gains, Oil Services Stock Led S&P

Stock market indexes squeezed out small gains to close out the day. Oil services stock is back in the 5% buy zone as crude oil gains ground.

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Dow Jones Reverses Higher; Tesla Stock Hits New Low On Price Target Cuts

The Dow Jones Industrial Average reversed higher Tuesday. Tesla stock hit a new low on multiple price-target cuts.

Investors Business Daily

In a surprise move, Bank of Japan loosens bond yield cap

The Bank of Japan broadened caps for government bond yields, a surprise move that pushed bond yields higher globally and dinged Asian stocks

The Independent UK

Stock Market Live: Stocks End Higher, Bank of Japan Rattles Bond Markets With Policy Tweak

A surprise move by the Bank of Japan to widened the trading band on long-term bond yields as Treasury yields higher as stocks end higher.

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Yen surges on surprise Bank of Japan policy move

New York (AFP) - The yen soared to a four-month high against the dollar Tuesday after a surprise monetary policy tweak by the Bank of Japan, which decided against hiking interest rates to tame decades-high inflation.

AFP

BOJ alters long-held policy in effective hike

The Bank of Japan decided Tuesday to modify its monetary policy, allowing 10-year Japanese government bond yields to fluctuate in a range of around plus or minus 0.5%, against the previously accepted range of around plus or minus 0.25%. The move represents an effective interest rate hike.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Stock Futures Lower, Housing Starts, SBF, FedEx, Nike - Five Things to Know

Stock futures mixed, treasury yields jump after Bank of Japan policy shift; housing starts in focus amid record slump in homebuilder sentiment; Sam Bankman-Fried to make second attempt to surrender to U.S. Authorities; FedEx edges higher with eyes on costs into Q2 earnings and Nike earnings to highlight inventory pressure…

The Street

FTSE 100 Live: TSB fined over IT failure, Japan policy shift hits markets

Public sector borrowing soared to £22 billion last month, the highest November figure since monthly records began in 1993.

Evening Standard

Japan central bank tweaks monetary policy, yen strengthens

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's central bank tweaked its longstanding monetary easing programme on Tuesday, in a surprise move that saw the yen strengthen quickly against the dollar and prompted falls on Tokyo bourses.

AFP

Confidence falls among Japan's major manufacturers

Tokyo (AFP) - Business confidence fell slightly among Japan's largest manufacturers for the fourth straight quarter, a closely watched Bank of Japan survey showed Wednesday.

AFP

What Was Japan’s Lost Decade? How Did It Happen?

What Was Japan’s Lost Decade? Between 1991 and 2001, Japan’s once red-hot economy was in trouble. An asset bubble had formed in both its housing and stock markets, and when the Bank of Japan implemented a series of steep interest rate hikes as a way to tame inflationary pressures, you…

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Financial Times

Financial instability: the hunt for the next market fracture

Investors are keeping a close eye on areas ranging from US Treasury market illiquidity to Japanese government debt

The Independent UK

Asian shares mixed as investors eye Tokyo inflation data

Asian shares are mixed as worries about the regional economy deepen and government data show higher-than-expected inflation in Japan

AFP

Japan inflation hits four-decade high in October

Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese inflation hit a four-decade high last month, government data showed Friday, fuelled by high energy costs and a weak yen and ramping up pressure on the central bank to move away from its ultra-loose monetary policies.

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Japan’s inflation soars to 40-year high

Core consumer inflation of 3.6 percent marks fastest price growth since 1982.

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Kuroda says he has no desire to be re-appointed BOJ governor

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday he had no desire to get re-appointed for another five-year term to head the central bank, after his current one ends in April next year.

Bangkok Post

Risk of global financial crisis spiking

I am writing this article in Tokyo. Judging from my walks around the city during the past week, and despite the fact everyone is wearing face masks, it's like Covid has vanished. Subways and trains are jam-packed and shopping areas are full of people. However, the pandemic has left some…

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Japan govt spent $43 bn to bolster yen in October

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's finance ministry said Monday it spent $43 billion in October to bolster the value of the yen, which has tumbled against the dollar this year to lows not seen since the 1990s.

AFP

Japan PM announces $260 bn stimulus spending to tackle inflation

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan will spend $260 billion on a stimulus package to cushion the economy from the impact of a weak yen and inflation, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.

AFP

Bank of Japan sticks to easing despite yen pressure

Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan stuck to its ultra-loose monetary policies Friday, even as the yen comes under pressure from aggressive tightening by the US Federal Reserve and other central banks.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What's up with the Bank of Japan's unique track?

Even as the Federal Reserve and the world’s other central banks raise interest rates to try to curb inflation, the Bank of Japan has stood firm, keeping its key interest rate at minus 0.1%

The Japan News/Yomiuri

'Covert' effort to boost yen sends shock waves through markets

The recent "covert" currency intervention by the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan sent shock waves through markets, as it was conducted without coordination with foreign authorities and came after the Tokyo market closed and before the weekend in overseas markets, when trading is light.

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