BOJ should raise rates to 1% to reverse weak yen, says opposition lawmaker
The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates at least to 1% to roll back an "abnormally" huge stimulus that is causing ...
MUFG chief says Japanese lender on track to become one of world’s biggest banks
“We . . . have a top 10 position within our sights,” said MUFG chief Hironori Kamezawa in an interview with the Financial Times in central Tokyo. MUFG’s market value is $140bn, while JPMorgan, the ...
Stock Market LIVE Updates: FMCG, Oil, financial stocks drag Sensex 150pts to 77,550; Nifty at 23,500
The Nifty 50 ended Wednesday’s session at 23,559, down 324 points, or 1.4 per cent, while the Sensex closed at 77,691, a decline of 984 points, or 1.3 per cent. Since the record highs of September 26, ...
Yen’s Malaise Deepens as Capital Outflows Eclipse Record Surplus
Brisk capital outflows from a slow-growing Japanese economy are deepening depreciation pressure on the yen. Many yen watchers ...
Wall Street climbs, FTSE muted as US inflation rises to 2.6% in October
Deutsche Bank believes the consumer price index will tick down from last month to 0.26%, which would keep the year-on-year ...
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S&P Futures Tick Lower as Key U.S. Inflation Data Looms
Data released by the Bank of Japan on Wednesday showed that Japan’s wholesale ... complicating the BOJ’s decision on the ...
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Japan wholesale inflation perks up in Oct, complicates BOJ rate hike timing
TOKYO : Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in October as renewed yen falls pushed up import costs for some goods, data ...