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Escaping the ouroboros
Finance minister says government will ‘not rule out any steps against any excessive moves’
Last week’s monetary policy moves mark a shift away from strict inflation targeting
International investors and foreign governments have used the currency as a reliable vehicle for low-cost borrowing
Closing a monetary cabinet of curiosities
With financial risks lurking, Governor Ueda must maintain his cautious approach
Central bank raises borrowing costs for the first time since 2007 in a historic shift
Also in today’s newsletter, Hong Kong passes tough new security law and Adani Green ‘aware’ of US anti-graft probe into third party
Moving interest rates closer to the central bank’s 2% inflation target could take much longer than expected
Milestone return to positive interest rates is only the beginning
Central bank becomes world’s last to unwind ultra-loose monetary policy
Japan’s central bankers grapple with normalising monetary policy and unwinding the balance sheet
Negative GDP growth piles pressure on Bank of Japan as it plans exit from negative rates
Momentum on wages and prices strengthens view on outlook for inflation
It is time to take stock as the first big monetary policy meetings of the year take place
Governor Kazuo Ueda says central bank in no rush to change monetary policy as Fed weighs cutting rates
BoJ likely to signal its monetary plans at policy meeting on Tuesday but to hold off on action
BoJ expected to raise interest rates next year, while Fed signals rate cuts ahead
The central bank is confronting headwinds to scrap its policy of holding interest rates below zero
Central bank governor Kazuo Ueda fuels speculation of end to negative rates with comments to parliament
Regional and smaller lenders could be exposed as central bank tightens policy
The central bank is nearing the end of its yield curve control policy
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