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Good companies and a rising yen should tempt investors
Fund points to ‘significant upside risks’ to inflation and calls for flexible approach to controlling bond yields
Haruhiko Kuroda’s successor must steer economy towards interest rate normalisation
As the cost of living continues to rise, find out how much inflation could affect your personal finances
Expanded lending package gives central bank a boost in struggle to contain government debt yields
Salary increases by big companies offer potential escape from deflation and low growth
4% price growth reading comes days after Bank of Japan stood by yield curve controls
Kuroda, or his successor, must solve challenges around yield curve control
Maintaining ultra-loose monetary policy for now merely defers the euthanasia of persistently unprofitable companies
Expectation grows among investors that Haruhiko Kuroda could scrap yield curve control measures
The BoJ’s shifting monetary policy could presage a regime shift for the global economy
Recent policy tweaks seen as failing to restore order to government debt market
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has called on businesses to bump up stagnant salaries
Government attempts to reverse decades of demographic decline away from the big cities
Lack of clarity on the successor to governor Haruhiko Kuroda adds to questions over yield control policy change
Move comes after the central bank adjusted yield curve control measures
Rising prices come as Tokyo approves record budget and investors test BoJ’s loose monetary policy
Yields still climbing as investors spot path to higher interest rates after Bank of Japan’s policy tweak
‘Major surprise’ sends yen roaring higher and pushes Tokyo stocks lower
The central bank’s move is justified but it is too little too late
Ministers are making noises about wage increases to jump-start the economy and higher taxes to fund defence spending
Japanese carmaker lays out plans for tougher emissions rules
Some analysts see ‘final phase’ in period of historic weakness in Japan’s currency
Post-pandemic recovery stutters as GDP shrinks for first time in a year
Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is betting on a royal flush of macroeconomic outcomes to win the battle. But the costs, and the risks, are rising
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