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  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Japanese economy
    Investors crank up bets on BoJ surrendering yield curve controls

    Wagers against Japanese bonds divide foreign and domestic fund managers

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Yen
    Yen hits new 24-year low testing BoJ’s ultra-loose policy

    Analysts predict sell-off will continue as Japan’s central bank sticks to low interest rates

  • Saturday, 18 June, 2022
    Japan ‘odd one out’ in pursuing vast bond-buying programme

    Central bank is on track to buy ¥10tn in debt this month to keep a lid on borrowing costs

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    Currencies
    The Bank of Japan will not be bullied

    Diamond hand QE

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    Yen sinks as BoJ sticks to ultra-loose monetary policy

    Japanese central bank sees inflation as transitory even as US Federal Reserve and others raise rates

  • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
    LexJapanese government bonds
    JGBs/BlueBay: inflation may help short sellers slay the widow maker Premium content

    The sharpest surge in inflation in four decades puts bond vigilantes on a stronger footing

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    Currencies
    Yen hits 24-year low against dollar as Japan sticks to loose monetary policy

    Japanese currency comes under further pressure as US Treasury yields rise

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    Yen
    Japanese finance officials make rare statement on yen’s decline

    BoJ’s ultra-loose policy has set it apart from other major central banks this year

  • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
    Yen
    Yen moves toward 24-year low against dollar

    Bank of Japan governor forced to retract claim that consumers were more ‘tolerant’ of price rises

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    Haruhiko Kuroda
    BoJ’s Kuroda forced to retract claim consumers tolerant of price rises

    Central bank governor tells FT conference impact on yen of rising US rates likely to ease

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Markets InsightZach Pandl
    The yen: a cheap haven for uncertain times

    Japanese currency will find support at a time of rising global recession risks and structural threats to the dollar

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    Yen
    Yen slides to 20-year low as BoJ defies global shift to higher rates

    Currency’s fall through ¥130 against the dollar follows central bank vow to keep bond yields at zero

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    Currencies
    Yen’s tumble stirs debate in Tokyo over merits of weak currency

    Fall of 11% in two months to a 20-year low prompts speculation central bank might be forced to intervene

  • Sunday, 24 April, 2022
    Global Economy
    Did US economic growth slow at the start of 2022?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Yen
    Yen’s slide to 20-year low puts pressure on loose monetary policy

    Currency’s abrupt fall past ¥128 against the US dollar is ‘undesirable’, says Japan’s finance minister

  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
    Yen
    Yen falls to 20-year low as BoJ holds fast to stimulus pledge

    Ultra-low monetary policy contrasts with tightening signals from US Fed

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    Japanese economy
    Ukraine invasion and rising energy costs hit Japanese business confidence

    Omicron wave and weakening yen pile pressure on companies, Tankan survey shows

  • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
    Japanese economy
    BoJ to boost bond buying even as yen suffers worst month since 2016

    Policymakers caught between desire to keep policy loose and avoid deep declines in currency

  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    Japanese economy
    Yen hits 7-year low after Bank of Japan sticks to stimulus

    Currency drops to ¥125 per dollar as other central banks push ahead with interest rate rises

  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
    Yen
    Yen hits six-year low against dollar as Fed signals aggressive rate rise

    ‘Haven’ status undermined as global monetary policy drives currency down

  • Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
    Markets InsightAlicia García-Herrero
    East-west divergence in central bank action will not last much longer

    Fed shift towards raising rates will make it hard for China and Japan not to tighten monetary policy

  • Thursday, 10 February, 2022
    Bank of Japan defends bond-yield target against rising market pressure

    Central bank pushes back against rising borrowing costs

  • Friday, 21 January, 2022
    Japanese economy
    Japanese inflation rises 0.5% for second month as fuel costs surge

    Consumer price index growth at fastest pace in almost two years but remains below BoJ’s 2% target

  • Tuesday, 18 January, 2022
    Japanese economy
    Bank of Japan revises inflation projection for first time since 2014

    Prices have finally begun to rise but increases still lower than elsewhere in the world

  • Sunday, 16 January, 2022
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    ‘What if the Bank of Japan blinks?’

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

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