Japan
US Treasury says Bank of Japan should continue to tighten policy
[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan should continue to proceed with monetary tightening, which would support a “normalisation of the yen’s weakness” and rebalancing of bilateral trade, the US Treasury...
Bank of Japan urged to keep or slow bond taper pace from fiscal 2026
[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan (BOJ) received a sizeable number of requests to maintain or slightly slow the pace of tapering in its bond purchases from fiscal year 2026...
Bank of Japan sets aside maximum provision of losses for bond transactions
The moves come as the Japanese central bank faces mounting pressure to keep hiking borrowing costs, after it kept short-term interest rates steady in its May meetingPublished Mon, Jun...
Asian Markets React to U.S. Tariff Shifts, Japan Debt Concerns and Strong Yen Pressure Stocks
Markets in Asia finished the week cautiously as investors awaited critical United States inflation figures and a continuing air of uncertainty over American trade tariffs. Korea's KOSPI last week recorded...
Asia: Stocks track Wall Street rally as trade fears ease, eyes on Japan debt
[HONG KONG] Asian equities rose on Wednesday following a Wall Street rally as traders cheered forecast-beating US consumer confidence data and a drop in bond yields, with eyes now...
Japan to consider trimming super-long bond issuance: sources
The MOF will make a decision after holding discussions with market participants around mid- to late-June, the sources saysPublished Tue, May 27, 2025 · 01:37 PM[TOKYO] Japan will consider...
Japan touts ships expertise, LNG investment as tariff talks key
[TOKYO] Japan may offer financial and technical contributions ranging from investment in an Alaskan liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline project to shipbuilding expertise as it seeks to smooth the...
Japan touts ships expertise, LNG investment as key to tariff talks
[TOKYO] Japan may offer financial and technical contributions ranging from investment in an Alaskan liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline project to shipbuilding expertise as it seeks to smooth the...
