A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Central bank moves in Asia on Tuesday went as telegraphed, with Japan raising its short-term policy rate to 1% - the highest
June 16, 2026
Asian shares are mostly higher and Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 briefly topped 70,000 for the first time before trimming early gains after the Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to 1%
June 16, 2026
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high on Tuesday, marking another landmark step in normalising monetary policy as it
June 16, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Anna Szymanski, Editor-in-Charge, Reuters Open Interest Global stocks surged and oil prices slid on Monday after
June 15, 2026
War in the Middle East pushed the yen to the brink of multi-decade lows and prompted the government to prop it up -- a peace deal, however,
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June 12, 2026
Heading into a defining week, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's absence leaves the central bank with a jarring optics problem just as it seeks to cement
June 11, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets The unnerving thing about Tuesday's relapse in U.S. tech stocks is
June 10, 2026
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has been hospitalised for medical treatment and will miss the June 15 to 16 policy meeting, the central
June 10, 2026
The Bank of Japan will raise its key interest rate this month and again in the fourth quarter, taking borrowing costs to 1.25% by year-end, as it grows
June 10, 2026
(Corrects June 9 story to clarify in the lead and paragraph 4 that the BOJ is considering pausing tapering, not maintaining the current pace of bond purchases) By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO,
June 09, 2026
Persistent weakness in the yen and an expected hawkish shift for the Federal Reserve after a hot jobs report in the U.S. are expected to add pressure on the
June 09, 2026
The dollar slipped from a two-month high on Thursday as optimism rose about a ceasefire in Lebanon, while markets were alert to possible intervention as the
June 04, 2026
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has all but cemented a June rate hike in a clear narrative pivot toward inflation fighting as the Iran war-driven energy
June 04, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Markets are in risk-off mode again as traders grapple with conflicting headlines: renewed fighting between the U.S. and
June 04, 2026
Japan's government expects the Bank of Japan to conduct appropriate monetary policy toward a sustainable 2% inflation target that is driven by wage growth in close
June 04, 2026
The yen weakened to levels that preceded intervention by Tokyo last month, prompting new warnings by policymakers on Wednesday and a small
June 03, 2026
The Bank of Japan should lay out a clear path for policy normalisation after a widely expected rate hike this month to stabilise the bond
June 02, 2026
Bond market volatility is boosting the case for Japan's central bank to pause the unwinding of its massive debt holdings next fiscal year, which would give
May 29, 2026
The yen fell to its weakest level in nearly four weeks on Wednesday, edging closer to levels that prompted Japanese authorities
May 27, 2026
The Bank of Japan saw net income fall in fiscal 2025 as rising interest rates boosted payments made on excess reserves parked with the central bank, its
May 27, 2026
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday central banks should not look at oil prices in isolation because a temporary energy shock can become
May 27, 2026
A key gauge of Japan's service-sector inflation rose 3.0% in April from a year earlier, data showed on Wednesday, reinforcing the central bank's view that a tight labour
May 27, 2026
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said the central bank will consider the timing and pace of interest rate hikes with an eye on the fallout from
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