The Bank of Japan (BoJ) seems set to exit its negative interest rate policy (NIRP) this week and allow its target interest rate to rise to just above zero. It also may also take further gradual steps ...

Macbeth, in contemplating a murder, said “If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well it were done quickly.” Gov. Kazuo Ueda evidently disagrees when it comes to getting rid of his central bank’s ...

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said that he and his colleagues are “not even thinking about thinking about raising rates.” That doesn’t mean we can’t still speculate ...

There are a lot of recession predictors people watch: Some track imports, some track wholesale prices, some even track light truck sales and Statue of Liberty visits. But one of the most watched ...

The BOJ said the target level of the 10-year JGB yield will be held at 0%, but will take the upper bound of 1% "as a reference" The bank continued to hold its short term policy rate at -0.1%, even as ...

Learn about flat yield curves, their impact on investors, and strategies such as the Barbell method to adjust to market ...

Japan’s Halloween tweak to its monetary policy didn’t go as far as some yen bulls had hoped. But a stronger yen could still eventually spook global markets—especially if rising U.S. rates keep forcing ...

The Bank of Japan may axe its yield-curve control program before year-end if rising prices prove stickier than expected, according Pacific Investment Management Co. “If data indicate inflation can ...