-
Tokyo’s junior coalition leader: Bank of Japan’s independence is a “red line,” food tax suspension coming
16 Feb 2026 11:24 GMT
… any political interference in the Bank of Japan’s monetary decisions.
Independence of … . He said, “Raising interest rates is something the Bank of Japan should decide based on … withstanding the pain of an interest rate hike,” rather than pressuring the …
-
How the world’s most boring market became a ‘battlefield’
18 Feb 2026 13:03 GMT
… government bonds.Under the Bank of Japan’s long-standing regime … environment of actual, moving interest rates.
Story continues below … financial crisis, the Bank of Japan in 1999 became the … inflation led the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates for the first …
-
Fed Meeting Minutes Enter Investors Radar
18 Feb 2026 14:13 GMT
… meeting, officials decided to hold interest rates untouched. Fed Chair Powell noted … (IMF) urged the Bank of Japan to continue raising interest rates and Takaichi’s government … pressure after the RBNZ kept interest rates unchanged and policymakers said that …
-
Takaichi’s gamble paid off, but can she keep investor interest high?
18 Feb 2026 11:48 GMT
… the Bank of Japan balancing a delicate act, as it expected to raise interest rates …
-
DESMOND LACHMAN | Gold is the no-alternative asset
18 Feb 2026 11:18 GMT
… heads of state for lower interest rates at a time when inflation … putting pressure on the Bank of Japan not to raise interest rates to defend a …
-
IMF asks Japan to keep hiking rates, warns against consumption tax cuts amid rising debt risks
18 Feb 2026 10:20 GMT
… Japan to continue gradually raising interest rates until they reach a neutral … and inflation staying above the Bank of Japan’s 2 per cent target … nominal growth exceeding the effective interest rate is helping stabilise the debt …
-
IMF urges Japan to keep rate hikes, avoid consumption tax cuts
18 Feb 2026 08:41 GMT
… with Japanese authorities that the Bank of Japan is "appropriately withdrawing monetary … " and should continue raising interest rates gradually so the policy rate …
-
Global Market | Market forces to guide Yen path, reaffirms IMF amid policy watch
18 Feb 2026 07:02 GMT
… shifting global conditions such as interest rate differentials and capital movements, Reuters … the policy path of the Bank of Japan, which has been gradually shifting … been the gap between Japanese interest rates and those in other major …
-
Donald Trump said the $550 billion trade deal with Japan has officially launched
18 Feb 2026 06:44 GMT
… urged Japan to keep raising interest rates. The IMF warned against loosening … bank.
The IMF said the Bank of Japan’s “continued independence and credibility …
-
The rising risk of China turning Japanese
18 Feb 2026 05:00 GMT
… the asset bubble burst, the Bank of Japan cut interest rates to zero, yet the … ”, in which he blames the Bank of Japan’s credit control mechanisms, known …