The Fed Could Use Some Bank Of Japan Support. Instead It’s Crickets
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Toru Hanai/Bloomberg As Jerome Powell faces noisy efforts to…
Japan’s central bank holds rates steady after bond sell-off and ahead of elections
The BoJ held off on hiking its headline rate on Friday as expected, following signs of panic in…
Consumer sentiment in Japan improves for two straight quarters
A Bank of Japan quarterly survey for December 2025 showed Monday that consumer sentiment in the country rose…
BOJ absent from global central bank support for Fed’s Powell
In Tuesday’s joint statement, the governors of major central banks, including those in Europe, affirmed their “full solidarity”…
Dollar Drifts Higher as Risk Tone Softens Amid Geopolitics, Tariff Ruling Looms
Market sentiment has tilted mildly risk-off, though there is no sign of aggressive follow-through selling. Price action suggests…
Top Economic and Geopolitical Themes to Watch for Markets and Traders in 2026
As the dust settles on a tumultuous 2025, traders are left catching their breath after a year that…
Easy money defined Asia in 2025. It gets harder now.
This was no banner year for Asia. Growth was sluggish and inflation sufficiently low to allow for interest…
AI Stocks Lift Wall Street, Europe Closes at a Record, BOJ Hike Hits the Yen
Updated: 21:47 UTC on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 (4:47 p.m. on the U.S. East Coast) Global stock markets…
Wall Street Rebounds on Softer CPI, Europe Closes at Record, Asia Mixed Ahead of BoJ
Updated: Thursday, December 18, 2025 — 4:18 p.m. ET Global stock markets ended broadly higher on Thursday as…
BOJ may begin decadeslong sale of ¥83 trillion ETF hoard from January
Bank of Japan officials are likely to start selling the central bank’s pile of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as…
Japan finance chief effectively accepts BOJ rate hike
SENDAI, MIYAGI PREF. – Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Saturday effectively signaled acceptance of an anticipated interest rate…
BOJ likely to raise rates in December, government to tolerate move, sources say
TOKYO, Dec 4 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates in December with…