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With reshuffled cabinet, PM Kishida gets to work in choosing next BOJ head

With a cabinet reshuffle out of the way, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's search for the next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor will intensify in coming months with a small but possible chance of a dark horse getting the job.

Reuters

Bank of Japan sticks to easing, raises inflation forecast

Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan dug its heels in on its easy-money policies Thursday while raising its inflation forecast, even as other countries hike interest rates to tackle soaring prices.

AFP

Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent Slide: Hang Seng Falls 1% As Bank Of Japan Rate Decision Eyed

Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index opened in the red on Thursday as shares of Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA<

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Abe's death may give Japan scope to curb stimulus

The death of Shinzo Abe, namesake of Japan's "Abenomics" policy, makes any immediate challenge to his legacy highly unlikely but could eventually allow Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to phase out Abe's government spending and monetary stimulus.

Bangkok Post

The mystery of how quantitative tightening will affect markets

Central banks are starting to shrink their balance sheets, but fund managers say they have no clue as to how QT will play out

Financial Times

Asian shares mostly lower after pessimistic 'tankan' survey

Asian benchmarks are lower, echoing a decline on Wall Street, after a quarterly report by Japan’s central bank rekindled worries about the world’s third largest economy

The Independent UK

ASX falls after biggest weekly loss since 2020 on interest rate, energy stocks offset gains in banks

Australian shares have struggled for momentum on Monday after falling to their worst week in more than two years as energy and mining stocks countered gains in banks.

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Central banks walk inflation-recession tightrope

Paris (AFP) - Central banks have ramped up their battle against runaway inflation, a necessary remedy that could have the adverse side effect of tipping countries into recession, analysts say.

AFP

Stocks waver, oil prices fall on recession fears

New York (AFP) - Stock markets wobbled and oil prices sank on Friday amid growing fears that inflation-fighting interest rate hikes by central banks could trigger recession.

AFP

Stocks rise but recession fears linger

London (AFP) - US and European stock markets rose Friday after a global rout, but investors remain anxious that inflation-fighting interest rate hikes could spark a recession.

AFP

European stocks rebound despite recession fears

London (AFP) - Europe's main equity markets rebounded Friday from a global rout, but investors remained anxious that rising interest rates would spark a fresh recession.

AFP

Markets hit by recession fears, yen drops after BoJ decision

Hong Kong (AFP) - Equity markets mostly fell Friday after another hefty drop in New York as interest rate hikes by the world's central banks fan fears of a recession, while the yen sank after the Bank of Japan refused to follow its peers in tightening policy.

AFP

Bank of Japan keeps easing despite global rate hikes

Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan on Friday stuck to its monetary easing policy even as other central banks raise interest rates to tame inflation, but said it would "pay due attention" to forex markets after the yen hit a 24-year low.

AFP

Nikkei faces biggest weekly loss in over 2 years

TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei braced on Friday for its biggest weekly drop in more than two years as markets fell for a fifth session in six, with investors awaiting a Bank of Japan (BOJ) policy decision after Swiss and United Kingdom rate hikes sent global markets lower overnight.

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Asian markets hit by recession fears, yen drops after BoJ decision

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets mostly fell Friday after another hefty drop in New York as interest rate hikes by the world's central banks fan fears of a recession, while the yen sank after the Bank of Japan refused to follow its peers in tightening policy.

AFP

Bank of Japan keeps easing policy despite US, Europe rate hikes

Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan on Friday stuck to its long-held monetary easing policy even as other central banks around the world hike interest rates to tame inflation.

AFP

Most Asian markets on recession fears, Bank of Japan in focus

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets mostly fell Friday after another hefty drop in New York and Europe as central bank interest rates hikes to counter soaring inflation fan fears of a recession.

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Interest rate decisions and Australian jobs data dominate markets this week

Three major central banks will meet separately to determine their next interest rate moves on Thursday in what is set to be a busy day for markets.

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Updated technical GBPJPY price forecast

Most traders are aware of the rout that the USD is carving into the Japanese yen and the Great British pound.

AFP

Japan inflation hits seven-year high

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's core consumer prices posted their biggest jump in seven years in April, official data showed Friday, as global commodity prices soared and the yen slumped against the dollar.

Al Jazeera

Frugal Japanese tighten their belts as prices rise, yen slides

Japan’s household spending fell 2.3 percent in March compared with the previous year.

Bangkok Post

Thai interest rate policy needs changing

On March 16, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the US equivalent of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee, raised its policy interest rate (Fed Funds Rate) by 25 basis points from 0.00%-0.25% to 0.25%-0.50% to tame rising inflation.

The Independent UK

Asian shares mostly higher after wobbly day on Wall Street

Asian shares have logged moderate gains after Wall Street stabilized following a sell-off in tech stocks a day earlier

AFP

Bank of Japan hikes inflation forecast on soaring energy prices

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's central bank hiked its full-year inflation forecast on Thursday but cautioned that it sees rising prices, driven by a surge in commodity costs caused by the Ukraine war, as a temporary and volatile trend.

Benzinga

USD/Japan Yen: BoJ Intervention vs Godzilla US yields

USD/JPY soared to new heights on Monday as the Bank of Japan pledged overnight to keep interest lows against the backdrop of rising US bond yields. The latest swing higher put USD/JPY within a whisker of breaking through the June 2015 high of 125.85.

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