The Latest Breaking News from Bank of Japan

London (AFP) - European and US stocks traded firmly higher Wednesday, lifted by US company earnings reports and cheerier consumer confidence data. 

London (AFP) - The yen steadied Wednesday after its biggest daily gain versus the dollar in 24 years in the wake of a shock Bank of Japan tweak to monetary policy.

The Bank of Japan broadened caps for government bond yields, a surprise move that pushed bond yields higher globally and dinged Asian stocks

A surprise move by the Bank of Japan to widened the trading band on long-term bond yields as Treasury yields higher as stocks end higher.

New York (AFP) - The yen soared to a four-month high against the dollar Tuesday after a surprise monetary policy tweak by the Bank of Japan, which decided against hiking interest rates to tame decades-high inflation.

The Bank of Japan decided Tuesday to modify its monetary policy, allowing 10-year Japanese government bond yields to fluctuate in a range of around plus or minus 0.5%, against the previously accepted range of around plus or minus 0.25%. The move represents an effective interest rate hike.

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Public sector borrowing soared to £22 billion last month, the highest November figure since monthly records began in 1993.

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's central bank tweaked its longstanding monetary easing programme on Tuesday, in a surprise move that saw the yen strengthen quickly against the dollar and prompted falls on Tokyo bourses.