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    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      Key measure of Japan inflation reaches highest level in 41 years

      Strong ‘core-core’ price reading adds pressure on central bank over monetary policy

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Leo Lewis
      Parts of the SVB model would not go amiss in Japan

      A visit by the now failed bank’s executives has lessons for Tokyo but it also highlights the need for change

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      LexSilicon Valley Bank
      Japan banks: US bank woes makes scrapping yield curve control difficult  Premium content

      Analysts have been betting that the policy would end around May — that now looks highly unlikely

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      Bank of Japan
      Kuroda sticks to guns in last BoJ meeting after ‘bazooka’ decade

      Departing governor leaves measures to change ultra-loose policies to successor Kazuo Ueda

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Sahoko Kaji
      Japan must lose its Showa mentality

      The attitude of my postwar cohort has gripped the country for too long

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Explainer
      How 3 everyday items tell the story of Japanese inflation

      Rapid price growth of popular products exemplifies challenge for central bankers, bond markets and consumers

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
      Personal inflation calculator: what is your inflation rate?

      As the cost of living continues to rise, find out how much inflation could affect your personal finances

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      Bank of Japan
      Next BoJ head Kazuo Ueda calls for ‘creative’ monetary policy

      Academic says central bank should sustain easing measures until 2% inflation target in sight

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      News in-depthNikkei Asia
      Japan readies ‘last hope’ measures to stop falling births

      Experts say next 10 years critical as prime minister eyes ‘children first’ society

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Toyota Motor Corp
      Toyota raises wages in Japan by biggest amount in two decades

      Step by country’s largest carmaker puts pressure on other companies as living costs rise

    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      Markets InsightBenjamin Shatil
      A shift in fund flows from Japan will be felt around the world

      If policy of yield control is phased out under incoming BoJ head Kazuo Ueda, a flight from foreign markets may accelerate

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
      News in-depthBank of Japan
      Bank of Japan gets ‘ideas man’ to chart tricky path from negative rates

      Economist Kazuo Ueda must tackle exit from decades of ultra-loose policy without rattling markets

    • Sunday, 12 February, 2023
      Bank of Japan
      ‘Dark horse’ Kazuo Ueda upsets expectations for next Bank of Japan governor

      Economist unconstrained by political ties seen as back-up choice after few candidates wanted role

    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      Bank of Japan
      Japan expected to name Kazuo Ueda as next central bank head

      Successor to Haruhiko Kuroda at Bank of Japan set to oversee pivot from ultra-loose monetary policy

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Simon Edelsten
      Why it’s finally time to take a look at Japan

      Good companies and a rising yen should tempt investors

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Bank of Japan
      IMF warns of market impact of abrupt BoJ policy change

      Fund points to ‘significant upside risks’ to inflation and calls for flexible approach to controlling bond yields

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      News in-depthBank of Japan
      ‘No margin for error’: Bank of Japan’s next chief faces daunting challenge

      Haruhiko Kuroda’s successor must steer economy towards interest rate normalisation

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      News in-depthJapanese government bonds
      Bank of Japan eases bond market strains with loans to banks

      Expanded lending package gives central bank a boost in struggle to contain government debt yields

    • Sunday, 22 January, 2023
      Japanese war on deflation
      Japan’s wage watershed raises economic hopes

      Salary increases by big companies offer potential escape from deflation and low growth

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Japan’s core inflation hits 41-year high with central bank under policy pressure

      4% price growth reading comes days after Bank of Japan stood by yield curve controls

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      The Bank of Japan’s policy predicament

      Kuroda, or his successor, must solve challenges around yield curve control

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      Leo Lewis
      Japan is going to have to start culling its zombies sooner or later

      Maintaining ultra-loose monetary policy for now merely defers the euthanasia of persistently unprofitable companies

    • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
      Bank of Japan
      Bond traders set to test BoJ ahead of key policy decision

      Expectation grows among investors that Haruhiko Kuroda could scrap yield curve control measures

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      The Top LineLeo Lewis
      Japan’s ‘widow-maker’ trade has finally come good

      The BoJ’s shifting monetary policy could presage a regime shift for the global economy

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Bank of Japan
      BoJ under pressure over next move as bond yields and yen surge

      Recent policy tweaks seen as failing to restore order to government debt market

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