Opinion Japan’s debt time bomb to complicate BOJ exit path Japan’s ticking debt time bomb will likely complicate the next central bank governor’s task of steering a smooth... Published 11 Feb, 2023 05:57am
Opinion BoJ to keep rates low as strong, not weak, yen still Kuroda’s enemy Haruhiko Kuroda built a career battling a strong yen and the Bank of Japan governor is unlikely to change course in... Published 02 Apr, 2022 04:14am
Opinion Baptism by fire awaits today’s rate-hike rookies Today’s central bankers have the unenviable task of weaning a pandemic-hit global economy off cheap money amid... Published 26 Jan, 2022 04:42am
Opinion Japan confronts rising inequality after Abenomics Japan's stock market has surged and luxury cars are selling fast in Tokyo after eight years of economic stimulus... Published 13 Oct, 2021 04:47am
Opinion Japan may sell more bonds to fund next PM Kishida's stimulus package Japan's next Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may have little choice but to sell more government bonds to fund his... Published 02 Oct, 2021 04:45am
Opinion After the ‘bazooka’, BoJ dismantles the work of its radical chief After years of shock-and-awe stimulus, the Bank of Japan is quietly rolling back radical policies introduced by its... Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am
Opinion As Fed taper looms, global central banks eye their own exits from stimulus Haunted by memories of past US interest rate hikes, the world’s central banks are laying the groundwork for a... Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am
Opinion Global bond rout puts BOJ’s yield curve control in spotlight The Bank of Japan’s success in controlling the shape of the bond market’s yield curve could tempt other central... Published 05 Mar, 2021 05:17am
Opinion Central banks will happily ignore inflation mongers The world’s biggest central banks will happily live with higher inflation and investors now aggressively betting ... Published 02 Mar, 2021 05:50am
Opinion Suga as Japan's next premier may be tough partner for BOJ ARTICLE: The growing likelihood that Yoshihide Suga will succeed Shinzo Abe as Japan's new premier may be a mixed... Published 03 Sep, 2020 02:42am