Japanese PM Ishiba’s BoJ pick would put two women on board for first time
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government nominated female economist Junko Koeda to replace Seiji Adachi on the BOJ policy ...
Ishiba Taps Academic Backer of Normal Rates for BOJ’s Board
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government nominated a female academic and supporter of policy normalization to join the Bank ...
Japan government nominates female academic to join BOJ board
Japan's government on Tuesday nominated Junko Koeda, an academic who had warned of the cost of prolonged monetary easing, to ...
Ishiba’s Government Taps Academic Koeda to Join BOJ Board
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government nominated a female academic to join the Bank of Japan’s policy setting board at ...
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Bank of Japan hikes interest rate to 17-year high, boosts yen
The Bank of Japan increased interest rates on Friday to their highest in 17 years and signalled more hikes to come, sending ...
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JPY: BoJ hike speculation continues to build – ING
ING's economist covering Japan, Min Joo Kang, has been highlighting the risk of a January BoJ hike for a while – largely because the wage data has been coming in on the strong side. A 25bp hike ...
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Bank of Japan (BoJ) preview: ‘Live’ meeting amid rate hike speculation
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is set to hold their monetary meeting across 23 – 24 January 2025. Market expectations are increasingly focused on a 25 basis point (bp) rate hike by the BoJ at its upcoming ...
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BOJ to raise rates by end-March, most analysts lean toward January hike - Reuters poll
the BOJ is facing a situation that cannot overlook the weak yen, said Atsushi Takeda, chief economist at Itochu Research Institute. The weak Japanese currency - which has pushed up import costs ...
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BOJ to make decision on next rate hike this month, deputy chief says
Economic trends and prices have been moving in line with central bank expectations and "there is an increasing certainty" that they will continue to do so, the deputy chief said at a press conference.
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SEC Chief Economist Wachter to Leave Agency
Jessica Wachter will step down as chief economist of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency said Wednesday. Wachter, who is also director of the SEC's Division of Economic and Risk ...
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FMA’s first chief economist resigns
The Financial Markets Authority's first chief economist, recruited from the United Kingdom in early 2023, has resigned. Stuart Johnson's appointment to the market regulator in the newly created role ...