The Bank of Japan decided last month to lift its short-term interest rate to a 17-year high of about 0.5 per cent. Rising ...

Pricing for short- and long-dated European options to buy yen versus U.S. dollars at a strike price of 155.28 for quarterly ...

Japan's annual wholesale inflation jumped to a seven-month high of 4.2% in January and accelerated for the fifth straight ...

Specifically, lawmakers wanted to know about "yield curve control" (YCC), a policy Japan has been pursuing for the past six years. The idea is to spur the economy by keeping interest rates low.

While absolutely massive in its change for market dynamics, the move still leaves the BOJ far below its peers in terms of policy rate, which is mainly due to the demographics of Japan and its ...

(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s 40-year government bond yield reached its highest since inception amid a global debt selloff and expectations that the Bank of Japan will hike interest rates in coming months.

"We note while the Japanese yield curve is one of the few globally, that still offers an attractive carry, Japan also remains the largest holder of USTs. Japan's Life insurers are one of the ...

It lifted the negative interest rate policy and abolished the yield curve control framework. It also plans to gradually reduce its Japanese government bond purchases. However, if the government ...