Bank of Japan

River Hodge tells International Business Times UK that he was forced to resign after he found out that he had signed a contract with a corrupt Japanese company – known as a "black company".

As Japan's stock market posts a 33-year high, optimists point to the underlying robustness of firms' earnings but pessimists are wary of potential policy change.

World shares limped toward their biggest weekly fall of the year on Friday, though investors took heart from a brief dip in government bond yields as the incoming Bank of Japan chief ruled out an early end to its super-easy monetary policy.

A panel of academics and business executives on Monday urged the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to make its 2% inflation target a long-term goal instead of one that must be met as soon as possible, in light of the rising cost of prolonged monetary easing.

The Bank of Japan will likely cut its economic forecasts at its next quarterly review in October, as slowing global demand and a resurgence in COVID-19 infections hurt exports and consumption, the bank's former top economist Seisaku Kameda said on Monday.

The Bank of Japan has reshuffled its board and brought in a new member seen as more keen to end ultra-low interest rates than his dovish predecessor, potentially tilting the board away from Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's aggressive monetary easing policy.

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday warned of "very high uncertainty" over the economic outlook and stressed anew the central bank's readiness to ramp up stimulus as needed to underpin a fragile recovery.

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its inflation forecast but maintain ultra-low interest rates at this month's policy meeting, sources say, as fears of a U.S.

The Bank of Japan may adjust its ultra-loose monetary policy before dovish Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's term ends next April, if the economy strengthens enough to spur higher wages, former central bank executive Eiji Maeda told Reuters on Tuesday.

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) may need to adjust its ultra-easy policy if inflation keeps exceeding its forecast, such as by replacing its yield cap with a looser reference range for long-term interest rates, a former central bank executive said on Wednesday.

The Bank of Japan must closely watch the impact currency moves could have on the economy, its deputy governor Masayoshi Amamiya said on Friday, reiterating a warning over the damage the currency's fall to 24-year lows may have on a fragile recovery.

Japan's government bond market is being pushed to breaking point in a contest between foreign speculators and the Bank of Japan, creating challenges for loan pricing and bond sales and raising the prospect of government financing tangles down the track.

Japan's government and central bank said on Friday they were concerned by recent sharp falls in the yen in a rare joint statement, the strongest warning to date that Tokyo could intervene to support the currency which has sunk to 20-year lows.

Policy stimulus and frenetic construction for the summer games in 2020 seen aiding Japanese economy, according to new analysis.

Nikkei's winning streak extends to second consecutive session after capping 21-year high as analysts tell IBTimes UK that 'individual investors' are keeping the rally going.

Japan's benchmark share index hits highest level in 21 years after Abe won a decisive election victory on 22 October.

The bearish trend in Asian markets was also attributed to US President Donald Trump's travel ban.

Purchasing managers' index rises to 52.4 in December from 51.3 in November.

Pound loses ground against euro and dollar amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding Brexit negotiations.

Yellen announced on 19 December that the current job market in the US was the strongest in nearly a decade.

Yen gains ground against major currencies ahead of Bank of Japan's interest rate decision.

Foreign secretary says he expects Britain to formally begin negotiations to leave European Union by early next year.

Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen said on Wednesday she expects another rate hike before the end of the year.

Pound edges higher against euro and dollar after hitting a five-week low against the greenback.

The BoJ will purchase long-term government bonds to keep 10-year bond yields at the current level of 0%.

Dollar slides against the yen as investors remain jittery ahead of Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan's meetings.

Analysts said that the general consensus was that the Fed would leave interest rates unchanged.

Dollar slides as investors grow confident the Federal Reserve will not hike interest rates.

Yen rallies over 2.5% against the dollar as Bank of Japan disappoints investors.

The Japanese central bank modestly increases purchases of exchange-traded funds.