BOJ’s fresh take on labor crunch opens door for more rate hikes
The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labor shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak ...
Most Asian markets rise ahead of key US jobs data
Most Asian equities advanced Friday as investors head into the weekend awaiting the release of US jobs data, while traders ...
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Yen marches higher on rate hike bets; US jobs data in focus
The yen climbed to a nine-week high as market players piled on bets for more interest rate hikes in Japan this year, while the U.S. dollar and other major currencies ...
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Stocks Muted Before the Open With Focus on U.S. Economic Data and Amazon Earnings
BOJ board member Naoki Tamura stated on Thursday that the central bank should raise short-term interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of fiscal 2025 “to reduce upside risk to prices and ...