Currency falls after Ishiba says Japan’s economy is ‘not in an environment’ for further interest rate rises
Central bank forecasts Japanese economy will keep growing at a pace above its potential growth rate
Parliament told there will be no change to central bank’s basic stance on monetary easing
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
And China’s bond rally
And copper as a long-term holding
The BoJ raised rates, the Fed was on hold and the BoE cut and then it all went wrong
The rate-cutting cycle is unlikely to be a smooth ride down
Bank of Japan’s interest rate increase catches Tokyo market by surprise
Tacit acknowledgment of this by the country’s central bank signals a shift to more honest thinking
Even before the rate rises, Japanese lender profits have been improving on fatter loan margins and expanding total assets
Japanese central bank plans to halve monthly bond purchases as it tightens monetary policy
Traders braced for further volatility in currency ahead of knife-edge Bank of Japan meeting
Yen weakens after Japanese central bank delays releasing details on plans to trim balance sheet
Currency’s slide towards 34-year lows resumes as finance ministry reveals scale of market intervention
Investors have been increasing bets BoJ will raise interest rates further
The central bank has called time on its ETF buying but has yet to say what it will do with its massive investments
Government interventions this week fail to ease concerns about plunging currency
Central bank data all but confirms Monday’s market intervention, as currency resumes slide against US dollar
Governor Kazuo Ueda says weakening currency is having ‘no major impact’ on underlying inflation
Yen’s 34-year low against dollar complicates task for BoJ governor Kazuo Ueda a month after ending negative rates era
Escaping the ouroboros
Finance minister says government will ‘not rule out any steps against any excessive moves’
Last week’s monetary policy moves mark a shift away from strict inflation targeting
