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☆ Bank of Japan raises benchmark interest rate
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBank of Japan raises benchmark interest rateJapan's central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate to around 0.25% from it previous range of 0% to 0.1% and outlined its plan to taper its bond buying program.

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☆ European markets head for higher open ahead of euro zone inflation, Fed decision
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON — European markets looked set to maintain positive momentum on Wednesday, with euro zone inflation due and corporate earnings still in focus. On the data front, inflation figures for the euro zone will be published at 10 a.m. London time. It comes after second-quarter gross domestic product for the euro zone came in at 0.3% on Tuesday, slightly higher than expected. In the U.S., the Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates steady on Thursday. In Asia, all eyes are on the Bank of Japan as it raised its benchmark interest rate to 0.25% from its previous range of 0% to 0.1% and outlined a plan to taper its bond buying program.

Organizations: HSBC, Adidas, Kanye, Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan Locations: London, U.S, Asia

☆ Goldman: Expect the Bank of Japan to upgrade their inflation outlook
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGoldman: Expect the Bank of Japan to upgrade their inflation outlookTomohiro Ota, Senior Japan Economist at Goldman Sachs, discusses the Bank of Japan's monetary policy decision this week.

Persons: Goldman, Tomohiro Ota, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Bank of Japan, Senior Japan, Goldman, Bank

☆ BOJ decision on rates will be a 'very close call,' strategist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBOJ decision on rates will be a 'very close call,' strategist saysYujiro Goto, head of FX strategy for Japan at Nomura, says wage data has been improving, but the Bank of Japan will be concerned about weak consumption.

Persons: Yujiro Goto Organizations: Nomura, Bank of Japan Locations: Japan

☆ The best Japanese cities to visit, according to someone who's traveled there 11 times — and Tokyo's not one of them
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Though often thought of as a natural second city to visit alongside Tokyo, Kyoto is Cheng's undisputed No. 1 Japanese city. The old city is lined with small walkable roads, has many temples, and boasts a riverbank lined with small houses and shops. Even though it is also a tourist hot spot, Cheng said Kyoto feels more serene than Tokyo. "It's just a lot calmer and peaceful," she said, adding that the city's qualities exemplify "Japanese culture."

Persons: Grace Cheng, Grace Cheng Cheng, Cheng, It's Organizations: Kyoto, UN Locations: Kyoto, Japan, Tokyo

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Asian shares slide, U.S. stocks flat ahead of Big Tech earnings; McDonald's earnings miss
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Kevin Lim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. McDonald's missMcDonald's quarterly earnings and revenue fell short of analysts' expectations as same-store sales declined globally for the first time since 2020. The fast-food giant's second-quarter net income fell to $2.02 billion from $2.31 billion a year ago, while revenue was nearly flat at $6.49 billion. Asia stocks weakenAsian stocks traded lower as the Bank of Japan began a two-day meeting where it is widely expected to raise benchmark interest rates. Japan central bank meetsThe Bank of Japan began its two-day policy meeting Tuesday amid expectations of an interest rate hike.

Persons: McDonald's, iPhones, Seng, Fortescue, JPMorgan, Yuri Khodjamirian, CNBC's Organizations: CNBC, Nasdaq, Big Tech, Dow Jones Industrial, Treasury, Hezbollah, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Max, Bank of Japan, Nikkei, CSI, Australian Financial Review, Tema Locations: U.S, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Asia, Australia, Japan

☆ Gold lacks momentum as Fed meeting looms
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Gold struggled for momentum on Tuesday as investors looked for more cues on when the U.S. central bank will cut interest rates from this week's policy meeting and data releases. Gold struggled for momentum on Tuesday as investors looked for more cues on when the U.S. central bank will cut interest rates from this week's policy meeting and data releases. Spot gold was down 0.1% at $2,380.31 per ounce, as of 0156 GMT. "Any moves lower in the dollar would likely provide a boon to gold, which could again see levels north of $2,400." Lower interest rates reduce the opportunity cost of holding the non-yielding bullion.

Persons: Gold, Tim Waterer, KCM, Heraeus Organizations: Federal, Fed, Bank of England, Bank of Japan Locations: U.S

☆ Dollar, yen hold tight ranges ahead of BOJ, Fed
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The dollar and yen kept within close ranges on Tuesday as traders awaited a barrage of key central bank decisions, kicking off with midweek monetary policy meetings from the Bank of Japan and Federal Reserve. The dollar and yen kept within close ranges on Tuesday as traders awaited a barrage of key central bank decisions, kicking off with midweek monetary policy meetings from the Bank of Japan and Federal Reserve. The Japanese currency was taking a breather from its recent rally as the BOJ began its two-day meeting on Tuesday, having surged over 2% against the dollar last week. The Fed is widely expected to stand pat this week, but markets are betting the U.S. central bank will begin cutting rates at the following meeting in September. Investors will be listening for any hints that Fed Chair Jerome Powell may drop on how soon policymakers are prepared to cut rates at his press conference.

Persons: Matt Simpson, Jerome Powell, Powell, Jackson, Index's Simpson, Sterling, bitcoin Organizations: Bank of Japan, Federal Reserve, Index, Fed, Treasury, Bank of England's Locations: U.S

☆ Japan's central bank starts its monetary policy meeting today. Here's what's in focus
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty ImagesJapan's central bank kicks off its July monetary policy meeting on Tuesday, with traders focused on its decision on interest rate and government bond purchases. Economists polled by Reuters expect the BOJ to increase its benchmark interest rate to 0.1% from the current range of 0% to 0.1%. BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said in June that the central bank could raise rates "depending on economic, price and financial data and information available at the time," Reuters reported. "Our decision on bond-buying taper and interest rate hikes are two different things," Ueda told the country's parliament. The headline inflation rate has been above the BOJ's 2% target for more than two years.

Persons: Javier Ghersi, Kazuo Ueda, Ueda, Bond Organizations: Bank of, Reuters, ING, Bank of America, realty, Bank of Japan, Japanese Trade Union Confederation Locations: Japan, Bank of Japan

But, as events this week in Paris have once again shown, when it comes to women’s skating, Japan’s teenage girls are on fire. Fourteen-year-old Coco Yoshizawa’s late surge helped her beat compatriot Liz Akama, 15, to the gold medal at La Concorde Urban Park, Paris on Sunday. Sakura Yosozumi, then 19, and Kokona Hiraki, then 12, topped the 2021 Tokyo women’s park event. “Since there’s no age limit for skateboarding at the Olympics, any youngsters can compete,” Hiraki, the youngest Olympic medalist since 1936, told CNN in July. Lars Baron/Getty ImagesSkewing youngJapan aside, women’s skateboarding across both categories is dominated by teenage athletes.

Persons: Coco Yoshizawa’s, Liz Akama, ” Yoshizawa, Yuto Horigame, Jagger Eaton, Nyjah Huston, Horigame, Momoji Nishiya, Sakura Yosozumi, Kokona Hiraki, Brown, ” Hiraki, Julian Finney, ”, Junnosuke Yonesaka, Yonesaka, “, ” Akama, Lars Baron, Rayssa Leal, Cui Chenxi, Zhang Haohao, ’, China’s, Mazel Paris Alegado, Trew, Hiraki –, –, it’s Organizations: CNN, Team Japan, Concorde Urban, “, Paris Olympics, Tokyo Games, Urban Sports, Olympic, Concorde, Getty, Japan, Association, Paris, Asian Games Locations: Japan, Paris, Tokyo, France, China, Philippines

☆ Asia-Pacific markets slide as the Bank of Japan begins two-day meeting
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

A pedestrian walks past the Bank of Japan (BoJ) building in central Tokyo on July 28, 2023. Asia-Pacific markets fell across the region on Tuesday as the Bank of Japan kicks off its two-day monetary policy meeting. When the meeting concludes Wednesday, the BOJ is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate and trim its Japanese government bond purchases. Economists polled by Reuters expect the BOJ to increase its benchmark interest rate to 0.1%, up from the current range of 0% to 0.1%. Japan's unemployment rate came in slightly lower than expected in July, at 2.5% compared to the 2.6% forecast by a Reuters poll of economists.

Organizations: Bank of Japan, Reuters, Nikkei Locations: Tokyo, Asia, Pacific

☆ Bitcoin nears $70,000 as investors digest Trump crypto comments and look ahead to central bank meetings
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Investors are coming back into the market after bitcoin ended last week flat and ether dropped roughly 8%. Additionally, traders are watching the Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan and the Bank of England – all of which are meeting this week. Eyes are on Fed Chair Jerome Powell in particular, hoping his comments will confirm an interest rate cut in September. He also said it would be his policy to keep 100% of the bitcoin the U.S. government currently holds (about 210,000 bitcoins), serving as the beginning of a National Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. In remarks that garnered the biggest roar from the audience, Trump vowed that he would replace Gensler "on day one."

Persons: Bitcoin, bitcoin, Jerome Powell, Donald Trump, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Gary Gensler, Biden, they've, Trump, Cynthia Lummis Organizations: Getty, Metrics, Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, Bank of England, Bitcoin Conference, Democratic, Securities, Exchange, Trump, Strategic Bitcoin, Republican Locations: Nashville, Wyoming

☆ Japan Wanted Higher Inflation. It’s Here, and It Hurts.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( River Akira Davis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As the rest of the world fought to keep inflation in check, one country welcomed it with open arms. So while major central banks like the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates to rein in prices, the Bank of Japan kept rates low as inflation accelerated. Businesses could cite their rising costs to justify price increases, leading to higher revenues that went toward higher wages for workers. There have been some promising signs: Big Japanese firms like Toyota have reported large profits and pledged the biggest wage increases for workers in decades. In March, the Bank of Japan raised its policy rate for the first time in 17 years, concluding that the economy had achieved the “virtuous cycle” between wages and prices it had envisioned.

Organizations: U.S . Federal Reserve, Bank of, Toyota, Bank of Japan Locations: Japan, Bank of Japan

☆ Japan's Nikkei jumps 2% to lead gains in Asia as traders assess U.S. inflation data, await BOJ meeting
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Asia-Pacific markets climbed on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 leading gains in the region after a key U.S. inflation report late last Friday raised hopes for an interest rate cut. The Nikkei rose 2.02%, while the broad-based Topix was up 1.52%. In Asia, the highlight for this week will be the Bank of Japan's monetary policy meeting starting July 30. A Reuters poll of economists expects the central bank to raise rates by 10 basis points to 0.1%. Other key inflation data from the region include China's July PMI data, while Australia will release its latest set of inflation data before the central bank's Aug. 6 monetary policy meeting.

Persons: Topix, Dow Jones Organizations: Mount Fuji, Japan's Nikkei, Nikkei, Bank, ING Locations: Asia, Pacific, U.S, Australia

☆ Why Global Investors Are Watching What Japan Does Next
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Joe Rennison | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Japan’s central bankers meet this week, and what they decide has the potential to move markets around the world. While policymakers in the United States and elsewhere either are preparing to cut interest rates or have already done so, the Bank of Japan is only just beginning to raise them. “Japan is in a different world,” said Kei Okamura, a portfolio manager based in Japan at the investment firm Neuberger Berman. The Bank of Japan cut interest rates below zero in 2016 and kept them there until March, when it announced the first rate increase in 17 years, as the economy showed signs of recovery from anemic growth and low inflation. Economists believe the central bank might raise rates again at its upcoming meeting, which concludes on Wednesday.

Persons: ”, Kei Okamura, Neuberger Berman Organizations: Bank of Japan, The Bank of Japan Locations: Japan, United States

☆ Asia's governments seem to think declining birth rates have to do just with dating and sex. That's not the full story.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementDeclining birth rates have been a huge bugbear for Asian countries like Japan and South Korea. Vanessa LeeLee, who owns two dogs and a cat, said that governments may be overestimating the effectiveness of one-off interventions in bolstering birth rates. AdvertisementShe added that a shift in societal mindsets toward work and family needs to occur for her peers to consider having children. But it also doesn't guarantee that having sex brings children and that not having sex is the only reason why people are not having children," Gietel-Basten said. Low birth rates, according to HKUST's Gietel-Basten, are a "barometer of the challenges in society" and should thus be seen as "symptoms of problems in a society."

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☆ Yen eases as Nikkei jumps, central bank meetings loom
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Sterling was steady near a 2-1/2-week low to the euro ahead of the Bank of England's policy announcement on Thursday. The dollar gained 0.29% to 154.24 yen early in the Asian day, after dipping as low as 151.945 on Thursday for the first time since May 3. Last week, the dollar sank 2.36% against the yen for its worst weekly performance since late April. Speculation has grown that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates on Wednesday at the same time as significantly reducing its monthly bond purchases. Elsewhere, the Australian dollar gained 0.31% to $0.6568, recovering from Friday's low of $0.65105, a level not seen since the start of May.

Persons: Sterling, Tony Sycamore, bitcoin, Donald Trump Organizations: Bank of, Nikkei, Bank of Japan, IG, Federal Reserve, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Australian, Republican Locations: Japan, U.S, China

☆ RIMPAC: US Air Force B-2 bomber used in exercise to sink surface ship with low-cost bomb
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Earlier this month, the US and allies practiced taking out a large surface ship with long-range weapons, including, for the first time, a US Air Force B-2 bomber. It showed the US military can use one of its most survivable weapons platforms, the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, to sink a major surface ship with a low-cost guided bomb. The Air Force says its stealthy characteristics allow it to penetrate heavily defended areas and also fly with a small chance of being detected by radar at high altitudes. Mating it up with relatively cheap and demonstrably effective precision-guided bombs with warheads of up to 2,000 pounds could give the Air Force bombers the “anti-ship lethality” of a submarine-launched torpedo without the liabilities of a submarine, according to a US Air Force website. The Air Force first tested QUICKSINK in 2022, when an F-15 fighter jet released a GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) that destroyed a full-scale surface target in the Gulf of Mexico, according to an Air Force statement.

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☆ China says relations with Japan at 'critical stage'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Relations between China and Japan are at a critical stage, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Japanese counterpart on Friday as the pair discussed thorny issues including Japanese nationals detained in China, food import bans and semiconductor curbs. "China-Japan relations are currently at a critical point: advance or be left behind," Wang told Kamikawa, according to a readout of the talks issued by the Chinese foreign ministry. It is hoped that the Japanese side will establish an objective and correct perception of China and pursue a positive and rational policy towards China." In their first one-to-one talks in eight months, Kamikawa strongly urged the lifting of import restrictions Beijing imposed on Japan food products in the wake of the Fukushima water release. She also called for the early release of Japan detainees in China.

Persons: Wang Yi, Wang, Japan's Yoko Kamikawa, Kamikawa Organizations: Southeast, ASEAN, Saturday's East Asia Summit, ASEAN Regional Forum, Japan, Astellas Pharma Locations: China, Japan, Laos, Saturday's, Beijing, Tokyo

Chuo Ward, Tokyo, Japan - February 23, 2018; Top luxury shopping streets with multi colored neon signs. For the first half of the year, luxury group LVMH this week reported " exceptional growth in Japan arising in particular from purchases made by Chinese travelers." SHANGHAI — Luxury brands are seeing a surge in sales in Japan, largely driven by purchases from Chinese travelers taking advantage of a weak yen, according to earnings results this month. The income segment covers families in mainland China earning at least 30,000 yuan a month ($4,140, or about $50,000 a year). besides Hong Kong, across most luxury brands."

Persons: Yves, Yves Saint Laurent, Trip.com, Xiao Hong Shu, netizen, Oliver Wyman, Louis Organizations: Yves Saint, Burberry, U.S, Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, South, Japan National Tourism Organization, CNBC Locations: Chuo Ward, Tokyo, Japan, Ginza, China, Southeast Asia, SHANGHAI, South Korea, Weibo, Sapporo, Hong Kong, Malaysia, France, Asia

☆ Japan's economy is weak because the BOJ failed to hike rates in time: CLSA
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailJapan's economy is weak because the BOJ failed to hike rates in time: CLSANicholas Smith, Japan strategist at CLSA, says the "economy has been weak because of consumption. Consumption has been weak because of the cost of living crisis. Who drove the cost of living crisis? The Bank of Japan did."

Persons: CLSA Nicholas Smith Organizations: of Japan Locations: Japan

☆ Yen heads for strongest week in 3 months as carry trades unwind
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The yen was poised for its strongest week in nearly three months on Friday as traders unwound their long-held bets against the frail currency ahead of crucial U.S. inflation data that could cement rate cut expectations. The yen was poised for its strongest week in nearly three months on Friday as traders unwound their long-held bets against the frail currency ahead of crucial U.S. inflation data that could cement rate cut expectations. The euro was a tad stronger at $1.0853 but is down 0.35% for the week, its steepest weekly decline since early June. The souring risk sentiment this week has weighed heavily on the Aussie and the New Zealand dollar . The Aussie is down 2% for the week, its worst weekly performance since November 2023.

Persons: James Athey, Ben Bennett, they're Organizations: Marlborough Investment Management, Federal, Fed, Traders, Bank of Japan, Legal, General Investment Management, New Zealand Locations: Tokyo, Asia, Pacific

☆ Asia-Pacific markets mixed after sell-off as investors assess Tokyo CPI, await U.S. inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Friday after Thursday's sell-off saw some indexes in the region hit their lowest level in months. "There's a changing of the guard happening on Wall Street. In Asia, traders assessed July inflation data out of Japan's capital city of Tokyo, which is widely considered a leading indicator of nationwide trends. Tokyo's headline inflation slowed slightly to 2.2% in July from 2.3% in May, while its core inflation rate — which strips out prices of fresh food — remained unchanged at 2.2%, in line with expectations. The so called "core-core" inflation rate, which strips out prices of fresh food and energy and is watched by the Bank of Japan, fell to 1.5% from 1.8%.

Persons: Thursday's, Adam Sarhan Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Investments, Bank of Japan, greenback Locations: Asia, Pacific, Tokyo

☆ Japanese restaurants say they’re not charging tourists more – they’re just charging locals less
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Tokyo CNN —Kudos to you if you can speak perfect Japanese and order food at a neighborhood sushi bar in Tokyo. But overtourism – fueled by a combination of pent-up post-Covid demands (aka “revenge travel”) and the weak local currency – has recently prompted restaurants in the country to consider the merits of differential pricing. This year, spurred by a weak yen that has fallen to its lowest level against the dollar in decades, the tourists are back - in big numbers. “Some people say, ‘We don’t do this in our country.’ But think about how bad Japanese people’s English skills are. As the less-expensive resident prices are often written in the local language, foreign tourists may not even know they paid more.

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☆ BOJ to weigh rate hike next week, detail plan to halve bond buying, Reuters reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The flag of Japan flutters at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2023. The Bank of Japan is likely to debate whether to raise interest rates when it meets next week and unveil a plan to roughly halve bond purchases in coming years, sources said, signaling its resolve to steadily unwind its massive monetary stimulus. "The decision will be a close call and a hard one to make," given uncertainty over the consumption outlook, one of the sources said. "It's really a judgment call, in terms of whether to act now or later this year," another person said. While the nine-member board broadly agrees on the need for a near-term rate hike, there is no consensus on whether it should happen next week or later in the year, they said.

Organizations: Bank of Japan, The Bank of, Reuters Locations: Japan, Tokyo, The Bank of Japan

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