Yen hits 34-year low, equity markets mixed before key US data
London (AFP) - The yen plunged Wednesday to a 34-year dollar low on fervent speculation that the Bank of Japan ...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Tag: monetary policy
Easy does it: The Bank of Japan’s experiment
Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan announced a seismic change in direction on Tuesday, hiking interest rates for the ...
Yen falls as Japan hikes rates but stocks mixed ahead of Fed
London (AFP) - The yen fell and Japanese stocks rose Tuesday after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates, but ...
Bank of Japan scraps negative interest rate
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's central bank on Tuesday scrapped its negative interest rate as it finally began unwinding one of ...
US Fed divided on risk of cutting rates too soon: minutes
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve was divided in January over the risks of cutting interest rates too soon ...
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