Tag: Bank of Japan
Bank of Japan Maintains Negative Interest Rate in April
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - As predicted, Bank of Japan (BoJ) hold its negative interest rate in the latest meeting at minus 0.1 percent. The central bank first applied the...
BoJ Holds the Rates, Extend the Crisis Response Package
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) -The policy board of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) applied a negative interest rate of minus 0.1 percent to the Policy-Rate Balances in...
Bank of Japan Pertahankan Sukubunga Negatif
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Bank of Japan (BoJ) melanjutkan penerapan suku bunga negatif sebesar minus 0,1 persen pada pertemuan dewan gubernur sejak kemarin, kata gubernur...
Bank of Japan Holds Negative Rate, Sees GDP Shrinks to 4.7%
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Bank of Japan (BoJ) decided to apply negative interest rate of minus 0.1 percent at Wednesday meeting, said the governor today (07/15)....
Bank of Japan Kept Monetary Steady at Negative Level
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept the monetary policy steady at -0.1 percent, signaling that it has taken enough steps to support the...
BoJ Expand Monetary Easing, Cut Growth Outlook
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Bank of Japan (BoJ) decided to further enhance monetary easing by purchases of commercial paper (CP) and corporate bonds up to JPY20...
BoJ’s Bold Movement May Not Enough to Drive Economic Activities
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - At today’ meeting, held earlier than previously scheduled, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced additional measures to mitigate the economic impact of...
Japan’s Export Slumps 6.3% in December 2019
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Japanese exports fell 6.3 percent from a year earlier to JPY 6.58 trillion (US$59.52 billion) in December 2019, marking the thirteenth...
Trump Blasts Fed, ECB, BoJ for Negative Interest Rates
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - United States (US) President Donald Trump again lashed out at the Federal Reserve (Fed), criticizing the institution for its monetary policies,...
BoJ Holds Rates, Revises Up GDP Growth Forecasts
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The Bank of Japan left its key short-term interest rate unchanged at -0.1 percent during its January meeting on Tuesday (01/21)...
BOJ Hints to Ease Further If Needed
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) would not hesitate to ease monetary policy further if necessary in order to maintain momentum toward...
Weekly Briefing: Limited Movement Ahead of Christmas
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good Morning! The calendar in the forthcoming Christmas week is unsurprisingly light. Today, President Joko Widodo will launches the implementation of fuel with...
BoJ Holds Rates, Offers Weaker Views on Output
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) left its key short-term interest rate unchanged at -0.1 percent at its December meeting on Thursday...
Japan Exports Falls for 12th Straight Month
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Exports from Japan declined 7.9 percent in November 2019 from a year earlier to ¥6.38 trillion (US$58.29 billion), the 12th straight...
Stronger Domestic Demand Leads to Upside Revision for Japan’s Real GDP...
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Japan’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the third quarter (3Q) was revised up to 0.4 percent quarter to quarter...
Indonesia, Japan Agrees Using Local Currency for Bilateral Transactions
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Indonesia and Japan on Thursday (12/05) agreed to establish a cooperation framework using local currencies for bilateral trade and direct investment...
Japan Launches US$$120B Fiscal Package to Support Growth
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched US$120 billion in stimulus measures on Thursday (12/05), to support stalling growth in the world's...
IMF Cuts Japan’s GDP Forecast, Urges to Target Shorter Maturity Yields
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reduced its Japan's growth forecast for the third time this year to 0.8 percent from 0.9...
Global Central Banks Flails to Lower Interest Rates Tends to Negative
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Major global central banks flails to lower interest rate amid the higher uncertainty. Some also bring the benchmark rates to negative...
Morning Briefing: BoJ Kept Monetary Stimulus, Hints Possible Action in October
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good Morning! Bank of Japan (BoJ) left its monetary stimulus unchanged minus 0.1 percent but hinted at possible action at its next...
Weekly Briefing: Central Bank Meetings Dominating This Week
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good Morning! Today, Statistic Indonesia will release export-import data during August. In July, the country experienced trade deficit narrowed sharply to US$63.5...
Asia’s Sluggish Exports Widens Japan’s Trade Deficits in July
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Japan’s trade deficit widened by 9.8 percent year on year (YoY) to JPY249.6 billion (US$2.3 billion) in July on a non-seasonally...
Japan’s GDP 1.8% in 2Q 2019 Boost by Private Spending
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Japan’s real GDP growth stood at 1.8 percent in the second quarter (2Q) of 2019 compared to same period of last...
Japan’s Current Account Slid 0.03% in June
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Japan's current account slid 0.03 percent year on year (YoY) to JPY1.2 trillion (US$11.30 billion) on a non-seasonally adjusted basis in...
BoJ, BoE Hold Rates to Addresses Global Economic Challenges
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Bank of Japan (BoJ) and Bank of England (BoE) kept its June' monetary policy steady, joining the United States (US) and...
Japan’s Economy Growth Beyond Expectation
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Statistics Japan shows that the country' economy advanced unexpectedly by 0.5 percent quarter-on-quarter in the three months to March of 2019,...
Japan February Inflation Rate Weaker than Estimated
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Statistics Japan shows that the country' annual inflation lowered to 0.7 percent in February from 0.8 percent in a month earlier....
Japan’s Trade Balance Surplus in February
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Japan’s trade balance turned to a surplus of JPY 339 billion (US$ 3.0 million) in February on a non-seasonally adjusted basis,...
Bank of Japan Maintains Negative Interest Rate
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – Bank of Japan (BoJ) maintained a negative interest rate of minus 0.1 percent, even though Japanese politicians demanded rate increase, based...
Bank of Japan Hold the Rates Steady, Cuts Inflation Forecast
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Bank of Japan (BoJ) hold its negative interest rate of minus 0.1 percent and cuts the inflation rate to 2 percent of the gross...
