The Bank of Japan kept its policy rate unchanged Friday ... negative interest rate policy last month and abolished its yield curve control policy. The currency broke through the 156 mark against ...

Governor Kuroda Haruhiko faced questions in parliament on November 2 about whether the central bank was correct ... to know about "yield curve control" (YCC), a policy Japan has been pursuing ...

Goldman Sachs expects the BOJ to raise interest rates at its March meeting ending Tuesday, bringing forward its previous ...

The Bank of Japan unanimously voted Wednesday to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 0.5%, as policymakers weigh ...

The aim of YCC is to control the whole curve by buying 10-year bonds. Ideally for the bank, a lower 10-year yield would pull down the whole curve while keeping it smooth. However, Japan's yield ...

The Bank of Japan bought a record 23.69 trillion ... difficulty the central bank faces in sustaining its yield control policy, as inflation perks up well above its 2% inflation target.

TOKYO] Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda indicated he’s not too concerned about the country’s government bond yields ...

The Bank of Japan shocked markets on Tuesday with ... investors who had expected the BOJ to make no changes to its yield curve control (YCC) until Governor Haruhiko Kuroda steps down in April.

Bank of Japan officials see several reasons against intervening in the bond market even after benchmark yields hit the ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Wednesday took in stride recent rises in bond yields, saying they were a natural reflection of market expectations of future interest rate hikes by the central ...

A surge in Japanese bond yields, coupled with geopolitical and economic uncertainties, is fueling concerns among traders that ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda indicated he’s not too concerned about the recent ascent of the nation’s benchmark yield to ...