Bank of Japan expects to maintain monetary policy status quo at next decision meeting = sources | Reuters

2023-04-21 07:19:00 TOKYO (Archyde.com) – The Bank of Japan is expected to maintain the status quo on monetary policy at its monetary policy meeting on June 27-28. Multiple sources said. Although upward pressure on prices is increasing at present, the 2% inflation target is still far from being achieved in a sustainable and stable manner … Read more

Single-family housing starts in March, up 2.7%, increasing for 2 consecutive months | Reuters

2023-04-18 13:31:00 WASHINGTON (Archyde.com) – Single-family home starts rose 2.7 percent to 861,000 in March, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday. This is the second straight month of increase. The number of single-family building approvals also rose 4.1% to 818,000 units, suggesting that the worst of the housing market downturn is likely … Read more

Bank of Japan’s long-term interest rate target, room for fine adjustment within the year = IMF | Reuters

2023-04-16 07:27:00 Ranil Salgado, director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s review of Japan, said on the 15th that the Bank of Japan’s Yield Curve Control (YCC) is expected to lead to a sustained rise in domestic wages. said there may be room to tweak the long-term interest rate target later this year. Pictured is … Read more

US consumers find it difficult to obtain credit Rise in short-term inflation expectations = NY Fed | Reuters

A March 10 survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a survey showing that access to credit has become more difficult than it was a year ago, reaching the highest level in nearly a decade since 2014. (2023 REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski) [ニューヨーク 10日 ロイター] A March 10 survey by the Federal Reserve Bank … Read more

Fed, March interest rate hike undecided = Chairman Powell | Reuters

[ニューヨーク 8日 ロイター] – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will testify before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, and a decision is almost certain at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on March 21-22. Officials have yet to make a decision on the size of the proposed rate hike, he said. “We haven’t made … Read more

US interest rate futures expected to raise interest rates three more times PCE price index received | Reuters

The Commerce Department’s January personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index for January has prompted the Fed to raise interest rates at least three more times in the short-term interest rate futures market, pushing interest rates down over the longer term. is expected to remain at a high level. (2023 REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci) [24日 ロイター] – The … Read more

Work on lowering the investment unit of stocks and encouraging the TSE to take additional measures = Finance Minister Suzuki | Reuters

[TOKYO (Archyde.com)]- Financial Services Minister Shunichi Suzuki said at a meeting of the House of Representatives Finance and Financial Affairs Committee on the 10th that the investment unit for listed company stocks will be reduced, as the Financial Services Agency will look at the expansion and permanence of NISA (small investment tax exemption system). “I … Read more

US General PMI, January 23 is 46.6, the highest level in 3 months | Reuters

The January S&P Global Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) was 46.6 in January, falling below the 50 mark that separates economic expansion from contraction for the seventh straight month. It rose from a confirmed reading of 45.0 in December 2022 to a three-month high. (2023 REUTERS/Thomas White) NEW YORK (Archyde.com) – The US Composite Purchasing Managers … Read more