The tweak to the BOJ’s bond yield curve control (YCC) was the result of brainstorming sessions that came to a head in May, say sources familiar with the decision, just over a month after Kazuo ...

In March 2024, the BoJ ended negative rates for the first time in 17 years, and has twice raised rates since then. The bank has implied that it will gradually push interest rates from 0.5 per cent ...

To think it was only three weeks ago that the S&P 500 sat at a record high, seemingly without a care in the world. Yet by Tuesday’s low, it had fallen 10% from its all-time high, ... The trade battle ...

The BOJ will deliver its next policy decision on March 19. “Consumer spending is likely to stay weak into this quarter as households face inflation,” said Taro Saito, the head of economic ...

At its latest gathering on January 24, the BoJ raised its key interest rate by 25bps to 0.5%, with Governor Ueda reaffirming his view that additional hikes will probably be needed if economic ...

A UK court has convicted 28-year-old Chinese PhD student Zhenhao Zou for drugging and raping 10 women in the UK and China over four years. Zou recorded nine of the assaults as personal trophies.

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted of the attacks between 2019 and 2023 following a monthlong trial at the Inner London Crown Court. He was convicted of 11 counts of rape, with two of the offenses ...

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted of the attacks between 2019 and 2023 following a monthlong trial at the Inner London Crown Court. He was convicted of 11 counts of rape, with two of the offenses ...

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was today unmasked as one of Britain's most prolific sex offenders as police revealed dozens of new victims had been seen in the sick home videos he filmed of his attacks.

While he declined to say how soon the BOJ could raise rates, Uchida essentially ruled out another hike at the bank's next meeting on March 18-19 by saying it "wasn't as if we would hike rates at ...

BOJ can raise rates at pace in line with expectations Uchida says it 'wasn't as if we would hike every meeting' Uchida upbeat on Japan's economy, consumption, wages Global economic outlook 'highly ...

Chinese national Zhenhao Zou, 28, attacked two women who have been identified and another eight who have yet to be traced, his trial at Inner London Crown Court heard. The University College ...