Summary Japan plans to assume a 3% interest rate on bond expenses in its FY26 budget The assumption reflects rising JGB yields and BOJ policy …
Category: Central Banks
It’s a light calendar ahead for Asia, except for the Bank of Japan minutes. The caveat is, of course, that the minutes are those from …
Policy rate held at 2.25%, with Governing Council judging current settings as appropriate and at the lower end of neutral after 100 bp of cuts …
It seems like former central bankers in Japan are not shying away from the press, amid intense scrutiny against the BOJ and the government. I …
Summary Mark Zandi says official US CPI data significantly understates inflation. Moody’s Analytics estimates November inflation remained near 3%, not 2.7% (Goldman Sachs share concerns) …
Summary USD/JPY has fallen below 156.50 as the yen extended recent gains. Atsushi Mimura expressed deep concern about “one-sided, sudden” FX moves in comments Monday. …
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China’s central bank, is responsible for setting the daily midpoint of the yuan (also known as renminbi or RMB). …
Reserve Bank of Australia Minutes of the December 2025 Monetary Policy Board Meeting. Summary RBA minutes show rising concern that inflation pressures may be more …
The People’s Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY reference rate at around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), a fixing that …
Summary MUFG says sustained franc strength could force the SNB to respond with negative rates or intervention. Falling oil prices in 2026 could add disinflationary …