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Silicon Valley Bank’s fatal bet on hold-to-maturity treasuries has worrying echoes for Japan’s regional banks
Strong ‘core-core’ price reading adds pressure on central bank over monetary policy
Turmoil prompts authorities to launch daily operations to access dollar funding via standing swap lines
Departing governor leaves measures to change ultra-loose policies to successor Kazuo Ueda
Central bank policy of yield curve control will inevitably unravel
Rapid price growth of popular products exemplifies challenge for central bankers, bond markets and consumers
Kazuo Ueda has hinted that ‘yield curve control’ is unlikely to survive in its existing form once he takes the helm
Just incredible stuff
Academic says central bank should sustain easing measures until 2% inflation target in sight
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If policy of yield control is phased out under incoming BoJ head Kazuo Ueda, a flight from foreign markets may accelerate
Economist Kazuo Ueda must tackle exit from decades of ultra-loose policy without rattling markets
New governor Kazuo Ueda is set to review the central bank’s ultra-loose policy
What will Ueda do?
Kazuo Ueda should conduct a review of monetary policy to chart a path forward
Economist unconstrained by political ties seen as back-up choice after few candidates wanted role
Successor to Haruhiko Kuroda at Bank of Japan set to oversee pivot from ultra-loose monetary policy
Focus has shifted to the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan after last year’s big increase in US borrowing costs
Fund points to ‘significant upside risks’ to inflation and calls for flexible approach to controlling bond yields
Haruhiko Kuroda’s successor must steer economy towards interest rate normalisation
Expanded lending package gives central bank a boost in struggle to contain government debt yields
4% price growth reading comes days after Bank of Japan stood by yield curve controls
Governor Haruhiko Kuroda and his colleagues are right to keep yield curve control in place
Kuroda, or his successor, must solve challenges around yield curve control
Maintaining ultra-loose monetary policy for now merely defers the euthanasia of persistently unprofitable companies
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