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The U. S. dollar regained bullish traction on Friday and is rallying nearly 0.5%, erasing the previous two days’ losses. The USD/JPY is testing levels above 114.00 at the time of writing, after having bounced up from two-week lows at 113.25 on Thursday. Higher inflation expectations and stronger yields are …

The Bank of Japan decided at its monetary policy meeting held today, by a majority vote, to fix negative interest rates at -0.1% on current accounts held by financial institutions with the bank in the short term. The bank also decided to control long-term interest rates, by purchasing the required …

The Bank of Japan is expected to keep fiscal policy settings steady on Thursday and to contain inflation to stay below its 2% target for at least two more years.The BoJ is widely expected to leave its stimulus unchanged amid further delay in the economic recovery from the pandemic, only …