BoJ minutes: Hawks urge gradual tightening, others prefer to wait.Minutes from the BoJ's September policy meeting revealed a deeply divided board, with members debating the pace and timing of future rate hikes. The nine-member board voted to keep the policy rate steady at 0.5%, rejecting calls by two hawkish members who wanted to raise borrowing costs to 0.75%.
BOJ board debated pros, cons of rate-hike pause, September minutes shows.Bank of Japan board members in September debated the pros and cons of pausing on further interest rate hikes, with one calling for raising borrowing costs at "somewhat regular intervals", minutes of the meeting showed on Wednesday.
USD/JPY declines to near 153.50 on growing concerns over US government shutdown.USD/JPY declines to near 153.50 on growing concerns over US government shutdown
Japanese Yen Forecast: Intervention Risks Ahead of US Jobs, PMI Data.Yen remains under pressure amid Tokyo warnings; markets eye US ADP and ISM data as key triggers for potential USD/JPY swings.
USD/JPY Outlook: Japanese Yen Dominates Amid Wall Street Selloff.The Japanese yen was the strongest FX major during a risk-off session on Tuesday, though the US dollar was not far behind. A sharp decline in Palantir's stock despite a positive outlook, combined with warnings from the Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley CEOs that a pullback could be “healthy,” weighed heavily on Wall Street sentiment — ultimately prompting the very pullback they warned of.