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BoJ’s Nagakawa: If outlook realized, the BoJ will continue to raise interest rate
Bank of Japan (BoJ) board member Junko Nagakawa said on Thursday that “if the outlook for economic activity and prices is realised, the BoJ will continue to raise interest rate and adjust degree of monetary accommodation.”
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Thu, Apr 17
Australia’s Unemployment Rate rises to 4.1% in March vs. 4.0% expected
Australia’s Unemployment Rate rose to 4.1% in March, according to the official data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday. The figure came below the market consensus of 4.2%.Developing story……Fxstreet
Thu, Apr 17
US President Donald Trump claims ‘big progress’ in Japan trade talks
US President Donald Trump said trade talk negotiators had made “big progress” following a meeting with Japanese representatives in Washington about the barrage of tariffs he has imposed on global imports, per Reuters.Fxstreet
Thu, Apr 17
Fed's Schmid says patience needed to see how tariffs play out
April 16 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve faces a complicated picture for policy decisions, Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Jeff Schmid said on Wednesday, noting that while he is hearing nervousness about tariffs in the agricultural sector, a recent decline in energy prices may deliver an ...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Powell says Fed remains in wait-and-see mode; markets processing policy shifts
CHICAGO, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday the Fed would wait for more data on the economy's direction before changing interest rates, but cautioned that President Donald Trump's tariff policies risked pushing inflation and employment further from the ceReuters
Thu, Apr 17
Japan exports rise 3.9% y/y in March
TOKYO, April 17 (Reuters) - Japanese exports rose 3.9% year-on-year in March, up for a sixth straight month, data from the Ministry of Finance showed on Thursday.The result compared with a 4.5% increase expected by economists in a Reuters poll.Imports grew 2% in March from a year earlier...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Fed's Schmid says need patience to see how tariffs play out
April 16 (Reuters) - Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Jeff Schmid on Wednesday said he is hearing nervousness about tariffs in the agricultural sector, but that the recent decline in energy prices may deliver an offsetting "shot in the arm" that could also limit inflation a little ...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
RPT-BOJ to cut growth forecast as US tariffs hit, sources say
BOJ to cut fiscal 2025 growth forecast in quarterly reportNo consensus within BOJ on extent of Trump tariff damageFocus on if BOJ maintains baseline view of moderate recoveryBOJ seen keeping policy steady at April 30-May 1 meetingBy Leika Kihara TOKYO, April 16 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is se...Reuters
Wed, Apr 16
ANALYSIS-More Japanese embracing foreign rice, even before it became a tariff topic
Shortage has seen wholesale domestic prices hit record highsRestaurants and supermarkets keen to expand use of imported riceTrump has called out Japan's high rice tariffs By Kaori Kaneko and Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO, April 17 (Reuters) - When a severe rice shortage sent prices skyrocketing in Ja...Reuters
Wed, Apr 16
New Zealand’s CPI inflation rises to 2.5% YoY in Q1 vs. 2.3% expected
New Zealand’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.5% YoY in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, compared with the 2.2% increase seen in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the latest data published by Statistics New Zealand on Thursday.Fxstreet
Wed, Apr 16