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INSTANT VIEW-Investors react to BOJ's decision to hike rates
Dec 19 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to levels unseen in three decades, taking another landmark step in ending decades of huge monetary support and near-zero borrowing costs.As widely expected, the central bank raised short-term interest rates to 0.75% from 0.5% by a ...Reuters
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Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 0.75%
TOKYO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to levels unseen in three decades, taking another landmark step in ending decades of huge monetary support and near-zero borrowing costs.As widely expected, the central bank raised short-term interest rates to 0.75% from 0.5...Reuters
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Toyota aims to begin selling 3 US-made models in Japan from 2026
TOKYO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor 7203.T said on Friday that it aims to begin selling its U.S.-made Camry sedan, Highlander SUV and Tundra pickup truck in Japan starting next year as it hopes to help improve Japan―U.S. trade relations.The world's largest automaker was studying the possibili...Reuters
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Japan's core inflation steady in November, stays above BOJ target
November core CPI rises 3.0% yr/yr, matches forecastIndex excluding fresh food, fuel up 3.0% yr/yr in NovemberData reinforces expectations of BOJ rate hike to 0.75%By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.0% in November from a year earlier, data showed on ...Reuters
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Bank of Japan set to raise interest rates to 30-year high
BOJ concludes 2-day meeting, decision expected 0330-0500 GMTBOJ widely expected to raise policy rate to 0.75% from 0.5%Governor Ueda to brief media 0630 GMTUeda to pledge further rate hikes, non-committal on timingBOJ unlikely to offer much clues on distance from neutral rateBy Leika Kihara TOKYO...Reuters
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Fed's Goolsbee in Fox Business interview welcomes latest inflation data, says more rate cuts may loom
By Michael S. Derby Dec 18 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Thursday “there’s a lot to like” in the latest consumer price index data, and if it can be sustained, it will help open the door for more interest rate cuts next year.“My view is that the sett...Reuters
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