This is a summary of key economic events and central bank speeches, likely to affect the global economy through the foreign exchange, equity and debt markets.
Tags: Bank of Japan
Asian shares hold near 7-year high on Ukraine, ECB hopes
Asian shares steadied near seven-year highs on Thursday, underpinned by hopes of a ceasefire in Ukraine, although a cautious mood prevailed for now ahead of a European Central Bank meeting later in the session.
Weak data to test BOJ's rosy economic view, policy on hold
The Bank of Japan will maintain its existing stimulus policy and optimistic economic view on when it meets on Thursday, sources say, preferring to take more time to gauge whether a run of weak data is sufficient to threaten a fragile recovery.
Asian shares wobble in early trade, euro sinks
Asian shares balked at the starting gate on Monday, skittish in the face of a deepening Ukraine crisis, while the euro touched a fresh one-year low ahead of this week's European Central Bank meeting.
Dollar in demand as stimulus talk dogs euro, yen
The dollar marched higher against the euro and yen on Monday as investors wagered that interest rates were set on a diverging course in the United States, Europe and Japan, giving a lift to Tokyo stocks in the process.
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BOJ raised gross domestic product to 1.5% but stopped short of projecting a potential 2% inflation within 2 years.
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) would most likely hold on to its present monetary policy as the Japanese economy shows signs of improvement, sources told Reuters.
Japan was a winner when it came to how its stocks performed on the market. Japanese stocks were performing well. In fact, it topped in terms of gains this year in comparison to 24 major developed equity markets.
Bank of Japan was optimistic about the country's economic recovery. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) was more optimistic when describing the country's economic condition.
Bank of Japan bought US$9.5 billion Japanese government bonds. The Bank of Japan offered to buy Japanase government bonds worth of US$9. 5 billion. The government bonds had residual maturities from 1 to 10 years.
Bank of Japan sets purchase ceiling of 140 billion yen for J-REITS. (Photo : Reuters)The image is a Japanese flag flying high. The Bank of Japan will be purchasing an increasing number of Japanese real estate investment trusts beyond its current purchase scheme.
The Bank of Japan's decision to maintain its monetary policy weakened the performance of US stocks.
The Bank of Japan's decision to remain unchanged in its monetary policies resulted in the falling of European government bonds and the increase of borrowing costs for all European sovereigns.
Japan's central bank holds back on new measures to calm turbulent markets. (Photo : REUTERS) Central bankers considered the idea to extend the maximum duration of cheap, fixed-rate funds offered via market operations from one year to two years.
