Wide gaps in interest rates could bring back the yen carry trade, in which investors borrow in Japan and deploy the funds in higher-yielding markets.

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday and its governor offered few clues on how soon it could push up borrowing costs, sending the yen and bond yields tumbling on fresh doubts over the near-term chances of a rate hike.

The Federal Reserve revealed its rhythm for 2025: just two rate cuts. In a recent interview, Mary Daly, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said they are “very comfortable” with the decision.

Foreign investors divested Japanese stocks significantly in the week through Dec. 14, exercising caution ahead of policy meetings by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan, and taking profits after a rally in the local market.

The yen weakened against the dollar Thursday after the Bank of Japan kept borrowing costs unchanged, extending a retreat that came after the US Federal Reserve forecast fewer rate cuts.

The Bank of Japan on Thursday held its benchmark interest rate steady at 0.25%. The decision comes a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points ...

The Bank of England wrapped up a big year of central bank rate cuts by keeping rates steady on Thursday December 19 - a day after the Federal Reserve eased policy but suggested it would be more cautious in 2025.

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The yen traded lower ahead of a meeting by the Bank of Japan, where the central bank ... growth but not inflation too badly and the Federal Reserve has begun to make things easier by cutting ...

The Bank of Japan holds its final policy meeting for the year next week with its decision to be announced just hours after that of the U.S. Federal Reserve's expected interest rate cut.

European markets opened higher after a mixed trading session in Asia ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final rate decision of this year.

The Bank of England wrapped up a big year of central bank rate cuts by keeping rates steady on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve eased policy but suggested it would be more cautious in 2025. The Swiss National Bank,