The Bank of Japan maintained ultra-loose monetary settings, dashing hopes of a near-term end to negative interest rates. Governor Kazuo Ueda acknowledged improved prospects of achieving the inflation target but cautioned against an immediate exit from ultra-loose monetary policy. Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Egypt and Indonesia's central bank both kept their benchmark interest rates unchanged, with Egypt citing slowing inflation and Indonesia aiming to maintain price and rupiah stability.
Egypt held interest rates after inflation kept slowing in October and November from a record https://t.co/BqMiInh9TG
Central Bank of Egypt keeps interest rates unchanged for third meeting in a row https://t.co/OYR1Mqidcx
⚠️ INDONESIA CENTRAL BANK KEEPS INTEREST RATES UNCHANGED, AS EXPECTED Full Story → https://t.co/aLTFeJD5Mn https://t.co/8lMTRBilGR
Indonesia’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a second straight meeting, extending its pause to maintain price and rupiah stability https://t.co/RzuJnqZBkb
Egypt’s first interest-rate hike since August is creeping ever-closer, although slowing inflation and a much-anticipated currency devaluation mean it probably won’t happen until 2024 https://t.co/3hr74fSNkb
Central Bank of #Egypt to discuss interest rate for last time in 2023 on Thursday Read more: https://t.co/6NgwbtidG3 https://t.co/VZgIGuHgmq
Yen falls after Bank of Japan sticks with negative interest rates https://t.co/MTFGpWc0v8 «Governor Kazuo Ueda acknowledged that the prospect of achieving its inflation target had improved, but cautioned BoJ was not ready yet to map out an exit from ultra-loose monetary policy»
The Bank of Japan did not change its dovish outlook for the future as it stood firm on rates, dashing hopes among some traders that it would tweak the language to signal a near-term end to negative interest rates https://t.co/jbzVADdsnf https://t.co/FbHOJwKXkx
WATCH: The Bank of Japan did not change its dovish outlook for the future as it stood firm on rates, dashing hopes among some traders that it would tweak the language to signal a near-term end to negative interest rates https://t.co/jkbHZuT56j https://t.co/L6RtTrNrsq
The Bank of Japan maintained ultra-loose monetary settings, underscoring policymakers' preference to await more clues on whether wages will rise enough to keep inflation durably around its 2% target https://t.co/jbzVADdsnf https://t.co/NaGDwIhn3Z