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BOJ set to raise interest rates to 31-year high as inflation risks loom

BOJ set to raise interest rates to 31-year high as inflation risks loom

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates to a 31-year high on Friday and signal readiness to keep pushing up borrowing costs, joining other major central banks in fighting persistent inflation pressures driven by soaring oil costs.

Dollar eases from peak as oil prices extend decline, BoJ in focus

Dollar eases from peak as oil prices extend decline, BoJ in focus

By Stefano Rebaudo Sept 17 (Reuters) - The dollar climbed to a seven-week high on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised rates and reaffirmed its commitment to curbing inflation, though it later eased as energy prices extended their fall on diminishing fears of supply disruptions.

Dollar eases from seven-week peak as oil prices extend decline

Dollar eases from seven-week peak as oil prices extend decline

By Jiaxing Li HONG KONG, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The dollar clung to a seven-week high on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and flagged more hikes in the coming months, with traders now zeroing in on how central banks in the UK and Japan will respond to inflation pressures.

Japan vows effort to maintain orderly yen moves

Japan vows effort to maintain orderly yen moves

TOKYO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Japan will continue to strive towards maintaining orderly yen moves through close communication with the United States, its top government spokesperson said on Thursday in the wake of the yen's renewed slide.

Dollar pauses after Fed rally as yields, oil retreat

Dollar pauses after Fed rally as yields, oil retreat

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The US dollar eased against the euro on Thursday, a day after logging its biggest jump in three months against the common currency after the Federal Reserve hiked rates and signalled further tightening.

Dollar eases after Fed-driven jump as Treasury yields and oil prices retreat

Dollar eases after Fed-driven jump as Treasury yields and oil prices retreat

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The US dollar eased on Thursday, a day after logging its biggest jump in three months after the Federal Reserve hiked rates and signalled further tightening.

Shares and short-term yields edge up after Fed hike, focus turns to BoE

Shares and short-term yields edge up after Fed hike, focus turns to BoE

By Marc Jones and Stella Qiu LONDON/SYDNEY, Sept 17 (Reuters) - World shares shuffled higher and the dollar nestled at a seven-week high on Thursday, after the U.S.

Major central banks on tightening path amid energy price shock

Major central banks on tightening path amid energy price shock

By Stefano Rebaudo and Sophie Kiderlin Sept 17 (Reuters) - Major central banks are on a tightening path, with the Federal Reserve recalibrating its policy to a more restrictive stance on Wednesday, even as traders continue to price in a more aggressive policy response than projected in the U.S.

Hawkish Fed lifts dollar to seven-week high; markets brace for BOE, BOJ

Hawkish Fed lifts dollar to seven-week high; markets brace for BOE, BOJ

By Jiaxing Li HONG KONG, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The dollar clung to a seven-week high on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and flagged more hikes in the coming months, with traders now zeroing in on how central banks in the UK and Japan will respond to inflation pressures.

Analysis-Yen rally faces moment of truth as BOJ risks disappointing markets

Analysis-Yen rally faces moment of truth as BOJ risks disappointing markets

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The fate of the sharpest yen rally in 18 months rests on the Bank of Japan breaking free of its cautious rate-hiking path, though it risks a sharp reversal if the currency again succumbs to the forces that dragged it to 40-year lows in July.

Global bond yields hit 2008 highs, raising stakes for big borrowers

Global bond yields hit 2008 highs, raising stakes for big borrowers

By Tom Westbrook and Amanda Cooper SINGAPORE/LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Government borrowing costs hit their highest since the 2008 financial crisis on Tuesday, with 10-year U.S.

Global bond yields hit fresh highs, raising stakes for big borrowers

Global bond yields hit fresh highs, raising stakes for big borrowers

By Tom Westbrook and Amanda Cooper SINGAPORE/LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Government borrowing costs hit their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis on Tuesday, with 10-year U.S.