Bank of Japan Holds Rates, Drops Bond Buying Reference Figure

Yahoo Finance— The Bank of Japan has decided to keep its monetary policy framework unchanged, as widely expected. The central bank held its interest rate settings steady, while it dropped a reference to buying roughly the same amount of government bonds as previously. Haslinda Amin reports on Bloomberg Television.

Forex Factory—Japan Jobless Rate Holds Steady At 2.6%. The unemployment rate in Japan was a seasonally adjusted 2.6 percent in March, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Tuesday. That was unchanged from the February reading, although it missed forecasts for 2.5 percent. The jobs-to-applicant ratio was 1.28, which exceeded

@cityam—Bank of England to hold rates again – but it could signal a summer cut is on the cards. The Bank of England is set to leave interest rates on hold again on Thursday, but policymakers could signal a willingness to cut rates in the near future if inflation continues to fall.

The Guardian—Reserve Bank leaves interest rate on hold at 4.35% despite higher than expected inflation. Mortgage holders have avoided another rate rise with the RBA opting to keep rates steady for the fourth consecutive meeting• Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBorrowers have been spared a 14th interest rate from the Reserve Bank and further increases are not certain as the central bank says it avoided a “tightening bias” even as inflation retreated slower than previously expected.The RBA left its cash rate on hold at 4.35% for a fourth consecutive meeting...