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        <title><![CDATA[Toru Fujioka]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Likely Refrained From Currency Intervention After Holidays]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Toru Fujioka]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 10:29:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Likely Used $30 Billion in Follow-Up Yen Intervention]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Toru Fujioka]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 09:04:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan Likely Spent About $34.5 Billion on Yen Intervention]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Toru Fujioka]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:05:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tokyo Inflation Cools on Childcare Support, Backing BOJ Caution]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:37:42 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The Bank of Japan left its benchmark interest rate unchanged in a split vote that increased the likelihood of a hike in June and pushed the yen higher.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[BOJ's Split Vote on Rates Marks Most Hawkish Divide of Ueda Era]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:04:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BOJ Seen Holding Rates in Messaging Risk for Ueda as Yen Teeters]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan’s Inflation Picks Up as Oil Clouds Outlook Ahead of BOJ]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:37:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan’s PMI Points to War-Driven Frontloading of Factory Output]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:31:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BOJ Watchers Now See June Rate Hike as Iran War Pushes Back Bets]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Toru Fujioka]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Cherry trees in bloom in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, March 27, 2026. Tokyo inflation cooled to its slowest pace in nearly two years as gains in food costs continued to slow, with prospects for higher energy prices owing to the war in Iran likely to keep the Bank of Japan on track for further rate increases.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[BOJ Is Said Leaning to April Hold While Keeping Hawkish Stance]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:20:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ueda Cites Two-Sided Risks as He Avoids Clear Hint on Rate Move]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erica Yokoyama]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BOJ Is Said to Mull Raising Price Outlook Sharply on Oil]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:10:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ueda’s Speech Helps Cool Bets on BOJ Rate Hike in April]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:38:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BOJ’s Usual Stance Amid Uncertainty Is to Hold, Ex-Official Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:47:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan’s Consumer Confidence Tumbles by Most Since Covid Pandemic]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:51:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BOJ Is Likely to Raise Interest Rate in April, Ex-Official Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Cherry trees in bloom in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, March 27, 2026. Tokyo inflation cooled to its slowest pace in nearly two years as gains in food costs continued to slow, with prospects for higher energy prices owing to the war in Iran likely to keep the Bank of Japan on track for further rate increases.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[BOJ Keeps Options Open by Citing Dual Risks in Regional Reports]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Toru Fujioka]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:46:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran War Uncertainty Inhibits BOJ From Sending Clear Rate Signal]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 03:15:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Former BOJ Chief Economist Sees Likelihood of April Rate Hike]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Toru Fujioka]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:15:01 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Toshitaka Sekine, Bank of Japan chief economist. Source: Toshitaka Sekine</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Takaichi’s New BOJ Pick Avoids Policy Signals, Leans on Data]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:13:30 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Toichiro Asada on April 1. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg</media:description>
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