BoJ: Financial institutions have sufficient capacity to absorb losses
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) said in a statement on Tuesday that “financial institutions have sufficient capacity to absorb losses.”
Additional takeaways
Smooth functioning of financial intermediation has been maintained even amid global changes in financial and economic conditions.
Major financial institutions have strengthened the profitability of their domestic deposit-taking and lending activities, taking into account rising Yen interest rates.
Regional financial institutions have improved the profitability of their domestic deposit-taking and lending activities due to rising yen interest rates.
Some financial institutions faced challenges in estimating the impact of interest rate hikes on their profitability.
Many financial institutions expected credit costs to remain more or less flat, though some recorded large credit losses related to financing for global business activities.
With regard to risk management, there were some cases where financial institutions had problems in assessing borrowers' financial and funding conditions.
Market reaction
USD/JPY was last seen trading at 147.17, down 0.07% on the day.
Japanese Yen PRICE Today
The table below shows the percentage change of Japanese Yen (JPY) against listed major currencies today. Japanese Yen was the strongest against the New Zealand Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.30% | -0.19% | -0.06% | -0.06% | 0.08% | 0.19% | -0.13% | |
| EUR | 0.30% | 0.12% | 0.26% | 0.24% | 0.38% | 0.50% | 0.18% | |
| GBP | 0.19% | -0.12% | 0.13% | 0.12% | 0.27% | 0.37% | 0.07% | |
| JPY | 0.06% | -0.26% | -0.13% | -0.01% | 0.13% | 0.24% | -0.06% | |
| CAD | 0.06% | -0.24% | -0.12% | 0.00% | 0.15% | 0.25% | -0.05% | |
| AUD | -0.08% | -0.38% | -0.27% | -0.13% | -0.15% | 0.12% | -0.19% | |
| NZD | -0.19% | -0.50% | -0.37% | -0.24% | -0.25% | -0.12% | -0.30% | |
| CHF | 0.13% | -0.18% | -0.07% | 0.06% | 0.05% | 0.19% | 0.30% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Japanese Yen from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent JPY (base)/USD (quote).
Author
Dhwani Mehta
FXStreet
Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.
