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BOJ flags progress in anchoring inflation around target

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BOJ flags progress in anchoring inflation around target

By Leika KiharaTOKYO, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Japan has made gradual progress towards anchoring inflation around the central bank's 2% target, the Bank of Japan

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF-0.2% 30d

    iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“boj”).

  • BWX SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF

    SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Japan

  • EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-2.2% 11d

    iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Japan

  • MUFG Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

    Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (commercial banks) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares.

  • TM Toyota Motor+2.2% 30d

    Toyota Motor (motor vehicles and passenger car bodies) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares.

  • SONY Sony Group+4.8% 30d

    Sony Group (household audio and video equipment) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares.

  • MFG Mizuho Financial Group-12.7% 30d

    Mizuho Financial Group (national commercial banks) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares (EWJ)

Companies carried with this story

  • EWJ Ishares

    Ishares (EWJ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “BOJ flags progress in anchoring inflation around target.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“boj”)

  • BWX Spdr Series Trust

    In “BOJ flags progress in anchoring inflation around target,” Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Japan

  • EFA Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (EFA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “BOJ flags progress in anchoring inflation around target.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Japan

  • MUFG Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group

    For “BOJ flags progress in anchoring inflation around target,” Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group (MUFG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (commercial banks) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares

  • TM Toyota Motor Corp/

    In “BOJ flags progress in anchoring inflation around target,” Toyota Motor Corp/ (TM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Toyota Motor (motor vehicles and passenger car bodies) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares

  • SONY Sony Group

    In “BOJ flags progress in anchoring inflation around target,” Sony Group (SONY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Sony Group (household audio and video equipment) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares

  • MFG Mizuho Financial Group

    Mizuho Financial Group (MFG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “BOJ flags progress in anchoring inflation around target.” Reason on file: Mizuho Financial Group (national commercial banks) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares

How “BOJ flags progress in anchoring inflation around target” reaches Ishares (EWJ)

On 2 Nov 2026, “BOJ flags progress in anchoring inflation around target” is the story that connects Ishares (EWJ) to this story.

What ties Ishares (EWJ) to the headline is this: iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“boj”)

Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is here too. Its reason reads: SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Japan

The price range for Ishares (EWJ), and the dates in the story

EFA traded between 102.00 and 104.68 across 6 sessions. The latest close on file is 103.46. EWJ traded between 95.11 and 99.98 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 97.33.

A simple score for Ishares (EWJ)

100 out of 100

“BOJ flags progress in anchoring inflation around target” scores 100 out of 100. The score uses 8 sources, and 7 linked companies.