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BOJ Says Japan's Inflation Trend Hits 2% Target as it Holds Rates

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BOJ Says Japan’s Inflation Trend Hits 2% Target as it Holds Rates Bloomberg.com

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 (“japan”).

  • 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 (“japan”) 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 (“japan”) 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 (“japan”) reaches its shares.

  • MFG Mizuho Financial Group-12.1% 30d

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

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
EWJ-0.86%+0.33%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWX+0.16%+0.02%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
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MUFGNo price data for this ticker———————
TMNo price data for this ticker———————
SONYNo price data for this ticker———————
MFGNo price data for this ticker———————

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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BOJ Says Japan's Inflation Trend Hits 2% Target as it Holds Rates Bloomberg.com

Source: Bloomberg

Price since this story was published: Ishares (EWJ)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)three days earlier+0.02%final price
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)five days earlier+0.16%final price
Ishares (EWJ)three days earlier+0.33%final price
Ishares (EWJ)five days earlier-0.86%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares (EWJ)

Companies tied to this story

  • EWJ Ishares

    For “BOJ Says Japan's Inflation Trend Hits 2% Target as it Holds Rates,” Ishares (EWJ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“japan”)

  • BWX Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “BOJ Says Japan's Inflation Trend Hits 2% Target as it Holds Rates.” 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

    In “BOJ Says Japan's Inflation Trend Hits 2% Target as it Holds Rates,” Ishares Tr (EFA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Japan

  • MUFG Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group

    Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group (MUFG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “BOJ Says Japan's Inflation Trend Hits 2% Target as it Holds Rates.” 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 (“japan”) reaches its shares

  • TM Toyota Motor Corp/

    In “BOJ Says Japan's Inflation Trend Hits 2% Target as it Holds Rates,” 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 (“japan”) reaches its shares

  • SONY Sony Group

    Sony Group (SONY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “BOJ Says Japan's Inflation Trend Hits 2% Target as it Holds Rates.” 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 (“japan”) reaches its shares

  • MFG Mizuho Financial Group

    Mizuho Financial Group (MFG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “BOJ Says Japan's Inflation Trend Hits 2% Target as it Holds Rates.” 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 (“japan”) reaches its shares

Ishares (EWJ)

Ishares (EWJ) is the company in “BOJ Says Japan's Inflation Trend Hits 2% Target as it Holds Rates,” the 30 Oct 2026 this story story.

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

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 106.39 across 9 sessions. The latest close on file is 103.46. EWJ traded between 95.11 and 99.98 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 97.33.

A simple score for Ishares (EWJ)

46 out of 100

“BOJ Says Japan's Inflation Trend Hits 2% Target as it Holds Rates” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.