BOJ
June 17, 2013
Recent fluctuations in the stock market driven by the intoxicating effects of Abenomics have enlivened watering holes that specialize in pouring drinks for thirsty private...
June 13, 2013
Japanese stocks plunged over 6 percent to bear market territory and Asian shares slid to nine-month lows on June 13, as investors rushed for the exits as the prospect of...
May 27, 2013
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the country's financial institutions have sufficient buffers against losses they may incur from rises in bond yields, as long as the ...
May 23, 2013
The Bank of Japan is struggling to rein in a spike in long-term interest rates that threatens to unravel the central bank’s plan for an economic recovery.
May 22, 2013
A steady decline in the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota and has won solid support from Japan's main trading partners, who are betting the impact on their...
May 22, 2013
The Bank of Japan says the world's third-biggest economy is "picking up" as demand recovers in other countries and remains resilient at home, though the trade deficit widened...
May 14, 2013
Japanese government bond prices declined and the 10-year yield surged to its highest level in three months on May 13, defying the Bank of Japan’s prediction that its...
May 07, 2013
Since the Bank of Japan adopted an inflation target of 2 percent, debate has been raging over the government’s policy efforts to free the Japanese economy from the grip of...
April 27, 2013
The Bank of Japan said it is on track to achieving its 2-percent inflation target in about two years, but doubts remain even within the bank itself over whether that goal is...
April 27, 2013
The Bank of Japan, which has embarked on an unprecedentedly aggressive monetary easing policy, announced April 26 that it expects an inflation rate of 1.9 percent, excluding...
April 20, 2013
WASHINGTON--Finance leaders of the G20 economies on April 19 edged away from a long-running drive toward government austerity in rich nations, rejecting the idea of setting...
April 19, 2013
Finance leaders of the G20 economies on April 19 were set to debate specific targets for reigning in debt levels and the potential dangers from the latest round of aggressive...
April 16, 2013
The Bank of Japan upgraded its assessment of all nine regional economies in its latest quarterly report, taking particular note of the depreciating yen and rising stock prices.
April 15, 2013
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on April 15 Japan's financial system is stable and capital markets have been improving due to a decline in risk aversion and...
April 14, 2013
DUBLIN--Financial leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies will consider this week in Washington a proposal to cut their public debt over the longer term to well below 90...
April 11, 2013
After delivering what he describes as a monetary policy of a different dimension, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is now reminding the prime minister that he has his own ...
April 11, 2013
Feeling bolder after a 50 percent jump in Tokyo share prices inflated his stock portfolio in recent months, Akira Otomo surprised his wife with a new kimono and matching...
April 10, 2013
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on April 10 that the bank was resolved to keep printing money for as long as needed to achieve 2 percent inflation, signaling his...
April 09, 2013
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has drawn admiration--and the nickname "Helicopter Haruhiko"--for the scale of his new monetary easing measures.
April 06, 2013
The Bank of Japan has taken an enormous gamble that makes me imagine a majestic mountain range with a bottomless valley. While the central bank's new monetary easing policy is...