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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2016
Kuroda leads BOJ to a policy crossroads
After more than three years of pumping out cheap money that has failed to secure its inflation target, the Bank of Japan has signaled a rethink.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 27, 2016
BOJ dwarfs Fed as Treasury traders look east for bond guidance
Before most Federal Reserve meetings, Treasury traders spend days poring over U.S. data for clues on how officials will lean. This time the bigger story is the Bank of Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 25, 2016
Overwhelming majority of analysts predict more stimulus from Kuroda this week
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda hasn’t faced such intense expectations for more monetary stimulus anytime since his first meeting as Bank of Japan governor in 2013.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2016
BOJ’s Kuroda says to ease again if necessary to hit 2 percent price goal
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Saturday he would ease policy further if necessary to achieve its 2 percent inflation goal, while reiterating a commitment to continue with the current stimulus until prices are anchored there.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 22, 2016
Japan’s CPI seen falling again in June, more headaches for BOJ
Japan’s consumer prices were expected to fall in June for the fourth straight month, a Reuters poll found, keeping alive market expectations the central bank will expand an already massive stimulus program to hit its 2 percent price goal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 21, 2016
Bank of Japan’s Kuroda rules out ‘helicopter money’
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda ruled out the idea of using “helicopter money” — or directly underwriting the budget deficit — to combat deflation, as policymakers gear up to expand existing stimulus programs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 19, 2016
Helicopter cash presents hopes for Japan, but history shows it can trigger hyperinflation
As Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda confronts pressures to launch helicopter money, he could do a lot worse than remember the life — and death — of Viscount Korekiyo Takahashi.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 17, 2016
How to stimulate demand
The true value of flexible fiscal policy lies in stimulating domestic demand through meaningful fiscal spending while at the same time ensuring restoration of fiscal health.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 15, 2016
Banks would be turned off by BOJ paying them to borrow, experts say
Japan’s major lenders wouldn’t want the central bank to pay them to borrow even if policymakers seeking to kill off deflation made such an offer, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 12, 2016
Japan turns to Bernanke as fruits of Abenomics wither
Less than three weeks before the Bank of Japan’s next scheduled policy meeting, Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda met with former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke over lunch on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 6, 2016
BOJ bond valuation losses are said to be ¥874 billion in 2015
The Bank of Japan wrote down the value of its holdings of government debt by ¥874 billion ($8.5 billion) in the last fiscal year, undercutting the income from its still profitable asset-purchase program.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 4, 2016
Japan businesses pare inflation forecasts, adding concerns for Kuroda
Japanese companies cut their forecasts for inflation for five years’ time, dimming the prospects of Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda meeting the 2 percent inflation target projected for next fiscal year.
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2016
New BOJ member Masai warns about risks of excessive forex moves
The Bank of Japan’s new board member has warned that excessive moves in foreign-exchange markets pose risks for economic activity.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 29, 2016
Abe urges BOJ to ensure market liquidity after Brexit vote
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday urged the central bank to provide ample funds to the market to ensure liquidity and keep the wheels of the economy turning in the wake of Britain’s shock vote to exit the European Union.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2016
Central banks on the brink
The BOJ’s Haruhiko Kuroda can offer the Fed’s Janet Yellen a lesson: When cutting rates to zero, you need a clear exit plan.
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2016
Beyond any turmoil linked to Brexit, central bankers dread long shadow of possibilities
Finally, a financial flare-up that the world’s central banks will have seen coming.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2016
Bank of Japan buying spree inflates world’s priciest real estate investment trusts
Japan’s real estate investment trusts have soared in value to become the priciest in the world. More purchases by one of the biggest investors in the landlord business — the Bank of Japan — may help propel prices even higher.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 16, 2016
BOJ keeps policy steady but cuts view on inflation; yen climbs
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday even as sluggish global growth and anemic inflation put policymakers under pressure to do more to reflate the economy out of stagnation. The BOJ’s decision bolstered the yen and battered Tokyo stocks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2016
BOJ makes contingency plans for Brexit, sees dollar squeeze a risk
Policymakers are in frequent contact with their European counterparts on how to soothe markets if Britain votes to leave the European Union, with the first line of defense aimed at preventing a shortage of dollar liquidity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 13, 2016
Economists expect Bank of Japan to expand stimulus, whether in June or July
Most economists think that the Bank of Japan is getting close to expanding its record monetary stimulus program. What they can’t agree on is whether Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda will lead his policy board to take action at a meeting this week, or when they gather again next month.
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