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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 20, 2019
BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda says central bank can 'certainly' cut short-term rates if further easing is needed
If it needs to ease monetary policy, the Bank of Japan will u2018certainly' reduce short- to medium-term interest rates, Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Oct 20, 2019
Fallout from Trump's trade wars felt by economies around the world
The collateral damage of the United States' trade wars is being felt from the fjords of Iceland to the auto factories of Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2019
Weak trade delaying global recovery, says Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda
The timing of a global economic recovery is being delayed as weaker global trade weighs on manufacturing, Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 11, 2019
Japan Inc. sees 'Abenomics' sputtering and sales tax hike hurting economy, poll shows
Japanese companies overwhelmingly think the nation's longest postwar expansion is peaking, with two-thirds expecting a tax hike imposed this month by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to hurt the economy, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 6, 2019
Fighting against Bank of Japan may not be crazy after all
Going against a central bank is an investment strategy fraught with peril, but some bond market analysts think the Bank of Japan will fail to steepen the yield curve.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 4, 2019
Japan Finance Minister Taro Aso plays down need for stimulus after tax hike
Finance Minister Taro Aso on Friday dismissed the need to boost fiscal stimulus to counter the impact of the consumption tax hike, despite expectations the government and the Bank of Japan may act to reduce pressure on the world's third-largest economy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 3, 2019
Bank of Japan's Yukitoshi Funo warns of growing global risks but says BOJ ready to respond
Bank of Japan board member Yukitoshi Funo on Thursday warned against intensifying economic pressure from slowing global growth and reiterated the central bank's readiness to respond to the broadening hazards.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 2, 2019
Japanese firms forecast 0.9% inflation over next year
Companies on average expect domestic consumer prices to rise 0.9 percent in a year's time, a quarterly Bank of Japan survey for September showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 1, 2019
Manufacturing sentiment in Japan lowest in six years but still better than feared, tankan shows
Confidence among the country's biggest product makers fell to 5 from 7, according to the Bank of Japan's quarterly survey released Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 27, 2019
Bank of Japan's tankan survey likely to show big manufacturers' mood at 6½-year low
Big manufacturers' confidence is likely to have hit a 6½-year low in the September quarter, a Reuters poll has found, as the U.S.-China trade war and weakening global demand hit the business mood.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 23, 2019
BOJ's next step down a narrow path
Other central banks will likely release fresh rounds of monetary easing, but Japan's central bank is out of ammunition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 20, 2019
Consumer inflation cools in August to two year low in blow to BOJ
Japan's core consumer inflation slowed to a new two-year low in August due to lower oil costs and feeble economic growth, data showed on Friday, adding to the Bank of Japan's growing challenges in achieving its elusive 2 percent price target.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 17, 2019
Bank of Japan expected to hold its fire this week after Fed and ECB decisions
The Bank of Japan will leave monetary policy unchanged this week as easing trade tensions and calmer financial markets relieve some of the pressure to act, a Bloomberg survey suggests.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 9, 2019
Japan's regulators boost scrutiny of financial firms' foreign assets
Regulators are surveying Japan's financial firms to determine their exposure to foreign assets, including risky credit products, as the global economy slows, according to sources.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 4, 2019
Dissenting voice on BOJ board calls for preemptive monetary easing
A Bank of Japan board member on Wednesday advocated a pre-emptive further easing in monetary policy, warning that the need for additional stimulus is growing as the pain from the U.S.-China trade war on the export-reliant economy broadens.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2019
BOJ policymaker warns about the dangers of more easing, hinting at rift on board
A Bank of Japan board member warned of potential dangers if the central bank's already massive stimulus is ramped up, a view suggesting there is no consensus on how quickly it should ease policy again to head off the risk of recession.

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