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FEDERAL RESERVE

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 17, 2020
Fed vows to keep interest rates near zero until inflation rises
The Federal Reserve kept interest rates pinned near zero on Wednesday and made a bold, new promise: to keep them there until inflation is on track to "moderately exceed" the U.S. central bank's 2 percent inflation target "for some time."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 14, 2020
U.S. election risk spurs Japan bond fund to cut treasuries
Japanese investors are now turning to bonds from the European Union instead.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 24, 2020
Jackson Hole conference goes virtual as monetary experts discuss life after ‘peak central banking’
After convening every August since 1982 at the edge of Wyoming’s magnificent Teton mountain range, monetary policymakers will hold a virtual Jackson Hole conference this week that will look pale by comparison. The same could probably be said of the central banks themselves.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 15, 2020
Fed’s Lael Brainard paints dark picture of U.S. economic outlook, urging more support
The coronavirus induced a deep recession in the U.S. with more than 22 million jobs lost.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2020
Fed sees zero rates through 2022 and commits to keep buying bonds
All policymakers expect the funds rate to stay near zero through 2021, and perhaps beyond, to address 'considerable risks” over the medium term.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2020
World monetary policy stance may not be as easy as it appears
Policy could be tighter than it looks because the pace of government borrowing is surpasing the record stimulus of central banks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 28, 2020
Fed brings the global financial system back from the abyss
Sitting calmly in front of a bookshelf filled with thick volumes of the "Federal Reserve Bulletin," Jerome Powell this week set out to offer a simple explanation for the complicated steps the U.S. central bank is taking to relieve dire stresses in the global financial system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2020
Fed slashes rates and central banks pull out stops to cushion coronavirus blow
The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed rates back to near zero, restarted bond buying and joined with other central banks to ensure liquidity in dollar lending to help put a floor under a rapidly disintegrating global economy during the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2020
Follow the Fed? Why central banks won't be rushed on COVID-19 response
Will the world's big central banks leave U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hanging? They're certainly going to try.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 4, 2020
Asian shares mostly flat despite U.S. Fed's rate cut
The emergency rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve seemed to stoke rather than soothe fears over the coronavirus' widening global economic fallout.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 13, 2020
'No reason' rising U.S. wages and job gains can't continue, says Fed chief Powell
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday reiterated his confidence in the sustainability of the record-long U.S. economic expansion, now in its 11th year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2019
Former Fed chief Paul Volcker, inflation slayer, dies at 92
Paul Volcker, the towering former Federal Reserve chairman who tamed U.S. inflation in the 1980s and decades later inspired tough Wall Street reforms in the wake of the global financial crisis, died Monday at the age of 92, according to his daughter, Janice Zima.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 14, 2019
Wall St. higher as Fed chief Jerome Powell says U.S. economy is in 'good shape'
Wall Street's main indexes rose on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the domestic economy was in good shape and the central bank saw a "sustained expansion" ahead.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 31, 2019
Fed cuts rates again to weather China-U.S. trade war but signals more tentative mood
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates for the third time this year to ensure the U.S. economy weathers its trade war without slipping into a recession, but signaled it will leave borrowing costs where they are unless things take a material turn for the worse.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 3, 2019
Slumping data may force Fed to make third cut
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who's noncommittal about further interest rate cuts, is facing new pressure to make a third-straight reduction in response to weakening data, volatile markets and a continued bashing from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 2, 2019
Trump blasts Fed after manufacturing data stoke fears of sharp slide due to trade war
U.S. President Donald Trump once again lashed out at the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, this time in the wake of weak data on the manufacturing sector, saying the central bank has kept interest rates "too high" and that a strong dollar is hurting U.S. factories.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 19, 2019
Fed cuts interest rates but signals more stringent conditions for further reductions
The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates again on Wednesday to help sustain a record-long economic expansion, but signaled a higher bar for making further reductions in borrowing costs — eliciting a fast and sharp rebuke from President Donald Trump.
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 / Economy
Sep 16, 2019
Fed trades 'remarkably positive' for 'no precedents' after volatile year and as slump looms
A year ago, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held a "remarkably positive outlook" for an economy enjoying a "historically rare" combination of good news including low unemployment, steady inflation and strong growth that were all expected to continue.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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