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HARUHIKO KURODA

BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 7, 2016
BOJ review of easing actions casts spotlight on core policy planning unit
The Bank of Japan's unprecedented review of its unprecedented monetary policy has stepped up focus on a key group of Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's allies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 5, 2016
As BOJ rethink looms, Kuroda dismisses calls to halt aggressive easing campaign
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda dismisses views that he has exhausted his policy options.
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Aug 31, 2016
Talk persists of 'helicopter money' despite Kuroda denials
Speculation of so-called helicopter money refuses to die in Japan, despite repeated denials by Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 28, 2016
Kuroda says Bank of Japan prepared for fiscal easing if necessary
Central banker poised to pull trigger when needed; comments seen as bid to talk down yen
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 22, 2016
'Sufficient chance' of more BOJ easing in September, Kuroda says
There is a "sufficient chance" the Bank of Japan will add to its unprecedented easing at next month's policy meeting, Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said in a recent interview published in the Sankei newspaper.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 17, 2016
BOJ firepower fizzles as currency market dares Japan to act
Traders feel the BOJ won't stand in the way of further yen strength after the currency passes 100 per dollar for the second time this year.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 14, 2016
Negative rates killing growth
Central bankers should admit defeat, scrap the silly negative interest rate policy and treat the real problem.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 1, 2016
The Bank of Japan bartender yells 'last call'
The Bank of Japan governor is right to cut off officials and investors getting drunk on the punchbowl of liquidity.
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 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.
Japan Times
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 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
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 / Economy
Jul 7, 2016
Bank of Japan cuts assessment of two regional economies
The Bank of Japan downgraded its economic assessment of two of the country's nine regions on Thursday, citing damage caused by the Kyushu earthquakes in April and slowing personal consumption amid falling share prices.
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.
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 / 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 7, 2016
Kuroda should drop two-year inflation target: former BOJ director
The Bank of Japan should abandon its two-year time frame for achieving 2 percent inflation to avoid the pressure of having to take more drastic measures to reach the distant goal, a former BOJ executive director has said.

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