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HARUHIKO KURODA

BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 23, 2016
Kuroda hints at shift in thinking on power of monetary policy
Almost three years after taking the helm at the Bank of Japan, Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has hinted that his view on the power of monetary policy has shifted, after an unprecedented stimulus program failed to achieve his inflation target.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 22, 2016
Side effects possible if negative rates deepen, ex-BOJ official says
The Bank of Japan's new negative interest rate policy may bring "side effects" if the central bank further pushes rates into the red, a former BOJ chief economist warns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Feb 12, 2016
Abenomics on ropes as reform arrow, BOJ 'bazooka' misfire
As Tokyo stocks tumble further, dragging the Nikkei average to its first close below 15,000 since October 2014, economists ask: Has Abenomics run its course?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 12, 2016
Aso jawbones markets as yen climb puts cloud over Abenomics
Japanese officials stepped up their expressions of concern about a soaring yen as the currency's renewed strength threatened to undermine the government's Abenomics program for reviving the economy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 12, 2016
Japan's economic roller coaster is headed for another dip
After three years of Abenomics and record monetary stimulus from the central bank, the economy still cannot escape a roller-coaster cycle of expansion and contraction.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 11, 2016
Yen surge nearly erases declines from Kuroda's 2014 easing surprise
The yen rose to about 3 percent shy of the level it was trading at before the surprise monetary easing step the Bank of Japan took in October 2014 saw it tumble. Traders are now wondering if policymakers will seek to arrest gains that threaten to undermine years of unprecedented monetary stimulus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2016
Negative interest rates to hit Japan Post Bank hard as bond yields plunge
Japan Post Bank Co. stands to lose the most from the Bank of Japan's decision to introduce negative interest rates as plummeting bond yields underscore its reliance on the country's debt for income.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 9, 2016
Economic jump-start sputters as 'third arrow' of Abenomics flies wide of mark
When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched his three-pronged program to revive Japan's stagnant, deflationary economy three years ago, the stock market cheered every step along the way.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Feb 1, 2016
BOJ market magician Kuroda pulls another rabbit from his hat
The Bank of Japan continues to push the boundaries of monetary policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 29, 2016
What negative rates mean for Japan's savers and borrowers
The Bank of Japan stunned financial markets by adopting an unprecedented negative interest rate on Friday, and as the news sank in analysts began to digest the risks and possible benefits of the move.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 26, 2016
BOJ officials undecided on more easing
Some Bank of Japan officials view it a close call as to whether the policy board will add to stimulus at a meeting later this week, according to people familiar with discussions at the central bank.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2016
Kuroda sees limited impact of market turmoil on Japan's outlook
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda plays down the prospect of market turmoil causing Japanese companies to pare back capital spending and wage increases, and expressed confidence in the underlying pace of inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 22, 2016
BOJ on verge of fresh inflation target delay, putting monetary policy under scrutiny
The Bank of Japan is poised, for the third time in less than a year, to push back the time frame for reaching its inflation target, making it harder for policymakers to hold off from enlarging monetary stimulus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 13, 2016
Japan can endure yen's gains, says Kuroda's former deputy
While Japan has breathing space before the yen's gains become a serious problem for the economy, policymakers are unlikely to stand by should it climb too fast or if key inflation measures slump, according to Takatoshi Ito, a former colleague of central bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2015
Bank of Japan has room to maintain easing, Suga says
The Bank of Japan still has policy options to continue its unprecedented monetary easing, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said in an interview days after the central bank announced it would not expand its main stimulus target.

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