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HARUHIKO KURODA

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2015
Kuroda's retreat from bonds stymied by expectations for more BOJ stimulus
With the economy weakening markedly, banks are flocking to longer-dated government debt on expectations the Bank of Japan will expand its stimulus program. That's creating fresh challenges for BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda, who's trying to get banks to buy fewer bonds and lend more.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 15, 2015
BOJ forgoes additional easing, betting economy will turn around
The Bank of Japan refrains from boosting stimulus even though the economy shrank in the last quarter.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2015
Bank of Japan to stand pat even as goals depart from reality, sources say
Bank of Japan policymakers are in no mood to expand monetary stimulus this week, sources familiar with their thinking say, even as poor data challenges their presumption that economic recovery will boost inflation to its 2 percent target next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2015
Odds rise on BOJ stimulus next month amid China turmoil, inflation woes
With the economy struggling to gather momentum after a contraction last quarter, more than a third of economists see the Bank of Japan expanding monetary stimulus next month, according to a Bloomberg News survey.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 10, 2015
BOJ officials said to considering lowering inflation outlook on oil price drop
Some Bank of Japan officials see a growing likelihood the central bank will lower its inflation outlook and again delay the time frame for reaching its target due to cheaper oil prices, said people familiar with the discussions.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 4, 2015
BOJ readies for liquidity squeeze with T-bill yields below zero
The Bank of Japan is becoming increasingly concerned its massive government bond purchases are drying up market liquidity, six months after investors warned that conditions were deteriorating.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 30, 2015
The Bank of Japan is China's biggest cheerleader
Unless Japan tends to its own economic problems, it will inevitably get dragged ever deeper into China's.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 10, 2015
Japan consumer confidence fell to lowest in six months in July
Consumer confidence tumbled in July to the lowest in six months, raising the risk of weakness in spending that could weigh on the economy this quarter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 7, 2015
BOJ refrains from adding stimulus as Kuroda bets on rebound
The Bank of Japan refrained Friday from expanding monetary stimulus as Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda bets the world's third-biggest economy will emerge from a recent soft patch and inflation will pick up.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 4, 2015
Limited bond supply may lead BOJ to taper in 2017: IMF paper
The Bank of Japan may need to reduce the pace of its bond purchases in a few years due to a shortage of sellers, said economists at the International Monetary Fund.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 31, 2015
Spending slips as consumer prices inch up
Consumer price gains in Japan remained little more than zero in June while household spending dropped, challenging the central bank's effort to spur inflation.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 29, 2015
Retail sales fall for first time in three months
Retail sales nationwide declined for the first time in three months in June, sapping an economy that analysts say struggled last quarter amid sluggish exports and production.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2015
Kuroda prevails as high schoolers get crash course on BOJ policy
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda faced another split board, this time made up of junior high school students getting a crash course in policymaking.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 27, 2015
Japan's economy shrank last quarter, top forecaster says
The Japanese economy likely contracted last quarter, dragged down by weak consumer spending and a slump in exports, according to a top forecaster.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jul 22, 2015
BOJ plays up gauge that shows inflation closer to target
The Bank of Japan is giving more prominence to an inflation gauge that shows it is much closer to its target than its current key measure.

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