Bank of Japan
An electronic display board shows the foreign exchange rate of the yen against one US dollar (bottom) and the share prices of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (top) at a foreign exchange brokerage in Tokyo on June 12, 2013. The yen advanced strongly against other major currencies after the Bank of Japan opted against additional stimulus measures.
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The impact on India could be muted by a further drop in commodity prices which, in turn, could lead to lower current account deficit and also because of continued expansionary monetary policy by the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank
The yen has strengthened again, but there is an expectations that if stocks sell off too much, the Bank of Japan will buy ETFs (exchange-traded funds), and this will give the market some support
suggests the Bank of Japan is weighing the possibility of expanding the purchases of Japanese real estate investment trusts (J-REITs) above the agreed levels.More quotes »
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Japanese disappointment weighs on global markets
at the failure of the Bank of Japan to unveil further measures to boost the country's economy weighed on markets Tuesday. There had been expectations that the central bank, which started a big monetary stimulus earlier this year in an attempt to get the world's Read more »
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Japan's Nikkei bucks trend as G7 holds line
representatives from the world's leading industrial economies refused to criticize the super-easy monetary policy of the Bank of Japan and the massive depreciation in the value of the yen it triggered.The Nikkei's advance on Monday contrasts with the performance Read more »
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Bank of Japan plans big monetary stimulus
years. Economists say Japanese consumers will start spending if they know prices are going to rise.In its announcement, the Bank of Japan said it plans to buy more than $530 billion a year in government bonds. BOJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda described the scale Read more »
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares capped as upcoming Fed meeting jangles nerves
The Fed's stance, along with very accommodative monetary policies by other central banks to promote growth, such as the Bank of Japan, have underpinned market sentiment broadly. "The sensitivity of asset prices to headlines and seemingly inconsistent mov 6/17/13 from Sify Read more »
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Central banks reluctant to add more stimulus
DUBAI: Stocks and commodities fell while yen rose as Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda left a lending programme unchanged, stoking concern, “central banks are growing reluctant to add more stimulus”. Ten-year Treasury yields turned lower after from GulfToday.ae Read more »
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Japan Deflation
Bank of Japan Working Paper Series Chronic Deflation in Japan Kenji Nishizaki* kenji.nishizaki@boj.or.jp Toshitaka Sekine** toshitaka.sekine@boj.or.jp Yoichi Ueno*** youichi.ueno@boj.or.jp No.12-E-6 July 2012 Bank of Japan 2-1-1 Nihonbashi-Hongokucho, Ch from OpPapers.com Read more »
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How Central Bank Decisions Affect Hedge Funds
Vanina is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited. Last week, the Bank of Japan’s decision to maintain its monetary easing policy wasn't taken at face value by the mark from Motley Fool Read more »
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Stock Market Bulls Ignore Japanâs Implosion and Pray for More Printing
The markets in the US have entered a mania in which investors look for any and all excuses to push the markets higher. Case in point, yesterday Japan’s Nikkei fell 6%. This happened in spite of the fact the Bank of Japan is currently engaged in a QE poli from The Market Oracle Read more »
