High growth rates in emerging and commodity-exporting economies have reduced downside risks for the Japanese economy, Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said Wednesday. "Given that the emerging and commodity-exporting...
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The BOJ released the minutes of the October 13 and 14 meeting when the bank decided to keep interest rates at its low record of 0.10%. The bank said that the economy started to pick up and public investment is increasing along...
The BOJ released the minutes of the October 13 and 14 meeting when the bank decided to keep interest rates at its low record of 0.10%. The bank said that the economy started to pick up and public investment is increasing along...
Downside risks to Japan's economy are diminishing now that emerging economies look set to post higher growth, Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa said Wednesday. "Based on a high possibility that emerging countries and those...
The Bank of Japan will keep interest rates near zero even as downside risks to the economy subside, the central bank governor said, reassuring investors its withdrawal from credit markets does not signal an exit from its...
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Wednesday that the Japanese economy will experience deflation for the foreseeable future, but that the situation will improve, albeit at a slow pace. "Downward pressure on...
BoJ Governor: Risks For Japanese Economy More Balanced Now Wednesday November 04, 2009 02:13:00 EST (RTTNews) - High growth rates in emerging and commodity-exporting economies have reduced downside risks for the Japanese...
TOKYO, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Wednesday that the Japanese economy will experience deflation for the foreseeable future, but that the situation will improve, albeit at a slow...
Repeats to stick to very easy monetary policy * Risks to Japan economy becoming more evenly balanced * Downward price pressure to persist for some time (Adds details, background) By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The...
Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said Wednesday that downside risks to the Japanese economy have been receding compared with the situation in the spring and that the economy is likely to pick up in coming years...
TOKYO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Wednesday that downward pressure on prices would likely persist in Japan for some time. He also said that the central bank's decision to end its...