Bank of Japan
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BOJ deputy governor hints at efforts to weaken yen -
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Hirohide Yamaguchi hinted Thursday the central bank stood ready for additional easing measures in the event of a further strengthening in the Japanese currency, according to ...
21:18 :
USD/JPY and EUR/CHF on Intervention Watch -
To the dismay of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the yen is now approaching its all-time high against the dollar, just months after the central bank had intervened to weaken its currency. Likewise, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) is on the ...
22:52 :
Japan economy predicted to shrink in 2011 -
JAPAN'S economy is expected to shrink 0.4 percent in fiscal 2011, the country's central bank forecast today, a reversal of its previous projection of 0.3 percent growth. The Bank of Japan also said it expected...
06:38 :
Japan: Growth projection revised downward for FY2012 -
The Bank of Japan revised its growth projections downward for FY2012 to 2%. This is still rather optimistic. The major risks for growth are the sovereign crisis in the eurozone and the ongoing deleveraging in the United States|United ...
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BOJ sees recovery delayed as Europe bites but skips easing -
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan forecast the economy will contract in the current fiscal year but kept policy steady on Tuesday, expecting exports to emerging markets and reconstruction after last year's earthquake will help fuel ...
23:13 :
Bank of Japan rate decision -
Bank of Japan announced its rate decision, where the BOJ maintained the interest rate unchanged at 0.00% and 0.10%, along with keeping the credit program at 35 billion yen.Also, the Bank of Japan said that the ...
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How Likely is a EUR/JPY-Based Intervention' -
With credit rating agency S&P downgrading euro zone assets left and right, it's only a matter of time before people start thinking of currency interventions to counteract the euro's dive. We all know the Swiss National Bank (SNB) set a floor on EUR/CHF ...
16:23 :
Japanese banks face no funding problems: BOJ -
(TOKYO) Japanese banks are having no trouble raising funds despite tensions in global financial markets, Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Masaaki Shirakawa said, although he warned that the fallout from Europe's sovereign debt crisis ...
10:21 :
Credit Suisse buys HSBC's private bank in Japan -
HSBC , Europe's biggest bank, is selling its private bank in
Japan to Swiss peer Credit Suisse for an undisclosed sum, part of a strategy to cut $3.5 billion (2.2 billion pounds) annual costs by quitting businesses or countries ...
05:36 :
BOJ kept interest rate steady -
Bank of Japan released its interest rate decision for the month of December, where the central bank kept the rate steady at 0.10% in line with expectations. On the other hand the BOJ lowered its assessment for the Japanese economy ...
00:14 :
BOJ keeps policy steady, offers bleaker view on economy -
The Bank of Japan kept monetary settings unchanged on Wednesday but offered a bleaker view on the economy than last month on mounting evidence of the pain Europe's debt crisis is inflicting on global growth and Japan's recovery prospects.
22:52 :
BOJ keeps policy on hold but cuts economic view -
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept monetary settings steady on Wednesday but cut its economic assessment for the second straight month, signaling its readiness to offer additional monetary stimulus if the economy's recovery ...
04:59 :
Central banks step in to stop the rot -
Yesterday was meant to be the quietest day of the week and turned into one that many people in the market will not forget. Rumours had been in the market for a couple of weeks that a coordinated response from central banks to unjam funding markets was ...
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