Search Results for: Japanese economy
America is on a slippery slope
September 30th, 2016
It hadn’t happened before, at least not since US presidents started visiting foreign countries after the Second World War. In early September, when President Obama landed at Hangzhoi for the G-20 summit in early September, the CIA security men ...
Japan issues fresh warning against excessive yen rises
September 23rd, 2016
Japanese authorities are ready to act against excessive yen rises, the government’s top spokesman said on Friday, issuing a fresh warning to markets against recent yen gains that could hurt the country’s export-reliant economy. The dollar fell to a ...
Asian Stocks Rally With Won, Bonds After Fed as Crude Oil Gains
September 22nd, 2016
Kiwi weakens as central bank flags more easing; won jumps Iron ore, coking coal and steel prices surge in China Asian stocks rallied With European equity index futures and bonds after central banks including the Federal Reserve indicated monetary policies ...
The British Pound strengthens; Asian Shares continue the fall; Yen Gains; Kiwi weakens; Oil below $44
September 15th, 2016
Pound edges higher ahead of BOE policy meeting; kiwi weakens Hong Kong stocks advance, led by gains in Macau casinos A global equities selloff extended into Asian trading and European stock index futures fell after a slide in oil ...
Here’s How Europe Implodes, Part 1: Italian Junk Bonds And The End Of Austerity
September 12th, 2016
The “whatever it takes” economy is progressing nicely around the world, with governments and central banks doing things that no 20th century economist would have viewed as possible, let alone wise. Now the question becomes, where does this ...
ECB might deliver more QE but Fitch’s top economist says ‘don’t bother’
September 7th, 2016
Expectations for further quantitative easing at upcoming European Central Bank and Bank of Japan meetings may be running high, but chances are central bankers will be wasting their time with fresh measures, analysts warned. Brian Coulton, chief economist at ...
BOJ’s Kuroda Says There Is No Limit to Monetary Easing ahead of Bank’s Comprehensive Review
September 5th, 2016
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda disagrees that there are “limits” to monetary easing, setting the stage for officials’ comprehensive assessment of the economy later this month. “It is often argued that there is a “limit” to monetary easing, but ...
Japan retail sales show improvement in July
August 30th, 2016
Japanese retail sales fell by the smallest margin in five months in July, a possible indication that consumers may becoming less cautious about spending despite slow wage growth and uncertainty over the global economy. Retail sales edged down 0.2% ...
Asia markets mostly down; Nikkei sells off following disappointing inflation data
August 29th, 2016
Asia markets closed mostly lower on Friday, with Japanese stocks selling off more than 1 percent after soft inflation data prompted concerns over the effectiveness of government stimulus. The benchmark Nikkei 225 closed down 195.24 points, or 1.18 percent, at 16,360.71. Across the ...
Fed’s Dislike of Negative Interest Rates Points to Limits of Stimulus Measures
August 29th, 2016
Federal Reserve officials are content to watch others’ experience of negative rates from a distance Federal Reserve officials are turning a cold shoulder to a controversial idea being tried in Japan and much of Europe to boost anemic economies: ...
