Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 21, 2011
TOKYO (Reuters) – 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.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 30, 2011
KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) – There is no quick fix to Europe’s debt woes that threaten to escalate into a more widespread credit crunch, Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kiyohiko Nishimura warned on Wednesday, voicing policymakers’ growing concern about the deepening damage from the crisis.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 2, 2011
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan offered dollars to banks in market operations on Wednesday for the first time since July last year, a sign that market strains from Europe’s sovereign debt crisis may be broadening.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 20, 2011
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Thursday that solid growth in emerging markets will continue to underpin Japan’s economy, suggesting the central bank will stick to its forecast of a moderate recovery when its board meets next week.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 7, 2011
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan kept its policy settings unchanged on Wednesday, saving up its scant ammunition for later, while the yen stabilized in the wake of Switzerland’s radical action to curb its soaring currency.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on July 6, 2011
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is expected to hold off on easing monetary policy further and revise up its assessment of the economy next week, encouraged by a pickup in factory output and recovery in business sentiment hit by the devastating earthquake in March.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on June 14, 2011
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan on Tuesday kept monetary policy on hold but expanded a loan scheme targeting growth industries, keeping up efforts to address chronic ills that have been plaguing the economy even before a devastating earthquake struck in March.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on May 25, 2011
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy is already showing signs of recovering from a slump that followed a devastating earthquake in March, Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Wednesday while stressing that the central bank would remain vigilant about economic risks.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on May 8, 2011
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan plans to bolster its capital to provision against potential losses from an asset-buying scheme, a source familiar with the central bank’s thinking said, in a move that would give it room to further ease monetary policy if needed to support the economy.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on April 30, 2011
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Saturday that the country’s economic outlook was very severe and that the central bank would take appropriate action to support the economy.
