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BOJ keeps policy steady, offers bleaker view on economy

Reuters: Business News — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:28:17 +0000

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.

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BOJ’s Nishimura warns of risk of broad credit crunch

Reuters: Business News — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:54:29 +0000

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.

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BOJ offers dollar funds in rare move amid Europe strains

Reuters: Business News — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:00:39 +0000

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.

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BOJ chief sticks to recovery view amid euro debt

Reuters: Business News — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:40:29 +0000

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.

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BOJ stays on hold, focus on Shirakawa’s view of yen, G7

Reuters: Business News — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 07:00:51 +0000

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.

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BOJ to hold fire, tone up optimism on economy

Reuters: Business News — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:20:53 +0000

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.

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BOJ boosts loans for growth sectors, affirms recovery

Reuters: Business News — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:06:42 +0000

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.

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BOJ sees recovery signs, exports slump taken in stride

Reuters: Business News — Wed, 25 May 2011 09:20:03 +0000

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.

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BOJ plans capital boost to provision against losses

Reuters: Business News — Sun, 08 May 2011 16:11:09 +0000

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.

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BOJ Shirakawa warns Japan economic outlook "very severe"

Reuters: Business News — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:40:30 +0000

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.

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