Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank will consider fresh steps to calm markets if borrowing costs spike again in the future, but the central bank held off on new measures... Leika Kihara and Stanley White, Reuters Posted on 6-11-2013 at 8:05 AM Tags: Japan
The major developed economies are gradually gaining momentum led by faster growth in Japan and the United States, the OECD said on Monday. Leigh Thomas, Reuters Posted on 6-10-2013 at 7:23 AM Tags: U.S. Economy, Japan
A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives has signed a letter urging President Barack Obama to insist on new rules against currency manipulation in a proposed trade agreement with Japan and 10... Reuters Posted on 6-06-2013 at 10:51 AM Tags: Japan
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to raise incomes by 3 percent annually and set up special economic zones to attract foreign businesses in the third tranche of measures aimed at boosting growth in... Kaori Kaneko and Tetsushi Kajimoto, Reuters Posted on 6-05-2013 at 7:30 AM Tags: Japan
Japan's factory output accelerated in April and deflation abated a bit as a weaker yen and firmer overseas demand boosted growth, boding well for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to shake the... Tetsushi Kajimoto and Izumi Nakagawa, Reuters Posted on 5-31-2013 at 7:59 AM Tags: Japan
Canadian Solar Inc reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and said it was ramping up exposure to high-margin Japan as it reduces dependence on China, where intense competition has driven... Kanika Sikka and Patturaja Murugaboopathy, Reuters Posted on 5-28-2013 at 2:29 PM Tags: China, Japan, Canadian Solar
Bank of Japan board member Ryuzo Miyao said on Tuesday it was vital to keep long- and short-term interest rates stable but offered no new prescriptions to contain the recent bond market turmoil that... Leika Kihara, Reuters Posted on 5-28-2013 at 10:08 AM Tags: Japan
This week's turbulence in Tokyo markets exposes a key risk of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's all-in strategy to revive Japan's economy - if investor confidence falters, the government and the Bank of... William Mallard, Reuters Posted on 5-24-2013 at 8:00 AM Tags: Japan
The biggest plunge in Japanese stock prices since a 2011 earthquake and tsunami was a temporary pullback that will not derail the government's "Abenomics" policy of loose money and fiscal stimulus,... Tetsushi Kajimoto, Reuters Posted on 5-23-2013 at 8:15 AM Tags: Japan
The Bank of Japan vowed on Wednesday to take necessary steps to reduce volatility in bond markets that has threatened to jeopardize the government's fight to end deflation and revive growth. Stanley White, Reuters Posted on 5-22-2013 at 7:11 AM Tags: Japan