Japan
Out-of-step BoJ board member helps constrain yen
JAPAN - A Bank of Japan policy board member suggested yesterday that the central bank should acquire at least Y200bn ( £1.1bn) of foreign bonds every month in an attempt to fulfil its legal duty to stabilise prices.
Shiokawa - Need to consider money printing issue
JAPAN - Japanese Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Tuesday the government needs to examine various aspects of the idea of printing more money to stem deflation.
Japan falls into recession
JAPAN - Japan has entered a recession, according to the latest official figures, which show the world's second largest economy continued to shrink between July and September.
Japan braces for recession
JAPAN - Japan is poised to cross the official dividing line into recession on Friday morning when figures showing how much its economy has shrunk are released.
US Treasury 'will not dictate policy' to Japan
US - The US will not urge Japan to buy foreign-denominated bonds to stimulate its ailing economy, Kenneth Dam, the deputy US Treasury secretary, said yesterday, Tuesday.
Speech by Yutaka Yamaguchi of the Bank of Japan
SPEECH - Speech given by Yutaka Yamaguchi, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan at the Economic Seminar of the Japan Research Institute, on 26 November.
OECD Economic Survey - Japan
REPORT - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Economic Survey - Japan, Assessment and recommendations.
OECD paints gloomy picture of Japan
JAPAN - Japan's economy will remain weak for some time to come as policymakers struggle to implement economic reform in the face of the country's worst slump since the Second World War.
Notice from the Bank of Japan
NOTICE - The Bank of Japan has redesigned its web site, 3 December.
Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting
NEWS RELEASE - Announcement of the Monetary Policy Meeting decisions, 29 November.
BOJ to cut annual salary for executives by 0.4%
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said Friday it will cut the annual salary of its executives for this fiscal year by 0.4% from the previous year.
Risk-averse BoJ shuns unorthodox economic measures
ARTICLE - Bank's board meeting today is not expected to yield significant action, reports the London FT 29 November.
Japan's bond market gets the jitters over debt
JAPAN - The Japanese government bond market was hit by a new bout of jitters on Monday as concern rose that the country's debt could soon be downgraded again - and signs emerged that Japanese banks were selling more JGBs.
BoJ deflects US pressure on bonds
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan yesterday deflected pressure from the US administration to buy foreign bonds to weaken the yen by saying that any such move should be made by the ministry of finance intervening directly in the markets.
Euro changeover may affect Sterling exchange rate
JAPAN - The introduction of euro notes and coins may have implications for the euro-sterling exchange rate, according to Bank of England's director for Europe, John Townend who was speaking in Tokyo.
Bank of Japan monthly report
REPORT - Bank of Japan, Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments, November 2001.
BOJ downgrades assessment for 6th month running
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Monday downgraded its assessment of Japan's economy for the sixth straight month, saying personal consumption is gradually weakening due to the negative effects of sluggish industrial production on employment and income.
Japan gov't to work with BOJ to tackle deflation
JAPAN - The Japanese government's key policy-setting panel has decided that the government will coordinate policies with the Bank of Japan in an effort to come up with solutions to tackling persistent deflation, according to a memo from the panel's…
BOJ reluctant to ease monetary policy
Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami signalled reluctance to loosen monetary policy, doubting that it would have any effect.
November gloom in Japan
Despite leaving monetary policy on hold last week, the Bank of Japan downgraded its assessment of the economy on Monday, expressing concern about the impact of declining exports and output on incomes and consumer spending.
Japan leaves rates unchanged
JAPAN - As expected, the Bank of Japan made no change to its monetary policy today, following its two-day meeting.
Bank of Japan under pressure
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan was again under pressure from politicians as its two-day policy meeting began today. Worsening economic figures, despite cuts in the lending rate and injections of liquidity by the bank, have led to calls for inflation targeting.
Euro level does not reflect"inner strength"
JAPAN - ECB Vice President Christian Noyer speaking at a financial symposium in Tokyo for the introduction of euro notes and coins, said that there was room for the euro to appreciate.
Hayami: Econ ministers didn't discuss BOJ policy
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami said Wednesday economic ministers didn't discuss monetary policy at a regular meeting earlier in the day.