Tag: Haruhiko Kuroda
Japan’s central bank announces review of its ultra-loose monetary policy
Tokyo Japan’s new central bank chief Kazuo Ueda announced at his first meeting on Friday that he intends to review Japan’s ultra-loose monetary policy. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) maintained…
Turnaround in interest rates with record debt: Japan starts new experiment
Kazuo Ueda Kazuo Ueda took office this Saturday and the challenge could not be greater. (Photo: REUTERS) Tokyo Negative interest rates, record debt, record budget: the new governor of the…
Japan’s economy is growing more slowly than in the previous year
factory in Japan The Japanese economy is still below the level before the corona pandemic. (Photo: AP) Tokyo The Japanese economy has still not fully recovered from the corona pandemic.…
Japan’s central bank governor leaves behind a poisoned legacy
Haruhiko Kuroda For years, Japan’s central bank governor Haruhiko Kuroda vehemently defended his innovative monetary policy. (Photo: REUTERS) Tokyo In Japan, an epoch of monetary policy ends in tumult. Shortly…
Turn around or keep going? Japan is waiting for a new central bank governor
Tokyo Japan’s financial sector is facing the most important personnel decision in the past ten years. This week, the Japanese government will nominate two deputy governors and a successor to…
Markets bet on end of ultra-loose monetary policy
Tokyo Shortly before the next interest rate decision on Wednesday, the central bank of Japan is again causing unrest on the markets. “The back and forth battle between the Bank…
Markets bet on end of ultra-loose monetary policy
Tokyo Shortly before the next interest rate decision on Wednesday, the central bank of Japan is again causing unrest on the markets. “The back and forth battle between the Bank…
Central bank chief Kuroda arranges new monetary policy
Haruhiko Kuroda The head of the central bank will leave office in the spring of the new year. (Photo: Reuters) Tokyo It was only a few days ago that the…
Take a deep breath after the Japan shock
Just went well. On the day after the Japanese central bank’s surprising turnaround, the financial markets calmed down again. What happened in Japan is quite historical. The head of the…
Japan’s central bank shocks the markets
Forex market crash The dollar depreciated massively against the Japanese yen after the BOJ decision. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The hope of a Christmas rally on the international capital markets has…
Japan’s central bank shocks the markets
Forex market crash The dollar depreciated massively against the Japanese yen after the BOJ decision. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The hope of a Christmas rally on the international capital markets has…
The Bank of Japan’s move towards normalcy was long overdue – and yet it harbors enormous explosive power
Central Bank Governor Haruhiko Kuroda at the press conference No country has taken monetary policy to such an extreme as Japan. (Photo: Bloomberg) The Bank of Japan is powerful. So…
The Bank of Japan’s move towards normalcy was long overdue – and yet it harbors enormous explosive power
Central Bank Governor Haruhiko Kuroda at the press conference No country has taken monetary policy to such an extreme as Japan. (Photo: Bloomberg) The Bank of Japan is powerful. So…
What Japan is doing differently in fighting inflation
Tokyo A country swims against the tide: In Japan, combating inflation remains a matter for the government, not the central bank. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a new 39 trillion…
The yen pauses its fall
Yen exchange rate on a scoreboard Tokyo Japan’s finance ministry intervened to support the yen for the second time in four weeks. The yen reacted promptly and rose against the…
Yen falls to 24-year low
Dollar and Yen note The Japanese currency has depreciated significantly against the US dollar. (Photo: Reuters) Tokyo The Japanese national currency is coming under pressure: one US dollar is equivalent…
Japan’s central bank worried about exchange rate volatility
Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of Japan’s central bank The head of the central bank was convinced to the end that the weak yen was making Japanese products more competitive. (Photo: Reuters)…