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Japan MOF's Kuroda -will act if FX trends continue
JAPAN - Top financial diplomat Haruhiko Kuroda said on Apr 6 that Japan would take action in currency markets if current trends continued.
Govt pressures BoJ to cut rates back to zero
NEWS - The Bank of Japan is under severe pressure from the Japanese government to cut interest rates back to zero at its monetary policy meeting on Monday 19 March.
No plan to drive yen lower, Hayami says
Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami said on Mar 8, 2001 he was alert to the risk of a vicious deflationary cycle but firmly denied that he wanted to push the yen lower to induce inflation.
Yen crashes to 20-month lows against dollar
The yen fell beyond 120 to the dollar for the first time in 20 months on Mar 7, 2001 as expectation grew that Japan would tolerate a weaker yen to bolster its flagging economy.
Ex-Fed Blinder - Japan needs cheaper yen
Alan Blinder, a former deputy chairman of the Federal Reserve, said Thursday Japan ought to boost demand by making its currency cheaper.