Bank of Japan (BoJ)
Bank of Japan adds to Tankan survey pool
Japanese central bank refreshes companies and financial institutions that make up the sample group for the influential survey; adds 102 enterprises and five financial institutions
Balance sheet lessons from the Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan has expanded its balance sheet in more ways than any of its developed world peers. Hisashi Harui reviews the unconventional approaches it has used to ensure financial stability
Shirakawa compares Bank of Japan’s inflation goal to Fed's
Masaaki Shirakawa says Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan new inflation goals are "basically the same"
Japan 'clarifies' monetary policy stance amid criticism
Bank of Japan again increases size of asset purchase programme and sets an inflation target; follows political pressure that Japan is sending the message deflation is acceptable
Japanese public offers opinions on economic conditions
Bank of Japan publishes results from most recent public opinion survey; many expect to see economic conditions worsen in next 12 months
Shirakawa warns against renewed risk of spillover effects from Europe
Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa says Asian banks should pay careful attention to deleveraging by European financial institutions; calls for further efforts to develop corporate bond markets in the region
Renminbi restrictions pose obstacle to internationalisation of currency, says BoJ’s Nishimura
Bank of Japan deputy governor Kiyohiko Nishimura says renminbi internationalisation is ‘implausible’ without significant capital-flow deregulation
BoJ’s Yamaguchi warns of ‘vicious cycle’ from de-leveraging of European banks
Bank of Japan deputy governor Hirohide Yamaguchi says Japan should exercise vigilance over potential knock-on effects from introduction of higher capital ratios in Europe
BoJ paper incorporates financial sector into macro-model
Bank of Japan study builds a financial sector model in which bank credits are influenced by credit costs, the capital adequacy ratio and other considerations
Japan experiencing slow recovery, says BoJ report
Bank of Japan’s January 2012 Monthly Report on Recent Economic and Financial Developments shows economic activity in Japan remains more or less flat
BoJ report warns of pause in economic activity
Bank of Japan’s Regional Economic Report for January 2012 shows signs that pace of economic growth is moderating
Japan nervous of implications of Volcker rule
Bank of Japan releases letter sent to US officials outlining impact of changes to speculative trading controls; fears Japanese government bond market will be hit
Shirakawa: central bank liquidity measures can only ‘buy time'
Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa says lessons from Japan's lost decade show structural reforms are needed to return to sustainable growth; welcomes intellectual shift on policy towards asset bubble
Japan’s QE supported economic activity, says IMF paper
Fund study shows monetary policy transmission mechanism in Japan may have strengthened due to improvements in the banking sector and deleveraging in the corporate sector
BoJ’s Shirakawa urges immediate labour market reforms
Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa warns against delaying policies to improve labour productivity in Japan
CentralBanking.com review of 2011
Round-up of 10 of the leading news stories in 2011
BoJ paper finds limited impact of tax benefits on corporate capital structure
Research finds default costs and the costs of outside equity have a larger effect on corporate capital structure than tax benefits
Bank of Japan launches Twitter account
Bank of Japan advances internet offerings by launching a Twitter account; joins several other central banks in ‘tweeting’ key information
Japanese business conditions improved slightly: BoJ survey
Bank of Japan Tankan survey shows Japanese companies believe business conditions in non-manufacturing sector were more favourable during fourth quarter of 2011
Japan’s Miyao hammers home macroprudential importance
Speaking in San Francisco, policy board member Ryuzo Miyao explains how Japan is working on ways to better assess risks across the country’s entire financial system
Major central banks take co-ordinated action
Central banks reduce US overnight index swap rate from 100 basis points to 50 basis points above market rate to flood financial system with dollar liquidity
BoJ’s Nishimura sees risks from commodity-linked instruments
Bank of Japan deputy governor Kiyohiko Nishimura says policy-makers should monitor developments in commodity markets more closely
BoJ’s Shirakawa raises concerns over Japan’s growth outlook
Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa warns economy is at risk of entering a “severe” economic period unless efforts are taken to address medium- to long-term growth prospects
Dovish Miyao wants more QE for Japan
Bank of Japan minutes show policy board member Ryuzo Miyao voted for a ¥10 trillion monetary injection at the last meeting