Bank of Japan (BoJ)
BOJ should take untraditional measures - Takenaka
JAPAN - Conventional liquidity provisions aren't enough and the Bank of Japan should consider untraditional steps to deal with Japan's economic woes, economy minister Heizo Takenaka said Friday.
BoJ fund draining casts doubt over prospects
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan has withdrawn much of the extra money that it pumped into the Japanese economy in the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks, casting further doubts over the country's dismal growth outlook.
Bank of Japan warns on loosening monetary policy
JAPAN - Masaru Hayami, governor of the Bank of Japan, warned yesterday that loosening monetary policy could trigger hyperinflation, highlighting the growing gap between the Bank of Japan's thinking and that of the government and many private sector…
BOJ faces pressure to take more radical steps
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan's Policy Board will come under intense pressure this week to take more radical actions in countering what many fear is the growing threat of a deflationary spiral in the economy.
Hayami: Financial systems more stable than 1998
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami said Thursday 4 October that Japan's financial system is much more stable than it was in 1998, when the nation came to the brink of a full-blown financial crisis.
Bank of Japan - Monetary policy meeting minutes
REPORT - Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Bank of Japan held on 13 and 14 August.
Bank of Japan board voted 8-1 to ease policy
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Tuesday released the minutes of its monetary policy meeting held on August 13-14.
Bank of Japan - Monthly Report - September 2001
REPORT - Bank of Japan Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments, September 2001 released 21 September.
More gloom for Japan as BoJ downgrades economy
JAPAN - Confidence in Japan's precarious economy was further undermined on Thursday 20 September as the Bank of Japan lowered its assessment of the economy for the fourth time in as many months and official figures showed a 47.2 per cent slide in the…
Very hard to tell when Japan CPI to exceed zero
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami said today, 21 September, it is very difficult to tell at this time when Japan's consumer price index will begin increasing.
BOJ Yamaguchi - Need vigilance if war mood rises
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Yutaka Yamaguchi said today, 21 September, the central bank must be vigilant to maintain market stability if the world gets closer to being on a war footing.
Bank of Japan - News release
NEWS RELEASE - Change in the Guideline for Money Market Operations and Reduction in the Official Discount Rate.
Bank of Japan told to ease liquidity
JAPAN - Masajuro Shiokawa, Japan's finance minister, yesterday, Sunday 16 September demanded that the Bank of Japan implement more monetary easing to combat any possible economic downturn as a result of last week's terrorist attacks.
Takenaka: Can't prejudge what will say at BOJ meet
JAPAN - Japan Economy Minister Heizo Takenaka said Monday 17 September that he will keep an open mind as to what he will say at the Bank of Japan's two-day policy meeting, which starts tomorrow.
Central banks ease fears of global gridlock
WORLD - Central banks worldwide took swift action on Wednesday 12 Sep to keep financial markets working, pumping in additional money where needed. The Bank of Japan reacted quickly to soothe fears of a global gridlock, and was swiftly followed by other…
LDP group to draw up BOJ law revision proposal
JAPAN - A group of lawmakers in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will draw up a report recommending revisions to the Bank of Japan law in early October, a key member of the group said Wednesday 5 Sep.
Hayami - Absolutely wrong to say BOJ OKs deflation
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami 29 August shot down suggestions the central bank is tolerating Japan's severe deflationary environment, Kyodo News reported.
Bank of Japan Discussion Paper
RESEARCH - A discussion paper from the Institute of monetary and economic studies, Bank of Japan by Hiroshi Fujiki. Money demand near zero interest rate: Evidence from regional data.
Hayami - BOJ won't adopt managed inflation policy
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan can't adopt high inflation targets that would involve measures to artificially reflate the economy, the central bank governor said 23 August.
Shiokawa - Government, BOJ In Agreement On Policy
JAPAN - Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said 21 August the government and the Bank of Japan were in agreement on policy and the central bank was taking into account the administration's views on policy.
Profiles of bank of Japan policy board members
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) today, 17 August, released the minutes of its monetary policy meeting held on 28 June and 12-13 July.
Recent Economic Developments in Japan
JAPAN - Bank of Japan - Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments August 2001. Full Report.
BOJ hints at unavoidable recession in Japan
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan has downgraded its assessment of the Japanese economy for the third straight month and hinted strongly that a recession - the country's fourth in a decade - will be unavoidable.
Recent Economic Developments in Japan - Summary
REPORT - Bank of Japan - Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments August 2001. Summary only.