Japan
Eurozone, Japanese inflation sink
Eurozone annual inflation fell to its lowest level since 1999 in January as data revealed price growth in Japan came to a near standstill in 2008.
BoJ's Shirakawa: we'll monitor macro risks more
The Bank of Japan will continue to strengthen and exercise its role in managing macroprudential risks, said Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the central bank.
BoJ sees falling prices, will buy corporate bonds
Prices will fall in the world's second-largest economy in 2009 and 2010, senior officials at the Bank of Japan predict. The central bank also announced it would buy corporate bonds and begin purchases of commercial paper later this month.
New BoJ discussion paper series
The Bank of Japan published a new issue of its online discussion paper series.
Shirakawa warns on yen strength
The governor of the Bank of Japan, Masaaki Shirakawa, highlighted the damage the yen's strength was having on the economy and served notice that the central bank stood ready to act.
BoJ considers "extraordinary steps" - Kamezaki
The Bank of Japan is considering "extraordinary steps" to counter financial-market turmoil and a deepening recession, Hidetoshi Kamezaki, a member of the central bank's policy board said last week.
Japanese economy to stay weak - report
The Bank of Japan's latest monthly report on financial and economic conditions paints a gloomy picture of the outlook for the world second largest economy.
Bubbles becoming ever-more frequent: BoJ head
Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the Bank of Japan, has noted that asset-price bubbles are becoming more and more frequent.
Japan steps harder on fiscal pedal
The Japanese cabinet has approved an additional $54 billion fiscal spending package to try to ease the deepening recession in the world's second largest economy.
San Fran's Yellen on lessons from Japan
"Clear and strong commitments about the future stance of policy" are important when policy rates approach zero and there is fear of deflation, noted Janet Yellen in an Economic Letter reflecting on lessons from Japan's lost decade.
Japan acts to ease lending strains, cuts to 0.1%
The Bank of Japan has shaved two-tenths of a percentage points off its key rate and introduced a raft of measures aimed at easing financing tensions in the run-up to the year-end, including outright purchases of commercial paper.
China, Korea sign new swap line
Monetary authorities in China and South Korea have signed a new foreign-currency swap deal, the Chinese central bank announced on Friday.
Japan's Shirakawa on cross-border collateral
A new framework for central banks' operations where domestic currency is supplied against foreign-currency-denominated collateral should be considered in the near future, said Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the Bank of Japan.
Rate cuts won't work properly: BoJ's Shirakawa
Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the Bank of Japan, has indicated that monetary policy's role in alleviating current conditions is likely to be limited.
Shirakawa signals relaxation of collateral rules
Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the Bank of Japan, indicated on Monday that the central bank would soon relax its collateral rules as stress in markets for bank financing intensified.
BoJ minutes: board divided over size of cut
The majority of the Bank of Japan's board members agreed that the central bank was right to cut rates for the first time in seven years last month. But views differed on what the size of the rate cut should be.
Japan holds, warns recovery to "take some time"
The Bank of Japan left rates on hold at 0.3% on Friday and warned that the country's ailing economy was unlikely to recover soon.
Japan slides into recession, lends IMF $100bn
Japan's economy shrank by 0.4% in the third quarter, surprising analysts who had predicted the country to narrowly avoid a technical recession and grow by 0.1%.
BoJ minutes: growth sluggish
Japan's economic growth has been sluggish, reflecting earlier rises in energy and materials prices and weaker exports, say the minutes of the Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy Council meeting on 6 and 7 October.
BoJ head hints at bubble-bursting role for rates
Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the Bank of Japan, has indicated that monetary policy should act on asset-price bubbles.
Bank of Japan split on rate cut
Bank of Japan policymakers were divided in making the first cut in more than seven years on Friday. The central bank lowered its overnight lending rate from 0.5% to 0.3% due to a "severe" adjustment in the world economy.
Interbank rates improve
Beyond the gyrations of the stock markets, there were continued signs that conditions in the interbank markets were on the mend.
G7 voice concern on yen's rise, action likely
The G7 economies on Monday indicated that they could act on the yen's appreciation after the Nikkei 225 index of leading shares in Tokyo slumped to a 26-year low on fears a strong currency would cripple the country's exporters.
Yamaguchi named new Bank of Japan deputy
Hirohide Yamaguchi has been made deputy governor at the Bank of Japan, filling a position vacant since March.