Japan
Risks from low rates warrant attention: Shirakawa
Central banks must be watchful after a period of low rates, cautioned Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the Bank of Japan.
Japan inflation hits highest level for a decade
Japanese annual inflation jumped 2.4% in July, up from 1.9% in June.
Low rates will soften slump: Japan's Shirakawa
Low rates and less exposure to subprime debt mean Japan is likely to escape a deep downturn, Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the country's central bank, has said.
BoJ minutes: Japan's economy slowing
Japan's economic growth has slowed further, reflecting weaker growth in business fixed investment and private consumption, say the minutes of the Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy Council meeting on 14 and 15 July.
Japan will bounce back: central bank
Growth is sluggish and inflation at its highest level since the early 1990s, but the Japanese economy remains on course to recover, the country's central bank said.
Behind the BoJ's risk balance charts
Hidetoshi Kamezaki, a member of the policy board of Bank of Japan, explained the background behind the introduction of the central bank's new risk-balance charts.
Shirakawa: consider cross-border collateral
Central banks should consider expanding their operation in terms of providing credit through cross-border collateral, said Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the Bank of Japan.
BoJ series on Japan's economic trends
The Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies at the Bank of Japan has published a series of discussion papers covering a host of domestic economic and financial issues.
Japanese inflation spikes to 1.9%
Annual core inflation in Japan soared by almost half a point in the year to June to 1.9%, up from 1.5% the previous month.
Japan faces fragile loan demand
Loan demand from Japanese firms worsened significantly from April to July and reached the lowest level since July 2004, according to the Bank of Japan's quarterly opinion survey of senior loan officials.
Japanese risks balanced, says Shirakawa
Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the Bank of Japan, said on Friday that the risks to growth and inflation in Japan were evenly balanced and that the central bank's policy stance was neutral.
Japan lowers growth forecast
The Bank of Japan has revised down its growth estimate for this year on the back of flagging business fixed investment and poor private consumption figures.
Japanese SWF proposed
A panel of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has recommended that Japan should establish a sovereign wealth fund managing 10 trillion ($93 billion) in assets drawn from the country's pension reserves to bolster returns.
Tightening prospects fade in Japan
The prospects for a rate hike in Japan in the near future have become even smaller after a quarterly report by the Bank of Japan indicated that economic conditions have worsened in eight of the country's nine regions since April.
Japan shows resistance to turmoil
Japan's economy expanded moderately and exports continued to increase from October 2007 to March 2008, according to a report published by the Bank of Japan.
Tussle forces Tokyo to drop Ikeo nomination
Japan's ruling party will abandon its bid to appoint Kazuhito Ikeo to the Bank of Japan's rate-setting council after the opposition said it would no longer support the move.
BoJ Americas chief to take director-general role
Tadashi Nunami, the general manager for the Americas and chief representative at the Bank of Japan's New York office, will replace Toshio Idesawa as director-general of the central bank's international department.
BoJ publishes rate-meeting minutes
Some members of the Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy Council suggested the institution should communicate that it always pays close attention to both economic and price developments, minutes of the May rate-setting meeting reveal.
Japan reviews communications on uncertainty
The Bank of Japan has produced research analysing the communication efforts of six central banks and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the economic outlook.
Ikeo gets the nod as Japanese opposition folds
Kazuhito Ikeo, an economics professor, will join the Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy Council after the country's main opposition party decided to revoke its earlier rejection of his nomination.
OMOs have contributed to calm: Japan's Shirakawa
Masaaki Shirakawa, the governor of the Bank of Japan, praised the flexibility of the central bank's money market operations, which had contributed to the relative stability of the country's short-term funding market.
Japan struggles to fill board vacancies
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has stuck with its controversial nomination of Kazuhito Ikeo to fill one of the two positions on the nine-member policy board of the Bank of Japan.
BoJ: risks to global growth keeps rate on hold
Downside risks to global growth have increased due to continuing disruptions in global financial markets and sluggish growth in the United States, according to minutes of the Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy Council meeting in April.
Political spat threatens further BoJ appointments
Japan's main opposition party has rejected yet another candidate for a senior role at the Bank of Japan.