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Japan holds rates for eighth consecutive month
The Bank of Japan's rate-setting board has kept the target for the benchmark uncollateralised overnight call rate at 0.5%.
Japan rate hike unlikely after unemployment rises
The Bank of Japan's plans to raise rates may have to be put on hold again after government data on Tuesday revealed a 0.2% increase in the unemployment rate.
Japan's Muto reiterates commitment to tightening
The Bank of Japan will raise rates as the economy improves and inflation picks up Toshiro Muto, a deputy governor at the Bank of Japan said on Friday.
Japan will weather banking crisis, says Mizuno
There is little chance of the recent banking crisis adversely affecting the Japanese economy according to Atsushi Mizuno, the most hawkish member of the central bank's current rate-setting board.
Crisis "clouds growth prospects", says IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its estimates for global growth in 2008 down by almost half a percentage point.
Japan holds rates at 0.5%
The Bank of Japan's rate-setting committee voted eight to one in favour of maintaining their benchmark rate at about 0.5% on Thursday.
Crisis shows why we need Basel II, says Committee
The recent banking crisis has underlined the importance of Basel II implementation, according to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
Currency rise wanted by EU chiefs
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank; Jean-Claude Juncker, the prime minister of Luxembourg; and Joaquin Almunia, the European commissioner for monetary affairs said on Monday that they wanted the renminbi, the dollar, and the…
Turmoil will impact exchange rates - IMF's Kato
The re-pricing of risk taking place as a result of the credit crunch will lead to a rebalancing of currencies and growth in the near future, according to Takatoshi Kato, the deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
China and Japan renew currency swap agreement
Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of the People's Bank of China, and Toshihiko Fukui, the governor of the Bank of Japan, renewed their currency swap agreement in Tokyo on Thursday.
Japan keeps rates on hold
The Bank of Japan's monetary policy board decided to keep rates on hold at 0.5%.
Turmoil prompts supervision recommendations
New rules for conduits, special purpose vehicles (SPVs) and rating agencies must be introduced to stop another subprime crisis, according to several shadow financial regulatory committees. The Basel II framework must also be reassessed because of its…
Japan safe from subprime threat
The Bank of Japan said on Tuesday that the country's financial institutions were unlikely to be drastically affected by the subprime crisis in the US.
Deputy looks to explain Japan's low inflation
Toshiro Muto, a deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, said he believes there are three reasons why the country's inflation rate has remained low in spite of economic growth.
Japanese deputy discusses housing
Kazumasa Iwata, a deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, discussed links between the housing market and monetary policy at a symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City on 1 September.
OECD sings praises of central banks
Jean-Philippe Cotis, the chief economist of the OECD, had warm words for central banks Wednesday when he presented the organisation's interim assessment of the global economy in between the spring and autumn editions of the Economic Outlook.
Bank of Japan - Annual Review 2007
Japan's economy expanded moderately in 2006.
IMES series covers Asian economic trends
The Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies at the Bank of Japan has published a discussion paper e-series covering a host of topical Asian issues.
Japan unaffected by Fed decision says Mizuno
Atsuki Mizuno, a member of the Bank of Japan's monetary policy board, said Thursday a Federal Reserve rate cut would not stop a possible Japanese hike.
Japan's low rates explained
Japan's low long-term interest rates can be explained with economic rationality, according to a paper published by the Bank of Japan on Wednesday.
Mizuno wanted 25 bp hike
The minutes from the Bank of Japan's monetary policy board July meeting confirm that Atsushi Mizuno wanted to raise the overnight rate from 0.5% to 0.75%.
Japan holds rates for now
The Bank of Japan's monetary policy board voted 8-1 in favour of keeping the overnight call rate at about 0.5%.
Bank of England joins the fray with emergency loan
In what represents its first unusual market intervention during the current spell of market volatility, the Bank of England lent £314 million ($622 million) today to an unnamed financial institution through its standing facility.
Market optimism fades after Fed action
After the rally in US equity market of Friday continued in Asian and European markets after the weekend, Wall Street indexes were firmly back in the red by mid-day on Monday.