TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies have become far less gloomy about economic conditions than three months ago, a Reuters corporate survey showed, pointing to a big improvement in the Bank of Japan's closely watched tankan survey next month. But grinding deflation will ...
Europe's main stock markets rose Wednesday, after bumper gains earlier in Asia, as investors welcomed the US Federal Reserve's upbeat economic outlook, analysts said. Asian markets were also spurred higher after the Bank of Japan held its key interest rate and raised ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan loosened monetary policy on Wednesday in a split vote that suggested the central bank would struggle in the future to meet government demands for easier monetary conditions. The government has prodded the BOJ for weeks ...
Japan's central bank doubled the amount of cash it will make available to banks Wednesday while keeping interest rates at a record low as it tries to kickstart a stuttering economic recovery. Under government pressure to help fight deflation, the Bank of ...
A Bank of Japan move to double the cash available to lenders combined with the US Federal Reserve's announcement it would hold rates at a record low for some time boosted Asian stocks Wednesday. The BoJ said it would increase to 20 ...
The euro fell against the yen and dollar in Asia Monday as weaker regional shares prompted investors to sell the risk-sensitive currency to take profits on its recent rise, analysts said. The euro was changing hands at 1.3740 dollars in Tokyo afternoon ...
Speculation that China will take more steps to cool its economy hit sentiment in Asia Monday, with Shanghai and Hong Kong lower as risk-averse investors stayed on the sidelines. Trade was relatively quiet ahead of meetings this week by eurozone finance ministers ...
Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday made a rare call for "firm steps" to stem the strength of the yen as the currency's recent advances have hit exporters' earnings. Hatoyama told a parliamentary session that the yen's current high value gave ...
Japan's economy is recovering more slowly than previously thought from its worst recession on record, hobbled by stubborn deflation and weak domestic demand, government data showed Thursday. The world's number two economy expanded at a pace of 0.9 percent in October-December from ...
Japan's economy grew at a slower rate than previously thought in the fourth quarter of 2009, new data showed Thursday, raising fresh concerns over the country's recovery from a crushing recession. The world's number two economy expanded at a pace of 0.9 ...
