bank of japan
Investment
Japan's stock market lost almost 7% after its first full day of trading following the earthquake and tsunami that struck the country on Friday.
14 March 2011
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Investment
The Bank of Japan has kept interest rates static at between 0% and 0.1% in a bid to boost the nation's economy and rein in inflation.
21 December 2010
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Asia
The Japanese yen hit a new 15-year high against the US dollar today as prime minister Naoto Kan hinted at further currency intervention.
07 October 2010
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Asia
The Bank of Japan has cut interest rates to virtually zero in an effort to revive the ailing economy.
05 October 2010
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Economics
Japan's central bank is believed to have intervened for the second time in a week to combat the rising yen.
24 September 2010
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Investment
The FTSE 100 opened lower this morning, down 0.31% to 5,529, as miners saw falls across the board.
24 September 2010
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Investment
The manager of Jupiter's Japan Income fund says Japan's move yesterday to weaken the yen was welcome, but not enough to make investors truly positive on the country.
16 September 2010
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Asia
The yen is higher against major currencies today despite the Japanese Government unveiling a ¥920bn stimulus package and the BoJ extending an additional ¥10trn of lending to banks.
30 August 2010
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