Kuroda-led BOJ meeting starts amid rumors of more easing

Apr 4, 2013

Kuroda-led BOJ meeting starts amid rumors of more easing

The Bank of Japan started a two-day policy meeting Wednesday amid speculation it will introduce a new monetary easing scheme and further ease monetary policy to achieve its 2 percent inflation target. At the first meeting chaired by new Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda, the nine-member ...

Mar 29, 2013

Kuroda keeps up rhetoric on deflation

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda pledged Thursday to engage in aggressive monetary easing to achieve the central bank’s 2 percent inflation target and end the nation’s prolonged bout with deflation. “It is necessary to continue bold monetary easing in terms of quality and ...

Kuroda talks up bond buying to hit price target

Mar 27, 2013

Kuroda talks up bond buying to hit price target

Haruhiko Kuroda said he wants 2 percent inflation in two years and pledged to buy more government bonds, underscoring the new Bank of Japan chief’s efforts to accelerate an end to falling prices. “Achieving the 2 percent inflation target in two years is something ...

Diet to confirm five-year term for BOJ's Kuroda

Mar 23, 2013

Diet to confirm five-year term for BOJ's Kuroda

New Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda will appear before the Diet on Tuesday for a confirmation hearing to continue as central bank chief beyond the remaining term of his predecessor, lawmakers said Friday. Kuroda, a former Asian Development Bank president, has been appointed ...

Kuroda's team best for market: ex-banker

Mar 20, 2013

Kuroda's team best for market: ex-banker

Incoming Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda and his two deputies are the “right people” to lead the Bank of Japan because of their ability to convey the central bank’s intentions to investors, a former BOJ official said. “These are the right people, the appropriate people, for ...

Mar 20, 2013

ADB chief officially steps down after eight-year run

Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda stepped down Monday after more than eight years of leading the Manila-based multilateral lending bank. The Diet last Friday approved the nomination of Kuroda as governor of the Bank of Japan. P. Chidambaram, who chairs the ADB Board ...

Kuroda rides in on high hopes, high-set bar

| Mar 16, 2013

Kuroda rides in on high hopes, high-set bar

by Jun Hongo

“Abenomics” looks ready to bloom just in time for spring, given the Diet’s approval Friday of Haruhiko Kuroda as the next governor of the Bank of Japan. As head of the central bank, Kuroda, currently president of the Asian Development Bank, will have vast ...

Mar 15, 2013

Kuroda gets Lower House nod for BOJ

The House of Representatives on Thursday approved the nomination of Asian Development Bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda for Bank of Japan governor, paving the way for a new team to take control of the central bank later this month. The opposition-controlled House of Councilors will ...

Mar 14, 2013

DPJ dissent insufficient to derail Iwata

Even though his nomination is opposed by the largest opposition party, Gakushuin University professor Kikuo Iwata appears to be a shoo-in to become a deputy governor of the Bank of Japan later this month, after the Diet holds its confirmation vote, likely Friday. The ...