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KOICHI HAMADA

BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2018
Abe adviser says BOJ should consider buying foreign bonds to reflate economy
The Bank of Japan should consider buying foreign bonds as part of efforts to reflate the economy during Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's second term at the central bank helm, an economic adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 24, 2017
Japan should push back if Trump acts on 'wrong' economic policies: Abe adviser
Japan should push back if U.S. President Donald Trump bases trade and other economic policy on "wrong economics," an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Reuters in an unusually direct expression of concern about potential protectionism.
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2016
Abe aide Hamada favors Japan proclaiming debt-monetizing policy
One of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's top advisers says he favors a declaration by Japan's policymakers that their current measures are monetizing the nation's debt.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 13, 2016
Top Abe adviser urges coordinated stimulus while playing down 'helicopter money'
Japan needs to keep various policy options open, including coordinated action by the government and central bank, key economic adviser Koichi Hamada says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2015
Japan can offset China yuan move by easing: Abe adviser
Japan "need not worry" about China's devaluation of the yuan because it can always offset the effects by easing monetary policy, said an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 7, 2015
Abe aide says BOJ could ease more if Greece sends yen surging
The Bank of Japan could boost its monetary stimulus to address any surge in the yen triggered by the Greek crisis, though any fallout from Europe will probably be limited, said an aide to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 9, 2014
Close Abe adviser calls for delay to next tax hike if economy slows
The Abe administration should put off the consumption tax hike scheduled for next year or raise the rate by 1 percentage point per year if the economy stalls, according to a special adviser to the prime minister.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 17, 2014
Abe aide urges more BOJ easing as sales tax increase threatens recovery
The Bank of Japan can double its annual pace of bond accumulation to ¥100 trillion to give fresh impetus to the economy after next month's sales tax increase, according to an aide to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2013
Abe adviser says sales tax hike should be delayed for a year
The government should postpone the planned sales tax hike next April by a year to ensure Japan's exit from deflation, a special adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 19, 2013
April-June GDP forecast faces upgrade to 3%
Economists are projecting that the economy grew at an annualized rate of around 3 percent in the three months to June, surpassing the government's growth target for raising the consumption tax next April.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2013
Don't rush into tax hike, Abe adviser Hamada says
In what appeared to be a veiled warning, one of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's most influential economic advisers has said he "doesn't have to rush" into the first stage of the sales tax hike unless the economy and the labor market have recovered.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 29, 2013
BOJ has room for more stimulus, top Abe adviser says
Koichi Hamada, a retired Yale University professor advising Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, says the Bank of Japan can add to already unprecedented stimulus if necessary to drive an economic revival.

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