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HARUHIKO KURODA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 24, 2013
BOJ seen deploying price forecasts as tool in fighting deflation: analysts
As the Bank of Japan prepares to boost its inflation forecasts this week, analysts from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to JPMorgan Chase & Co. say the estimates may themselves be used as a tool for ending deflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 16, 2013
JGBs exhibit record volatility as yields fluctuate wildly
Yield swings for five-year Japanese government bonds shot to record levels Monday, a day before an auction, after Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda chose to leapfrog across notes and focus new purchases on longer debt.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 11, 2013
Kuroda defends his major policy shakeup
The impact of the dramatic monetary policies adopted last week by the Bank of Japan was "within expectations," but the bank will keep a close watch on markets, BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 7, 2013
Money that's twice as easy
The Bank of Japan, under its new governor, doubles down on monetary easing with a policy boldly aimed at a 2 percent inflation target in two years.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 5, 2013
Kuroda's strategy follows in footsteps of U.S., Europe
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has followed the lead of his U.S. and European counterparts in swinging from incremental moves to unprecedented stimulus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Mar 16, 2013
Kuroda rides in on high hopes, high-set bar
"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.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 5, 2013
Kuroda assures Diet of inflation goal
Haruhiko Kuroda blames the Bank of Japan for failing to pursue an effective course of quantitative easing and vows, if he becomes BOJ chief, to do 'everything possible' to end deflation.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 4, 2013
Kuroda should keep his wits on Abe's doorstep
As president of the Manila-based Asian Development Bank, Haruhiko Kuroda spent the past seven years confronting the challenges posed by 48 diverse, dynamic and complex Asia-Pacific economies. If he thought that was hard work, consider what awaits him in Tokyo as he prepares to lead the Bank of Japan....
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 19, 2013
Abe's pick for BOJ chief coming soon
With Masaaki Shirakawa stepping down as governor of the Bank of Japan on March 19, three weeks earlier than scheduled, the process to select his successor is accelerating.

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