Talk persists of 'helicopter money' despite Kuroda denials
Speculation of so-called helicopter money refuses to die in Japan, despite repeated denials by Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda. From Japan-based economists to global investors including Templeton Emerging Markets Group Executive Chairman Mark Mobius, there is a reluctance to rule out the controversial policy ...
'Helicopter money' talk takes flight as Bank of Japan runs out of runway
The BOJ's review of its monetary stimulus program revived expectations it could adopt some form of "helicopter money," printing money for government spending to spur inflation.
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda ruled out the idea of using "helicopter money" — or directly underwriting the budget deficit — to combat deflation, as policymakers gear up to expand existing stimulus programs. Japanese markets have risen this month on speculation that authorities, battling ...
Helicopter cash presents hopes for Japan, but history shows it can trigger hyperinflation
As Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda confronts pressures to launch helicopter money, he could do a lot worse than remember the life — and death — of Viscount Korekiyo Takahashi. As Japan's economic czar in the early 1930s, Takahashi initiated the equivalent of helicopter ...
