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INTEREST RATES

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 26, 2016
Japan's January CPI doesn't budge with BOJ far from 2% goal
The Bank of Japan's key price gauge did not move in January as it continued to hover around zero, putting Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda far from his 2 percent inflation goal even after adopting a negative-rate policy.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2016
Mizuho union follows rivals in seeking no pay hike
The labor union of Mizuho Financial Group Inc. decided Wednesday not to request a pay-scale hike at this year's wage talks, given that the banking group has taken a battering from the central bank's negative interest policy, sources said.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 24, 2016
Bank of Japan to tighten information controls after probe of possible leak
The Bank of Japan said it will tighten control of information about policy decisions after questions were raised about a possible leak of officials' discussions just before last month's announcement of negative interest rates.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 23, 2016
As overseas investors flee Japan, BlackRock places bets
As foreign investors flee Tokyo stocks, the world's largest asset manager says the move by the Bank of Japan that spooked the market will be one of the main things that pushes it back up.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 19, 2016
Negative rates work best for smaller, open economies, economists say
A Bloomberg survey of 63 economists covering central banks in the euro area, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and now Japan has found that rates below zero are thought to work better in smaller, open economies dealing with foreign exchange challenges, rather than in larger ones hoping to boost growth or stem falling prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2016
Japan Post Insurance to boost foreign debt as JGB yields plunge
Japan Post Insurance Co., the nation's biggest insurer by assets, plans to increase investments in foreign debt to boost returns as the central bank's negative interest rate policy sends government bond yields to unprecedented lows.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 15, 2016
Japan's banks unprepared for negative rates ahead of Tuesday's launch
The Bank of Japan will start charging interest on some deposits it holds starting Tuesday, but most of the nation's banks may not be ready to set negative interest rates on overnight interbank lending after Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's surprise Jan. 29 announcement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 13, 2016
With Tokyo stocks set to sink deeper, analysts look to G-20 forum for hope
Many are analysts pointing their finger at the BOJ's decision to adopt a negative interest rate policy as a key factor behind the risk-averse mood in the markets.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 13, 2016
Bank of Japan talking with global peers about turmoil in markets
The Bank of Japan has been communicating with officials around the world over turmoil in financial markets, Deputy Gov. Hiroshi Nakaso said, as stocks tumble and the yen surges.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 13, 2016
Financial Services Agency investigating effects on banks of negative interest rates by Bank of Japan
The Financial Services Agency has launched a survey to grasp the effects of the Bank of Japan's decision two weeks ago to adopt a negative interest rate on financial institutions, mainly major banks and regional banks, sources close to the matter said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 12, 2016
Amid turmoil, housing market may get boost from refinancing rush
The Bank of Japan's adoption of negative interest rates two weeks ago hasn't provided a lasting boost to stock investors or weakened the currency, but it has spurred some optimism for the housing market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2016
Negative interest rates to hit Japan Post Bank hard as bond yields plunge
Japan Post Bank Co. stands to lose the most from the Bank of Japan's decision to introduce negative interest rates as plummeting bond yields underscore its reliance on the country's debt for income.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 9, 2016
Economic jump-start sputters as 'third arrow' of Abenomics flies wide of mark
When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched his three-pronged program to revive Japan's stagnant, deflationary economy three years ago, the stock market cheered every step along the way.
EDITORIALS
Feb 2, 2016
Will Kuroda's gamble work?
The latest BOJ step appears to point to the limits of what the central bank alone can do to achieve its goal of ending deflation.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jan 30, 2016
BOJ's surprise easing step powerful but risky
The Bank of Japan surprised the market by introducing a negative interest rate, an indication it has been pushed into a corner in the battle against deflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jan 30, 2016
Kuroda's negative interest rates shock as BOJ heralds return to currency war
The yen dropped the most in more than a year after Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda unexpectedly adopted negative interest rates, risking another round of competitive devaluations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 29, 2016
In shocking move, Japan adopts negative interest rate as deflation fight falters
Taking a page from Europe's playbook, the Bank of Japan surprises markets by introducing a negative interest rate to sustain its attack on deflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 29, 2016
What negative rates mean for Japan's savers and borrowers
The Bank of Japan stunned financial markets by adopting an unprecedented negative interest rate on Friday, and as the news sank in analysts began to digest the risks and possible benefits of the move.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2015
The Fed's risk to emerging economies
While the Fed's rate hike, prudently accompanied by an emphasis on small and gradual steps, may not turn out to be a trigger, the concerns about the knock-on effects are legitimate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2015
Kuroda effect seen as homebuyers choose fixed-rate mortgages
Homebuyers are starting to bet that the unprecedented monetary easing of Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda will cause interest rates to rise, even as inflation stagnates well below the official 2 percent inflation target.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Japan’s record-low children population weighs on growth
The number of children 14 years old or younger fell for the 43rd straight year to around 14.01 million as of April 1.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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