Was the vote valid? The chairman's voice was lost amid yelling by opposition lawmakers as he declared the passage of controversial security bills through the Upper House in a special committee session last month. And the shouting is still ongoing, as the opposition camp accuses the ...
Some Bank of Japan policymakers continued to hold a cautious view over the timing of achieving the central bank's 2 percent inflation target, minutes of the July policy meeting showed Wednesday. One member of the policy board pointed out that the effects of upward pressure ...
Many Bank of Japan policymakers believe it could take longer than intended for the central bank to achieve its 2 percent inflation target, given the uncertain prospects for crude oil prices, the BOJ's minutes from a policy meeting showed Friday. "The precise timing for reaching ...
The Federal Reserve has been surprised by how quickly the U.S. labor market is healing but doesn't want to bring forward a planned rate hike until the recovery looks more convincing, according to minutes of its last policy meeting. Policymakers "generally agreed" improvements in the ...
Bank of Japan policymakers were divided in 2004 on whether to follow a policy of further monetary easing despite signs of economic recovery, according to minutes released Wednesday. The bank expanded its quantitative easing at the policy meeting held Jan. 19 to 20, 2004, with ...
The government began compiling the minutes of Tuesday's Cabinet meeting in preparation of making them public for the first time. The minutes of each meeting, with date, place, the name of the participants and their statements, will be put on the website of the prime ...
Some of the Bank of Japan's policymakers were worried in December that the first stage of the consumption tax hike in April will hurt business and consumer sentiment, although the Policy Board as a whole agreed the economy will probably continue to recover, minutes ...
Some Bank of Japan policymakers think the recent rise in consumer prices is likely to slow, and there are calls to provide a thorough explanation of how the BOJ intends to achieve its 2 percent inflation target, the minutes of their November policy meeting ...
Bank of Japan policymakers were split over whether the central bank would be able to attain its 2 percent inflation target in about two years as pledged in April, with some members saying it would be "difficult," minutes of their Oct. 31 meeting showed ...
Some members of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board called for improvement in the employment and income situation to maintain solid domestic demand, given the relatively slow pace in the recovery of exports and production, according to the minutes of their Oct. 3-4 meeting. A ...
A Bank of Japan policymaker stressed the importance of adjusting monetary policy "without hesitation" if the economy deteriorates, the minutes of last month's meeting show. "The approach of examining both upside and downside risks and making adjustments as appropriate without hesitation was important," the member ...
Many Bank of Japan policymakers stressed the importance of maintaining fiscal management credibility to ensure stable interest rates and called on the government to promote fiscal consolidation, according to the minutes of their policy meeting last month. During the meeting Aug. 7 and 8, many ...
