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Not a Good Time for BOJ to Modify YCC: Kiuchi
"It's not a good time for the BOJ to modify YCC." Takahide Kiuchi, executive economist at Nomura Research Institute and former policy board member at the Bank of Japan, discusses the central bank's policy and his outlook for the yen. He...
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Japan's Sticky Inflation Is Key to a Long-Lasting Bull Market
Investors see Japan's growing acceptance of inflation as the most concrete reason to believe the economy is emerging from decades of little to no growth. Bloomberg's Winnie Hsu joins Rishaad Salamat, David Ingles, and Yvonne Man on...
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Japan's Economy Grows Faster Than Estimated
First quarter GDP numbers out of Japan have been upgraded to growth of 2.7% on an annualized basis. The preliminary figure was 1.9%. Isabel Reynolds reports on Bloomberg Television.
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BOJ Shift May Bring Japan Funds Home
Outgoing Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda changed the course of global markets when he unleashed a firehose of Japanese cash on the investment world -more than $3 trillion of funds. Now his successor Kazuo Ueda is likely to...
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Japan Inflation Outpaces Forecasts
Japan's inflation continued to outpace expectations, adding to intense scrutiny over next week's Bank of Japan policy meeting. Paul Jackson reports on Bloomberg Television.
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Japan's Ex MOF Official Says Data Monitoring Critical
Japan's Former Vice Finance Minister Tatsuo Yamasaki says the Bank of Japan changing its Yield Curve Control mechanism should not send a wrong signal to the markets. Yamasaki told Kathleen Hays he thinks monitoring data as it develops...
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Who is Kazuo Ueda? Here's What We Found Out
Who is Kazuo Ueda and what kind of monetary policy leader will he be as the first ever academic to head the central bank? Bloomberg's Kathleen Hays asked relatives, former colleagues and other central bankers.
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Ueda Seen Avoiding Policy Fireworks at BOJ Meeting
Kazuo Ueda is expected to avoid setting off policy fireworks this week as he leads his first meeting as Governor of the Bank of Japan. Kathleen Hays reports on Bloomberg Television.
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Kishida's Ruling Party Secures Wins in Local Elections
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling party eked out wins in four of five Japanese by-elections held Sunday, likely adding fuel to speculation that he will call an early election in the coming months. Isabel Reynolds reports on Bloomberg...
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Ueda Seen Holding Policy Steady
Speculators are getting ready to take on the Bank of Japan yet again as new governor Kazuo Ueda gears up for his first policy meeting this week. Kathleen Hays reports on Bloomberg Television.
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Wakatabe: I'd Be Very Surprised if BOJ Changes YCC
"Japan's inflation rate still not reaching and staying at 2% yet." Former Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe discusses the central bank's monetary policy and says he'd be "very surprised if the BOJ changes the YCC." He...
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Former Deputy Chief Says BOJ May Tweak Forward Guidance
Former Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said there is a possibility that the central bank will change the wording of its forward guidance without adjusting its easing bias at the end of its policy meeting Friday. He speaks...
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Japan to Change Legal Adulthood Age to 18
With an aging population and a shrinking birth rate, Japan is making its first change to its legal age of adulthood in 146 years. Aligning with the start of the fiscal year on April 1, the age to be a legal adult will drop from 20 to 18...
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Japanese Economy Will Continue to Recover: Kameda
Former Bank of Japan Chief Economist and Executive Economist at Sompo Institute Plus Seisaku Kameda discusses the economic stimulus package ordered by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the BOJ's latest policy move and the latest...
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The Challenges Facing Women in the Japanese Workforce
Oct. 21 -- David Swan, managing director at Robert Walters Japan and Korea, discusses the challenges facing women in the Japanese workforce. He speaks with Bloomberg's Angie Lau on ""First Up."" (Source: Bloomberg)
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BOJ's Kuroda on Yen, Pound Flash Crash
Oct. 9 -- In an exclusive interview, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda discusses the exchange rate of the yen and the pound's flash crash with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua at the IMF's annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
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Japan's Current-Account & U.S. Jobs
Apr.03 -- Thanks to its bilateral trade balance with the U.S., and its current-account surplus with the rest of the world, Japan finds itself on America's watch list for currency manipulators. Bloomberg's James Mayger reports on...
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Do Markets Understand BOJ Policy?
Oct. 10 -- In an exclusive interview, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda discusses buying foreign bonds and understanding BOJ policy with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua at the IMF's annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
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Hormats: Japan Trapped, Monetary Policy All They’ve Got
Dec.20 -- Robert Hormats, vice chairman at Kissinger Associates, discusses Japan's reliance on monetary policy and looks at what has and hasn’t worked for the Bank of Japan. He speaks with Bloomberg's Guy Johnson on "Bloomberg...
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Mixed' Picture for Women in Japanese Workforce: Ellis
Nov. 14 -- Harvey Nash CEO Albert Ellis discusses the prospects for women in the Japanese workforce. He speaks with Bloomberg's Yvonne Man on ""First Up."" (Source: Bloomberg)
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Japan August Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.5%
Sept. 30 ""Bloomberg's Shery Ahn reports on Japan's just released unemployment data for the month of August. She speaks to Angie Lau on ""First Up."" (Source: Bloomberg)
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Japans Cheaper Yen Is a Failing Strategy: Weinberg
Nov. 3 -- Carl Weinberg, chief economist at High Frequency Economics, and William Lee, research head of North American economics at Citigroup, talk about the challenges to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes economic plan and how China...
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Japan Falls Into Recession as GDP Shrinks
Nov. 17 ""Japan releases its latest GDP figures which saw a fall in the third quarter. Bloomberg's Shery Ahn reports on First Up."" (Source: Bloomberg)
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Double-Digit Global Markets a Trend for 2015: Shalett
Nov. 25 -- Lisa Shalett of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, talks about her outlook for global markets in 2015 and the state of the Japanese economy. She speaks on Bloomberg Surveillance.