- 2019/09/13
- Economist expects limited impact from Japan's October tax hike
"It is important to provide lending options to the younger generations who have to spend. Elder people spending may fall further." - 2019/09/09
- Japan's regulators boost scrutiny of financial firms' foreign assets
- 2019/09/04
- Dissenting voice on BOJ board calls for preemptive monetary easing
- 2019/08/29
- BOJ policymaker warns about the dangers of more easing, hinting at rift on board
- 2019/08/26
- Japan's negative interest rates may have backfired: Fed paper
"Why would households spend more money when they cannot even expect fair interest income." - 2019/08/26
- Japan's regulatory chief urges BOJ to consider impact of easing on banks
"Flat yield-curve means zero time- value, means no more need for banking service !?" - 2019/08/06
- In wake of uproar over pension system, Japan to draw up fresh report on post-retirement financing
"The intention of the report was to tell people an extra 20m yen will make peoples' life richer. It was strange for opposition parties to regard this as a political issue." - 2019/08/05
- The Bank of Japan risks falling out of sync on global easing
"Households are worried about VAT increase in a zero interest rate environment. Further stimulus look to have no impact." - 2019/07/30
- Time to Relent on 2%? Japan Debates Inflation Target
- 2019/07/23
- The future of monetary policy comes to Washington
"Well, US has huge retail purchasing power from DC plan. Would advise US to consider the cons of central bank eliminating liquidity." - 2019/07/19
- Japan's core inflation hits two-year low, might push BOJ to ease again soon
