Bank of Japan

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Bank of Japan - the central bank of Japan

central bank - a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government

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Three, the Powell Fed will raise the Fed Funds rate at least four times in its anti-inflation vigilance while the Kuroda Bank of Japan continues to "nationalise" the government bond market, 98 per cent owned by domestic investors.

Macro scenarios and the Japanese stock market

But last week the Bank of Japan said it was considering further cuts to the rate it charges banks for borrowing.

Yen Growing Weaker Against US Dollar

Bank of Japan to release monetary base for September.

Main events scheduled for October

The Bank of Japan is to begin a two-day meeting Monday.

Japan's Nikkei index nears 11,000 after nearly 3-per-cent jump

Abe has urged the Bank of Japan - the country's central bank - to undertake unconventional steps for economic growth.

Japan needs to make tough choices for economy

But while the recent Japanese announcement is clearly a step in the right direction, the Bank of Japan's experience illustrates the struggle that central banks can face in communicating an inflation objective in a deflationary environment.

Communication, credibility, and price stability: lessons learned from Japan

The central bank of Japan has kept its interest rate close to zero.

-Central bank of Japan maintains rate

The Bank of Japan eased its monetary policy further on Monday as share prices plunged and a nuclear emergency seized the country after Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan.

BOJ's Shirakawa will assess data in April to judge quake impact

The major problem is that deflation prevents the Bank of Japan from using negative real interest rates (that is, interest rates below the rate of inflation) to stimulate demand.

Saving Japan: forget inflation targeting. Tokyo instead needs to implement a one-two, monetary-fiscal punch

The government has proposed that Toshiro Muto, former administrative vice finance minister and incumbent deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, be promoted to governor.

Japanese editorial excerpts

On March 9, 2006, the Bank of Japan announced an end to its quantitative easing policy.