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Japan Stock Market Trades Low as Yen Strengthens

Japan stock market has started the week with sharp falls, as a surge in the yen hurt shares in big…

9 years ago

Bank of Japan Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged

Japan stock market traded low as the yen surged after the Bank of Japan decided against any extra monetary easing.…

9 years ago

Japan’s Economy Shrinks 0.4% in Q4 of 2015

The Japanese economy contracted by 0.4% in Q4 of 2015 compared with the previous quarter, official figures show. Expectations for…

9 years ago

Japan Stock Market Continues to Trade Higher on BoJ Negative Interest Rate

Japan’s stock market traded sharply higher on February 1 as investors continued to cheer January 29 surprise move by the…

9 years ago

Bank of Japan Introduces Negative Interest Rate for First Time

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has adopted a negative interest rate in a surprise move. The benchmark rate of (-0.1%)…

9 years ago

Japan Stock Market Rises to Two-Month High as BoJ Refrains from QE

Japanese shares rose to a two-month high on Friday, October 30, after Bank of Japan decided to keep its monetary…

9 years ago

Asian Markets Trade Higher Despite Japan’s Factory Output Fall

Asian markets traded higher on September 30, recovering from the previous session's steep losses, despite disappointing economic news from Japan.…

9 years ago

Japan’s Core Consumer Price Index Falls for First Time in Two Years

Japan’s core consumer price index (CPI), fell on an annual basis for the first time in over two years in…

9 years ago

US stock market closes at record level as Bank of Japan boosts stimulus measures

US stock market closed at record level, helped by Japan's surprise move to step up its stimulus measures. The Dow…

10 years ago

Japanese yen reaches its lowest level since 2008 against US dollar following stimulus plan

The Japanese yen has reached its lowest level since 2008 against the US dollar after the central bank began the…

12 years ago

Nikkei 225 reaches highest level since 2008

Japan's stock market has reached its highest level since 2008, after a recent central bank stimulus plan raised hope of…

12 years ago

Bank of Japan to expand country’s money supply to stimulate economy growth

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has announced it will dramatically expand the country's money supply, as it tries to stimulate…

12 years ago

Asian stock markets hit their highest levels since September 2008

Asian stock markets have continued a global rally after New York's main Dow Jones share index hit a historical record…

12 years ago

Haruhiko Kuroda nominated as next governor of Bank of Japan

Haruhiko Kuroda has been nominated by Japan's government to be the next governor of the country's central bank. Haruhiko Kuroda…

12 years ago

Japan economy enters contraction starting with Q3 2012

Japan's economy contracted in the third quarter of 2012, as a global economic slowdown and anti-Japan protests in China hurt its…

12 years ago