Japan ruling party executive says more BOJ easing not needed for now

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan does not need to ease monetary policy further for the time being since a delay in hitting its inflation target is mostly due to slumping oil prices, the policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said on Friday.

Japan Stands Pat on Stimulus Program

TOKYO — The Bank of Japan stuck with its monetary stimulus program on Wednesday, brushing off a lack of inflation two years after it vowed to pull the economy out of more than a decade of falling prices.

Japan business mood turns positive: government survey

(Reuters) - Confidence at big Japanese manufacturers turned positive in July-September and they expect business conditions to improve further in the following quarter, a government survey showed, suggesting a gradual economic recovery from the slump after April's sales tax hike.

Japan GDP set to fall sharply; may increase stimulus expectations

(Reuters) - Japan's economy likely shrank sharply in the second quarter, which would be bad news for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's growth policies, but it could raise market expectations of further stimulus. Data due at 8:50 a.m.

Euro-Area Periphery Hooked on BOJ Stimulus: Chart of the Day

Euro-area peripheral bonds are hooked on Japan’s monetary stimulus.

Japan Shows Resilience to Tax-Rise on Record Confidence Gain

Confidence in Japan’s economic outlook among taxi drivers and restaurant staff and other workers soared by a record in April, indicating the blow from last month’s sales-tax increase may be short-lived.

Yen at 85 Seen by Tokai Predicting BOJ Policy Miss: Japan Credit

The Bank of Japan’s failure to achieve its inflation target will see the yen rebound to the highest since 2012, reversing the results of its unprecedented stimulus, according to Tokai Tokyo Securities Co.

Japan prices rise for ninth month ahead of tax increase

Consumer prices in Japan increased by 1.3% in February compared with the same period last year, marking the ninth month in a row of gains.

Japan February exports seen accelerating; trade gap to narrow

(Reuters) - Japan's export growth is forecast to have accelerated in February as shipments recovered from a Lunar New Year slowdown, which along with slower import growth is expected see the trade deficit narrow from record levels, a Reuters poll shows.

Bank of Japan holds fire despite soft GDP, expands loan programs

(Reuters) - The Bank of Japan maintained its expansionary monetary policy on Tuesday and extended special loan programs to help buoy economic growth, signaling its resolve to keep the positive mood generated by premier Shinzo Abe's reflationary policies from fading.

Japan speeds up stimulus as tax hike looms

Japan said Friday it is moving to speed up the impact of a $50 billion stimulus package aimed at countering any slowdown from a looming sales tax hike.

Japan Real Wages Fall to Global Recession Low in Abe Risk

Japan’s base wages adjusted for inflation last year matched a 16-year low in 2009 when the world was gripped by recession, posing a risk to consumer spending as the nation girds for a higher consumption tax.

Japan exports rise but trade gap widens on weak yen

(Reuters) - Japan's exports rose for a ninth consecutive month in November, led by car shipments to the United States and China, a sign the weak yen and a recovery in global demand are energizing a major growth driver in the world's third-biggest economy.

BOJ to release survey on price expectations from next tankan

TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will begin publishing from April next year a survey of how companies see price moves ahead as part of its quarterly "tankan" business sentiment poll, the central bank said on Monday.

Bank of Japan maintains stimulus, more upbeat on capex

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan maintained its massive monetary stimulus on Friday and upgraded its view on capital expenditure, encouraged by growing signs that the benefits of its aggressive policy action to escape deflation are broadening.

Abe Recovery Pits Graduate Jobs Against Senior Savings

In the heart of Tokyo on a March afternoon, Akitsugu Yamamoto, clean-cut and clad in a dark business suit, is looking for a job at an employment agency whose name translates as New Grad Hello Work.

BoJ policy welcome for world growth: IMF's Lagarde

BOAO, China (Reuters) - The head of the International Monetary Fund hailed Japan's unprecedented monetary policy boost this week as a welcome support for a world economy that she said has improved from a year ago.

BOJ to pump $1.4 trillion into economy in unprecedented stimulus

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan unleashed the world's most intense burst of monetary stimulus on Thursday, promising to inject about $1.4 trillion into the economy in less than two years, a radical gamble that sent the yen reeling and bond yields to record lows.

US economy hopes support global markets

LONDON (AP) — Stock markets rose Tuesday on hopes that improvements in the U.S. economy will make up for the continued gloom in the eurozone, where the unemployment rate hit a new record high.

Japan says economy's condition stable, but weak

TOKYO: Japan's economic condition stopped worsening, the outgoing government said on Friday in a monthly report, but it remains weak enough to justify a nudge from monetary and fiscal stimulus planned by the newly elected administration.