BOJ chief says easy policy affects financial stability

TOKYO (Reuters) - The head of the Bank of Japan said on Monday that monetary policy has a substantial impact not only on prices but also on financial system stability by affecting various asset prices.

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.

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.