Bank of Japan Increases the Amount of Low Interest Loans
Published: 9/1/2010 12:06:53 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided on Monday to keep its key interest rate at near-zero and boost the amount of low-interest loans to financial institutions. The measures were aimed at reining in the rising value of the yen.
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Japan Unemployment Rate Falls in July
Published: 8/27/2010 12:31:59 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, MarketNews
Japan's unemployment rate fell to 5.2% in July from 5.3% in June, as the number of unemployed marked the first month-on-month drop in five months and more jobs were created for the second straight month.
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Japan Inflation Falls in July
Published: 8/27/2010 12:24:17 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com
Japan's consumer prices fell for the 17th straight month in July, as deflation kept a tight grip on the economy.
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Japan Exports Rise 23.5% in July
Published: 8/25/2010 1:00:41 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, Reuters
Japan's exports rose a more than expected 23.5 percent in July from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance data showed, but economists expect overseas demand to moderate in the coming months and the rising yen to cloud the outlook.
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Japan's GDP Growth Slows
Published: 8/16/2010 1:12:35 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, WSJ
Japan's economic growth slowed sharply in the second quarter, coming in well short of expectations as stagnant consumption and flagging exports weighed on an economy already hobbled by deflation and a soaring yen.
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Bank of Japan Keeps Policy on Hold
Published: 8/10/2010 12:40:27 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, Bank of Japan
Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa indicated the nation’s recovery has been resilient to the yen’s advance, supporting his board’s decision to keep policy unchanged.
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Japan Unemployment Rises in June
Published: 8/2/2010 3:58:27 AM
By: TradingEconomics.com
The unemployment rate in Japan has increased to its highest level since November last year while production of cars and electronics fell in June, showing weakness in the world's second largest economy.
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Japan Export Growth Slows
Published: 7/26/2010 1:27:36 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, Reuters
Japanese exports rose more than expected in June from a year earlier but the pace of increase slowed for the fourth straight month, a sign the economic recovery may lose steam on moderating overseas demand.
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Bank Of Japan Predicts Growth to Slow in 2011, Keeps 0.1% Rate
Published: 7/15/2010 10:09:56 AM
By: TradingEconomics.com, Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged and predicted growth in the world’s second- largest economy will slow next year as fiscal stimulus evaporates worldwide and overseas demand loses steam.
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Inflation in Japan Decreases at Slower Pace
Published: 6/25/2010 6:10:15 PM
By: TradingEconomics.com, Bloomberg
Japan’s consumer prices fell 1.2% in May, a moderation that may be insufficient to ease government pressure on the central bank to fight deflation.
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