http://www.mail.com/companies/1663808-bank-japan.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/companies/1663808-bank-japan.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1847522-banking-official-watch-those-asset-prices.html DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — A top international finance official is warning banks to be cautious about the prices of investments that have gone up sharply because of current low interest rates. Jaime Caruana, the general manager of the Bank for International Settlements, says the low interest rates in effect now may have made it difficult to assess the true... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1847522-banking-official-watch-those-asset-prices.html 2013-01-26T11:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1837978-oil-rises-96-us-pump-prices-avg-331.html NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil closed at a four-month high Tuesday as global economic reports point to improving conditions. Benchmark oil rose 68 cents to $96.24 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil has risen nearly $3 a barrel over the last four trading sessions. A U.S. government report showed that last year was the best year for U.S. ho... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1837978-oil-rises-96-us-pump-prices-avg-331.html 2013-01-22T19:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1837202-financial-lobby-group-warns-emerging-markets.html ZURICH (AP) — A leading lobby group for the world's financial institutions is warning investors not to get caught short in emerging markets if rich-country central banks end their stimulus measures. The Institute of International Finance said Tuesday that the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks cannot continue to flood the market with cheap money... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1837202-financial-lobby-group-warns-emerging-markets.html 2013-01-22T18:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1836766-oil-prices-95-barrel-european-trade.html The price of oil remained above $95 a barrel on Tuesday, boosted by the Bank of Japan's announcement of more bond purchases next year but tempered by ample supplies and uncertainty about the outcome of negotiations in Washington on the U.S. debt limit. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for February delivery was down 3 cents to $95.53 a barrel in... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1836766-oil-prices-95-barrel-european-trade.html 2013-01-22T12:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1834394-bank-japan-sets-2-percent-inflation-target.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a "monetary regime change" Tuesday as the central bank bowed to government pressure, setting a 2 percent inflation target aimed at helping the country emerge from its prolonged bout of deflation. "This opens a passageway toward bold monetary easing," Abe told reporters after the Bank of Japan and gov... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1834394-bank-japan-sets-2-percent-inflation-target.html 2013-01-22T10:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1834452-asia-stocks-fall-boj-meeting-ends.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Tuesday as traders waited for Japan's central bank to announce stimulus measures after wrapping up a two-day policy meeting. The Bank of Japan has been under pressure from a new government to take more aggressive steps to fight the long deflationary slump in the world's third-largest economy. Some analysts expect th... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1834452-asia-stocks-fall-boj-meeting-ends.html 2013-01-22T02:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1832956-growth-slows-markets-feeling-good-ahead-davos.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The world's financial and political elite will head this week to the Alps for 2013's gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with the global economy far less plagued by fear than it was last year. Much-feared worldwide panics from a collapse of the euro currency union have been avoided. China appears likely t... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1832956-growth-slows-markets-feeling-good-ahead-davos.html 2013-01-20T11:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1829262-markets-struggle-to-hold-gains.html LONDON (AP) — Global stock markets struggled to hold onto gains made Friday, when strong Chinese economic figures and signs of a U.S. recovery buoyed investor sentiment, particularly in Asia. Investors have in recent day been cheered by signals showing the two world's largest economies started 2013 in rude health. Many stock indexes around the world, incl... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1829262-markets-struggle-to-hold-gains.html 2013-01-18T16:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1829174-adviser-hails-abenomics-dollar-rise.html TOKYO (AP) — The expert behind the monetary policies of Japan's new prime minister welcomed the recovering stock market and favorable exchange rate as signs of success Friday, and said the dollar can rise to 110 yen before excessive inflation risks kick in. Koichi Hamada, professor emeritus of economics at Yale University, is the brain behind the "Abenomi... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1829174-adviser-hails-abenomics-dollar-rise.html 2013-01-18T08:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1826334-asia-stocks-rise-us-china-economies-improve.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Friday after signs that the U.S. economic recovery is gaining traction and a rebound in China's growth emboldened investors to plunge back into equities. Strong reports on housing starts and jobs released late Thursday in the U.S. sent Wall Street higher, despite disappointing earnings from Bank of America and Citig... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1826334-asia-stocks-rise-us-china-economies-improve.html 2013-01-18T03:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1821130-yen-weakens-boj-gov-easing-to-persist.html TOKYO (AP) — The governor of Japan's central bank says it will persist in easing monetary conditions as it tries to pull the country out of a deflationary slump. In comments Tuesday to branch managers of the central bank, Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa noted risks from the European debt crisis and continued tensions with China over a territorial dis... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1821130-yen-weakens-boj-gov-easing-to-persist.html 2013-01-15T11:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1813246-beset-risks-japan-seeks-boost-stimulus.html TOKYO (AP) — A 20 trillion yen ($224 billion) stimulus package announced Friday by Japan's newly installed prime minister Shinzo Abe will likely give the recession-struck economy a quick boost, but at the risk of adding to the country's gargantuan debt without fostering sustainable, long-term growth. The "Abenomics" strategy of "ultra" monetary easing and... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1813246-beset-risks-japan-seeks-boost-stimulus.html 2013-01-11T07:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1789636-stocks-lower-ahead-us-fiscal-cliff-talks.html MOSCOW (AP) — European and U.S. shares traded lower on Friday on waning hopes that U.S. President Barack Obama and key lawmakers would manage to reach an 11th-hour budget compromise. U.S. politicians have until Monday night to hammer out an agreement before the U.S. runs over the "fiscal cliff" — hundreds of billions of dollars in tax increases and deep c... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1789636-stocks-lower-ahead-us-fiscal-cliff-talks.html 2012-12-28T16:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1787098-stocks-edge-higher-traders-return-holiday.html NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks opened modestly higher on Wall Street Wednesday as traders returned from the Christmas holiday. Trading was quiet. Markets in Europe were still closed. Traders were also watching to see if a budget agreement materializes in Washington. President Barack Obama cut short his Christmas vacation in Hawaii and was returning to Washington ... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1787098-stocks-edge-higher-traders-return-holiday.html 2012-12-26T14:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1786724-asia-stocks-rise-japan-government.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as traders snapped up stocks before the end of the year, while the Tokyo benchmark hit a nine-month high after a new, pro-business government prepared to assume leadership in a country plagued for years by economic lethargy. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 1.5 percent to close at 10,230.36 as a further wea... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 08:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1786724-asia-stocks-rise-japan-government.html 2012-12-26T08:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1786034-japan-stocks-rally-yen-continues-to-weaken.html BANGKOK (AP) — Japan's benchmark stock index jumped Tuesday as a softening yen helped boost the country's powerhouse export sector. The Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo rallied 1.4 percent to close at 10,080.12, with export shares leading the way. The yen traded at a 20-month high of 84.95 yen in New York after incoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe turned up the pr... Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1786034-japan-stocks-rally-yen-continues-to-weaken.html 2012-12-25T08:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1778482-hopes-leader-to-pressure-bank-japan.html TOKYO (AP) — Hopes are high in Japan Inc. for the new prime minister. Stocks are recovering. The central bank is set to supercharge an already loose monetary policy. The soaring yen, a big minus for exporters, is reversing course. The bullish mood in the air is all about "Abenomics" — a reference, as dubbed by experts and market players, to Shinzo Abe, th... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1778482-hopes-leader-to-pressure-bank-japan.html 2012-12-20T08:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1765888-japan-survey-business-sentiment-darkening.html TOKYO (AP) — Japanese manufacturers are growing increasingly pessimistic, according to a survey released Friday that added to gloom over the economic outlook ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election. The Bank of Japan's "tankan" index for the December quarter slumped to minus 12 from minus 3 in the previous quarter, a result that was much worse than expec... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1765888-japan-survey-business-sentiment-darkening.html 2012-12-14T11:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763892-top-central-banks-extend-dollar-lending-program.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Major central banks acted Thursday to try to shore up confidence in the global financial system by extending a program that makes it easier for banks to borrow U.S. dollars. Thursday's move renews for a year a program that was expanded in November 2011 in response to Europe's debt crisis. It had been set to expire in February. Th... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763892-top-central-banks-extend-dollar-lending-program.html 2012-12-13T16:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1760484-japan-election-puts-spotlight-reviving-economy.html TOKYO (AP) — It's the $6 trillion question: how to jolt Japan out of its 20-year economic slump. The dozen or so parties vying in a Dec. 16 parliamentary election all agree the world's third-largest economy needs a jump-start, now that it has slid back into recession for the fifth time in 15 years. They are at odds, however, over how t... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1760484-japan-election-puts-spotlight-reviving-economy.html 2012-12-12T23:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1732546-japan-oks-107b-stimulus-aiming-to-boost-growth.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan unleashed yet another barrage of stimulus at its stagnant economy on Friday as debate over how to revive growth heated up ahead of a general election widely expected to deal a severe blow to the ruling Democratic Party. Fresh data for October showed an uptick in industrial output from the month before, the first increase in four months,... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1732546-japan-oks-107b-stimulus-aiming-to-boost-growth.html 2012-11-30T02:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1665754-asia-stocks-mixed-china-pmi-improves.html MUMBAI, India (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday, with investors buoyed by solid manufacturing data out of China but wary of weak global demand for electronics after Panasonic Corp. forecast a massive loss. Two manufacturing surveys in China, released Thursday, showed improvement for the month of October, adding to signs that the world's secon... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1665754-asia-stocks-mixed-china-pmi-improves.html 2012-11-01T07:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1665198-japan-central-bank-ups-asset-buys-to-aid-economy.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's central bank expanded a government bond-buying program Tuesday, vowing to spur growth as it further downgraded the country's economic outlook following declines in industrial output and household spending in September. Under heavy pressure to do more to help rid the economy of debilitating deflation, the Bank of Japan's policy board v... Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1665198-japan-central-bank-ups-asset-buys-to-aid-economy.html 2012-10-30T08:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1662860-asia-stocks-up-despite-us-superstorm.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets treaded upward Tuesday, kept afloat by expectations that Japan's central bank will announce action to help the country break out of its economic slump. But trading was subdued as a massive storm hobbled New York and much of the rest of the U.S. northeast. With much of New York's Financial District in a mandatory evacuati... Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1662860-asia-stocks-up-despite-us-superstorm.html 2012-10-30T01:43:00Z