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Wednesday, 3 December 2008
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Japan cuts rates with Europe to follow
Japan cut interest rates for the first time in seven years on Friday and warned severe conditions in the global economy could persist, as more central banks shift from stabilising credit markets to slashing borrowing costs in the face of the worst crisis since the Great Depression.
31 Oct 2008 |
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Japan may follow Fed in rate cuts
Japan could follow the United States in cutting interest rates this week, a source with knowledge on the matter said, in the latest steps to protect the world's two largest economies from the global financial crisis.
29 Oct 2008 |
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Japan grapples with yen as crisis grips Indonesia
Japan fought to hold back waves from the financial crisis, restricting investor bets on falling share prices and trying to talk down a rallying yen that threatens to deepen its economic downturn.
28 Oct 2008 |
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Japan PM rules out early poll due to economy
Prime Minister Taro Aso has decided to put off calling an election so he can deal with the global financial crisis and take steps to address Japan's own economic woes, Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday.
28 Oct 2008 |
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Weak Japan data adds to recession fears
Weak Japanese exports and poor corporate earnings provided more evidence of the economic damage wrought by the global financial crisis, knocking Asian shares to four-year lows on Thursday.
23 Oct 2008 |
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Carry trade derivatives turn toxic
When the credit conflagration morphed into a full-fledged panic in financial markets this month, the major stock market that plunged the most was Japan's - one of the countries least affected by the crisis.
23 Oct 2008 |
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Markets firm as Japan signals broader bail out
Japan signalled a willingness to broaden its bank bailout plan to include the country's big banks as it considers ways to bolster its defences against the global crisis even as signs emerge that banks and investors are cautiously regaining confidence.
21 Oct 2008 |
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Japan may help North Korea to scrap nuclear programme
Japan may provide help to North Korea in scrapping its nuclear programme but it still refuses to give energy assistance because of a feud over abducted Japanese citizens, the top government spokesman said on Tuesday.
21 Oct 2008 |
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Stocks and oil drop as global slowdown accelerates
Japan's Nikkei share average tumbled almost 10 percent and oil prices dropped to a one-year low on Thursday after downbeat U.S. economic data spread fears of a more protracted and sharp global slowdown than initially expected.
16 Oct 2008 |
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Ruling party picks outspoken Aso to be Japan PM
Outspoken nationalist Taro Aso, an advocate of spending and tax cuts to boost the economy, won the race on Monday to become Japan's next prime minister and swiftly set his sights on an election expected within months.
22 Sep 2008 |
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