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  • April 2008

    • Japan Rebuilds Economic Walls

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 30, 08 1:30 PM CDT

      Japan Rebuilds Economic Walls

      Once, Japan was one of the world’s most closed economies, with near-impregnable barriers guarding against foreign investors. It's moving back in that direction, the Wall Street Journal reports. Companies are buying stakes in each other to complicate international takeover bids, and resurrecting the “poison pill” strategy America pioneered in the 1980s. The government, meanwhile, is barring foreign investment in key industries. More »

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      Japan  • foreign investment  • Japanese economy  • Nikkei 225 Stock Average

    • Opposition Finally Backs New Chief for Bank of Japan

      newser  |  International Business Times  |  Apr 9, 08 2:45 AM CDT

      Opposition Finally Backs New Chief for Bank of Japan

      The Democratic Party of Japan has accepted a new central banker just in time for the crucial meeting of G7 finance leaders in Washington on Friday, reports the International Business Times . The top spot has been vacant since March 19, leaving the bank vulnerable during an unsteady economic time. Masaaki Shirakawa is expected to be formally nominated today as Bank of Japan chief. More »

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      Japan  • credit crisis  • Yasuo Fukuda  • Tokyo  • Japanese economy  • Democratic Party of Japan  • Bank of Japan

  • March 2008

    • Japan's Inflation Surges

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 28, 08 8:58 AM CDT

      Japan's Inflation Surges

      A double whammy of rising inflation and unemployment has experts worried that Japan’s economy—the world’s second largest—is fast losing steam, reports the Wall Street Journal. Inflation in February rose 1%, its fastest spike in a decade, and household spending stalled in the face of rising food and oil prices. More »

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      Japan  • inflation  • unemployment  • exports  • Tokyo  • Japanese economy

    • Japan Faces Credit Crisis With No Central Bank Governor

      newser  |  AFP  |  Mar 21, 08 9:58 AM CDT

      Japan Faces Credit Crisis With No Central Bank Governor

      When markets are in chaos and currencies are fluctuating wildly, central bankers jump in to try to provide stability, as Ben Bernanke has done at the Fed. But in Tokyo a political standoff has left the Bank of Japan without a leader at the worst possible moment, reports the AFP. If MPs can't agree on a BoJ governor soon, the world's second-largest economy could face a serious crisis. More »

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      Japan  • credit crisis  • Yasuo Fukuda  • Tokyo  • Japanese economy  • Bank of Japan

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Asian Stocks Continue Plunge

      newser  |  MarketWatch  |  Jan 22, 08 3:25 AM CST

      Asian Stocks Continue Plunge

      Jitters over the US economy led to a major sell-off in Asian markets for the second straight day, with Australia's benchmark index closing down 7.1%—the biggest single-day loss in nearly 20 years. India's Sensex index skidded 10%, triggering a shutdown, but rallied to close down 4.6%. Japan's Nikkei and the broader Topix index finished 5.7% lower, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slumped 8.7% the day after global indexes suffered their biggest plunge since 9/11. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Japan  • Asian markets  • Hong Kong  • Nikkei  • Fed  • Japanese economy  • Hang Seng  • Asian stocks

  • September 2007
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