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Eric S. Rosengren

Fed’s Rosengren says fight for higher inflation should be vigorous

11/11/2014(0)
The Fed should fight low inflation as vigorously as it would a too rapid run-up in prices or risk the same sort of prolonged slow growth plaguing Japan and Europe, Boston ... Read More
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In Japan, Moves to Stimulate Economy Reach a Critical Stage

06/11/2014(0)
In Japan – Hiroyuki Hara has increased prices at his flower shop in recent months, part of a broad reversal of the deflation that has long plagued Japan’s economy. ... Read More
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It’s Currency War! – And Japan Has Fired The First Shot

04/11/2014(0)
This is the big problem with fiat currency – eventually the temptation to print more of it when you are in a jam becomes too powerful to resist. In ... Read More
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Starbucks buys Japanese partner

24/09/2014(0)
US coffee chain Starbucks is buying out its Japanese partner in a deal worth $914m (£559m). Starbucks Japan has been a joint venture between Starbucks and Sazaby League since ... Read More
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Japan’s Prime minister ‘neutral’ on whether to raise sales tax

15/09/2014(0)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Sunday he remained “neutral” on whether to proceed with a hike in Japan’s sales tax to 10 percent, adding that decision would ... Read More
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Japan Keeps Faith in Weaker Yen as Economy Struggles

10/09/2014(0)
Facing the prospect of the first growth-free fiscal year since the 2009 global recession, Japan’s policy makers are keeping faith that a weaker exchange rate will help the world’s ... Read More
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Japan and India Pledge to Strengthen Ties as China Rises

02/09/2014(0)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged an upgrade of economic and security ties with India, saying Japan would double investment and expand defence cooperation amid concerns about China’s growing influence ... Read More
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Japan wage growth surges in July

02/09/2014(0)
Japanese wages unexpectedly logged their strongest increase since 1997, providing a boost to the government’s battle against deflation. Labour cash earnings rose by 2.6% in July compared to a ... Read More
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Japan household spending slumps, output flat as tax pain persists

29/08/2014(0)
Japanese household spending fell much more than expected and factory output remained weak in July after plunging in June, government data showed, suggesting that soft exports and a sales ... Read More
Koichi Hamada, an economic adviser to Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaks during an interview in Tokyo

Japan Abe aide Hamada: Could do next sales tax hike in stages

27/08/2014(0)
Japan could soften the impact of a planned sales tax increase by raising it in stages rather than IN a single hike, an outside adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo ... Read More
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