“Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday he had no plan to expand monetary stimulus now, blaming sharp declines in oil costs for keeping consumer inflation distant from the bank’s ambitious 2 percent target. While he maintained his optimistic view of the economy, Kuroda stressed his resolve to ease monetary policy further if risks threaten achievement of the BOJ’s price target. The remarks, made in response to a question by an opposition lawmaker, pushed down Japanese stocks on disappointment that no immediate monetary stimulus was forthcoming.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-economy-boj-idUSKCN0UT0C3
Related posts:
NYTimes: Loathing The Feds in the Ranchlands of Oregon
Bitcoin Cafe: Wired and Spending in China
Video Killed Trust in Police Officers
Study Puts Exonerations at Record Level in U.S.
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales blasts UK Internet snooping
The TSA is keeping a secret watchlist of customers who assert their rights
Food prices may be catalyst for 2013 revolutions
Cleaners discover gold worth £1.17million inside plane's toilet
New world record as two bottles of Macallan whisky fetch US$2.11 million
A City of Fear: A Visit to Timbuktu after Its Liberation By French Troops
Business fined $4,000 over missing trashcan lid
IRS targets First Caribbean International Bank thanks to 'voluntary disclosure' program
Activists and family blame suicide of Aaron Swartz on overzealous prosecution
Egypt protests galvanized by video of police beating naked man
Obama Presses for Action on Bank Rules