20:53 : IMF says Swiss franc cap appropriate for now -
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank's cap on the strong franc is appropriate given slow growth and deflation risks, but authorities should return to a floating exchange rate when growth and inflation stabilize, ...
01:33 : BOJ To Pursue 'Powerful Monetary Easing' -
TOKYO -- Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa said Thursday that the central bank will pursue "powerful monetary easing" to defeat deflation and ensure sustainable economic growth, reiterating his recent comments on the bank's ...
04:02 : BOJ Holds Rate, No New Easing Measures -
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy on hold Tuesday as it gauges the effects of its previous easing steps, despite persistent political pressure on the bank to take additional measures to combat deflation. ...
07:22 : BOJ lifts Nikkei higher, at 200-day moving average -
TOKYO, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday to end at its 200-day moving average after the Bank of Japan unexpectedly eased policy by increasing its asset-buying programme to help the economy mired in deflation ...
23:32 : Fastest-Aging Society Greets Ma in Taiwan Asset-Deflation Risk -
Ma Ying-jeou's second term as president of Taiwan, secured in an election win three days ago, may be one of the island's last opportunities to address the consequences of something unmentioned on the campaign trail: the world's fastest-aging ...
09:35 : Ageing, indebted Japan holds lessons for others -
LONDON (Reuters) - An asset price bubble pops, hitting bank balance sheets and tax revenues. As growth weakens and the economy flirts with deflation, the real burden of servicing debt increases.
11:34 : Pressure mounts on SNB to move franc cap -
LUCERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Political pressure is mounting on the Swiss National Bank to take steps to further weaken the franc, potentially shifting its cap on the currency towards 1.30 per euro, as the economy slows and deflation ...
14:08 : Colin Harte: Italy must accept deflation -
The manager of the Baring Global Absolute Return Bond fund says that the problem for Italy remains one of competitiveness. He is not ambitious that Eurozone leaders can get ahead of the crisis.
09:22 : Japan ends 2 years of deflation -
The Statistics Bureau has today revealed Japan has overcome deflation for the first time in 25 months after consumer prices rose by 0.6% last month – in line with forecasts. A short period of deflation (where ...
08:16 : Japan overcomes deflation for first time in two years -
Food and energy shortages caused by earthquake and tsunami push inflation to 0.6% – but central bank still expected to ease monetary policyJapan has overcome deflation for the first time in more than two years, but only ...