Bank of Japan

• Failure to Communicate Boosts Government-Bond Yields

  By Simon Kennedy and Rich Miller, Bloomberg  |  June 17, 2013

  Push to improve central-bank transparency results in airing of conflicting views and increased volatility in the U.S., Japan, and the EU.

• OECD Forecasts Global Economy to Recover Next Year

  By Mark Deen, Bloomberg  |  May 30, 2013

  The organization's chief economist expects growth in U.S., Japan, and euro zone, despite mounting "reform fatigue."

• U.S. Bonds Offering Relatively Good Value

  By Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg  |  May 20, 2013

  Yields considerably higher for U.S. government bonds than for U.K. gilts, and Treasuries are cheapest in 23 years vs. German bunds.

• Investors Upbeat on U.S. Stocks

  By Rich Miller, Bloomberg  |  May 16, 2013

  In this week's Bloomberg Global Poll, the U.S. and Japan ranked high, while expectations fell for returns on investments in China.

• Citigroup Cutting into Deutsche Bank FX Market Share

  By Lucy Meakin, Bloomberg  |  May 9, 2013

  Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America make gains as Asia-Pacific grows to 26 percent of global currency-market volume.

• Dollar Rallies, Jobless Claims at Lowest Level in Five Years

  By John Detrixhe and Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg  |  May 9, 2013

  The 'market is changing its mind regarding U.S. data'—as the dollar makes gains against euro and yen.

• Yen Drops Toward 100 Per Dollar

  By John Detrixhe and Lukanyo Mnyanda, Bloomberg  |  April 22, 2013

  Currency weakens on BOJ governor’s comments and G-20’s lack of opposition to Japanese policies.

• Japan Gets Calls Not to Drive Down Yen

  By Kasia Klimasinska and Ian Katz, Bloomberg  |  April 15, 2013

  Other nations worry BOJ’s aggressive easing threatens their exports.

• Fed to Press Banks to Reduce Liquidity Risk

  By Joshua Zumbrun and Steve Matthews, Bloomsberg  |  April 9, 2013

  Bernanke says regulators will encourage banks to rely less on wholesale funding.

• Yen Weakens Beyond 99 per Dollar

  By John Detrixhe and Neal Armstrong, Bloomberg  |  April 8, 2013

  Exchange rate hits lowest level since May 2009 on concerns about the Bank of Japan’s stimulus measures.