Masaaki Shirakawa

• Bank of Japan Steps Up Stimulus

  By Toru Fujioka and Masahiro Hidaka, Bloomberg  |  April 4, 2013

  Central bank doubles its bond purchases in first Kuroda easing salvo.

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  Dollar’s Swings Could Continue

  By Susan Kelly  |  March 20, 2013

  Europe’s fiscal crisis, Japanese monetary policy fuel FX volatility.

• Kuroda Offers Bank of Japan Deflation-Fight Credibility

  By John Brinsley, Bloomberg  |  February 25, 2013

  Asian Development Bank’s leader may be the next BOJ chief.

• G-20 Signals Support for Japan Easing

  By Simon Kennedy, Toru Fujioka and Raymond Colitt, Bloomberg  |  February 18, 2013

  But global finance chiefs draw the line at publicly advocating a weaker yen.

• Bank of Japan Expands Stimulus

  By Toru Fujioka and Masahiro Hidaka, Blomberg  |  October 30, 2012

  Central bank increases asset-purchase program for second month in a row.

• Dollar Falls Most Since 2011

  By John Detrixhe, Bloomberg  |  October 1, 2012

  ECB’s efforts to protect euro and Federal Reserve’s bond buying undermine U.S. currency.

• Bank of Japan Unexpectedly Eases

  By Toru Fujioka, Bloomberg  |  September 19, 2012

  As growth falters, central bank boosts asset-purchase fund by $126 bln.

• Euro Touches Two-Year Low

  By Lucy Meakin and Kristine Aquino, Bloomberg  |  July 9, 2012

  Currency remains weak as region’s finance ministers meet.

• Global Manufacturing Slows

  By Simone Meier, Bloomberg  |  June 21, 2012

  Euro-area output shrinks and a Chinese indicator points to a contraction.

• Central Banks Warn on Europe

  By Simon Kennedy, Bloomberg  |  June 15, 2012

  Eurozone’s troubles could roil financial markets, global economy, policy makers say.