Japan puts off an increase in its sales tax
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Japan’s economy grew at a 2.4% rate in the first quarter of 2015, the Japanese government reported today. That’s a very welcome continuation of the recovery from the recession that hit the country in the middle of 2014.
Trick or Trend: Is the Bank of Japan out to monetize the country’s debt?
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The Japanese government announced today that the Japanese economy contracted at an annualized 1.6% rate in the quarter that ended on September 30. Put that together with the much bigger June quarter drop of 7.3% (revised upwards today from 7.1%) and Japan is officially in recession. Again.
Surprise! The Bank of Japan moves to crush the yen and restore economic growth and inflation
Following hard on the heels of a surprise interest rate increase from the Banco Central do Brasil, which sparked a huge rally in Sao Paulo, today the Bank of Japan expanded its promise of purchases of Japanese Government Bonds to 80 trillion yen ($727 billion), an increase of 30 trillion yen. The Government Pension Fund will increase its allocation to stocks to 50%