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An effective formula of combining monetary and fiscal policies means Japan is in a better position to benefit from quantitative easing compared to the U.S., says Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz.
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March's miserable jobs report stoked a debate about the strength of the recovery but helped settle any uncertainty over Federal Reserve policy.
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Digital currency bitcoin has seen a spike in interest coinciding with a huge rally, but it has divided opinion greatly with analysts differing on whether it's an advancement in the monetary system or just a large ponzi scheme that should be avoided.
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An effective formula of combining monetary and fiscal policies means Japan is in a better position to benefit from quantitative easing compared to the U.S., says Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz.
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Spain's banking bailout last year is now a distant memory. But according to one strategist, Spain's fragile economy now faces the possibility of tipping over into a renewed credit crunch.
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Niall Ferguson, Professor at Harvard University says a regime change in policy has happened in Japan. He says the BoJ and other central banks' measures are actually backward looking, applying 1930s Keynesianism.
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Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda played down concerns his burst of monetary stimulus would create asset-price bubbles even as it delivered an immediate pay-off in global markets, with government bond yields at a record low, the yen hitting a 3-1/2 year trough and stocks surging to multi-year highs.
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SINGAPORE, April 5- Singapore's central bank said it will issue its half-yearly monetary policy statement on April 12, with all 11 forecasters polled by Reuters expecting it to maintain the current appreciation path for the Singapore dollar.
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SINGAPORE, April 5- Singapore's central bank said it will issue its half-yearly monetary policy statement on April 12, with all 11 forecasters polled by Reuters expecting it to maintain the current appreciation path for the Singapore dollar.
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Hiroshi Watanabe, President & CEO at Japan Bank for International Cooperation is optimistic on Japan markets with Shinzo Abe at the helm and Haruhiko Kuroda at the BOJ. He expects the inflation rate and wages to rise.
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Joseph Stiglitz, Professor at Columbia University and 2001 Nobel Prize Winner says he's hopeful that Japanese stimulus will produce a bigger domestic effect than the U.S QE program.
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TOKYO, April 5- Japan's central bank bent global markets to its will on Friday, a day after announcing the world's most intense burst of monetary stimulus, putting the yen into a nose-dive and fuelling a surge in Japanese stocks to 4-1/ 2 year highs.
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WASHINGTON, April 4- The Federal Reserve should focus its energies on bringing down an elevated U.S. unemployment rate even if inflation "slightly" exceeds the central bank's target, Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen said on Thursday.
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*Facebook shares rise on new app software, Google falls. NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stocks ended slightly higher on Thursday after the Bank of Japan announced aggressive, market-lifting policies to jump-start its economy, but weak U.S. jobs data capped gains.
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*Facebook shares rise on new app software, Google falls. NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stocks ended slightly higher on Thursday after the Bank of Japan announced aggressive, market-lifting policies to jump-start its economy, but weak U.S. jobs data capped gains.
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*Yen sinks 3.3 pct vs U.S. dollar on bold Bank of Japan easing. NEW YORK, April 4- The yen slumped on Thursday after the Bank of Japan unveiled a bold plan to pump money into the economy, while U.S. stocks gained on investor optimism that expansionary central bank policies would remain supportive for equities.
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After gold plunged Thursday, pros disagreed on how to trade it but came to a consensus on what's pushing it lower.
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With the divergence widening between U.S. economic prospects and the outlook for Britain, Japan, and the euro zone, experts see dollar strength ahead.
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NEW YORK, April 4- Gold fell for a third straight session on Thursday, hitting a 10- month low as unprecedented monetary stimulus from the Bank of Japan and hopes for another European Central Bank rate cut failed to stem heavy selling of bullion by funds.
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*Bank of Japan steps up asset purchases to boost economy. Treasury debt market rallied on Thursday as investors sought higher-yielding dollar assets after the Bank of Japan said it would step up asset purchases to boost its economy, sending Japanese bond yields to record lows.
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*Yen sinks 3.3 pct vs dollar on bold Bank of Japan easing. NEW YORK, April 4- The yen sank on Thursday after the Bank of Japan unveiled a bold plan to pump money into the economy, pushing the dollar higher, while U.S. stocks edged higher on investor relief that central bank policies would remain supportive for equities.