Miyako Suda News
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The Bank of Japan faces increased pressure to step up easing in coming weeks as political leadership changes and pessimism among manufacturers fuel calls for more aggressive action to end deflation and revive growth.
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Japan’s government nominated Sayuri Shirai , an economics professor, to the Bank of Japan’s policy board, upholding a practice of replacing the sole female board member with another woman.
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Sayuri Shirai , nominated to the Bank of Japan’s board this week, warned as a scholar that governments shouldn’t be fooled into confidence in their debt levels by a lack of stress in the bond market, which can react too slowly to emerging crises.
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The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Asia’s local bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from the previous trading session unless stated otherwise.
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Bank of Japan board member Miyako Suda said the nation probably won’t overcome deflation in the year starting April, an outlook that conflicts with the central bank’s forecast of moderate inflation in the year.
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The Bank of Japan added 10 trillion yen ($118 billion) in liquidity injections after a surge in the nation’s currency to a 15-year high threatened economic growth.
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Bank of Japan board member Miyako Suda said uncertainty over the economic outlook has risen because of Europe’s deepening sovereign-debt crisis.
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Japan’s bonds rose the most in almost two weeks as speculation Europe’s debt crisis will spread caused investors to seek the refuge of government debt.
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