Robert Feldman News
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This week’s slide in Japanese stocks raises the stakes for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s planned revamp of business regulations as officials sought to sustain confidence in efforts to revive the economy.
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s drive to revise Japan’s pacifist constitution for the first time risks alienating voters who support his economic agenda and dividing his coalition government before July elections.
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A stronger Chinese currency is in the world’s interest, according to Robert Feldman , head of economic research at Morgan Stanley in Tokyo.
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Japan’s recovery is poised to slow as a leadership change in the government distracts from pressure on the central bank to step up efforts to defeat deflation, said Morgan Stanley’s Robert Feldman .
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Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan ’s failure to pass legislation approving an increase in bond sales risks forcing officials to seek alternative funding methods and unsettling investors, according to Morgan Stanley.
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Japanese court rulings invalidating part of December’s election because of the outsize weight of rural votes is putting pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to rectify the situation with legislation.
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Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda is set for parliamentary confirmation as Japan’s next central bank chief following his nomination, ushering in a leadership team projected to step up monetary stimulus.
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe takes his plans to pull the economy out of recession to a divided parliament next week, seeking to win support for reshaping the Bank of Japan in favor of aggressive monetary easing.
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Haruhiko Kuroda will appear before parliament again even if he’s confirmed this week as Bank of Japan governor as a technicality in the nomination process means lawmakers will vote twice on his candidacy.
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Two weeks after Japan’s March 11 earthquake knocked out more than 650 of Toyota Motor Corp.’s suppliers, halting worldwide production, the automaker had to decide where to focus its resources. It picked the Prius.
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