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Masaaki Shirakawa

Type: Person

Name: Masaaki Shirakawa

Title: Governor

Organization: Bank of Japan

Date of Birth: 1949-09-27

Nationality: Japan

Fact Sheet: Biography for Masaaki Shirakawa

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

The Real Experiment That Is Being Carried Out In Japan

The future never resembles the past - as we well know. But, generally speaking, our imagination and our knowledge are too weak to tell U.S. what particular changes to expect. We do not know what the future holds. Nevertheless, as living and moving beings, ... [Published Seeking Alpha - May 14 2013]

Entities: Inflation, Japan, Deflation, Bank of Japan

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Shinzo Abe

Dollar Breaches 100 Yen

The United States dollar broke through the important 100-yen level on Thursday for the first time in four years, seeming to illustrate progress in the Japanese authorities new efforts to lift the economy out of deflation.After years of Japans struggling ... [Published New York Times - May 09 2013]

Entities: Deflation, Bank of Japan, Inflation, Shinzo Abe

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Bank of England

G-7 Governments Not Playing Favorites as Central Banks Revamped

It’s not paying to be either an insider or the favorite when it comes to landing the top job at a Group of Seven central bank.In naming Stephen Poloz the next governor of its central bank yesterday, Canada bypassed Tiff Macklem, the bank’s current deputy ... [Published Bloomberg - May 03 2013]

Entities: Stephen Poloz, Bank of England, Federal Reserve System, Janet Yellen

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Bank of Japan

Bank of Japan Members Express Concern Over Stimulus

Some members of the Bank of Japan's policy board expressed concerns that increased purchases of government debt could actually impair financial markets and discourage bank lending, minutes of their April 3-4 meeting showed.The April 3-4 meeting crowned ... [Published CNBC - May 02 2013]

Entities: Bank of Japan, yield, Haruhiko Kuroda

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Masaaki Shirakawa

More Time for the Birds, Mr. Shirakawa?

After leaving his job as governor of the Bank of Japan in March, Masaaki Shirakawa indicated he wanted to take it easy for a while and pursue his hobby, birdwatching.It's been nearly a month and half, but he may have more time for that yet.On Wednesday, ... [Published WSJ.com: Japan Real Time - May 01 2013]

Entities: Masaaki Shirakawa, Bank of Japan, Fiscal Year

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Special Report: Kuroda's calculus - How the Bank of Japan staged its big bang

TOKYO (Reuters) - From the moment he assumed the job in March, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko KurodaOnly weeks before Kuroda joined, the board had voted 8 to 1 against a plan for bold monetary easing. Now, vocally backed by a new prime minister, Kuroda ... [Published Yahoo! News - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Bank of Japan, Haruhiko Kuroda, Masaaki Shirakawa, Inflation, Big Bang

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Kuroda's the worst governor for JGBs

THE Bank of Japan's Haruhiko Kuroda caused the worst sovereign debt performance on record in his first month as unprecedented yield swings unsettled investors.Japanese government bonds (JGBs) maturing in more than a year have gained 0.45 per cent on an ... [Published Business Times Malaysia - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Volatility, Bank of Japan, Haruhiko Kuroda, European Federation of Financial Analysts Socie...

First reported Apr 04 2013 - Updated Apr 05 2013 - 2 reports

Bank of Japan Steps Up Stimulus

Central bank doubles its bond purchases in first Kuroda easing salvo.Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda began his campaign to end 15 years of falling prices by doubling monthly bond purchases in a bid to reach 2 percent inflation in two years.The ... [Published Treasury & Risk Management - Apr 04 2013]

Entities: Bank of Japan, Haruhiko Kuroda, Monetary Base, Tokyo

First reported Mar 07 2013 - Updated Mar 07 2013 - 2 reports

BOJ Vote Hints at Changes

The Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy on hold at its final policy board meeting under Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa, but one board member proposed fresh easing steps—a move seen as a precursor to the aggressive easing the incoming leadership is expected ... [Published WSJ.com: What's News US - Mar 07 2013]

Entities: Bank of Japan, Masaaki Shirakawa, Leadership

First reported Mar 07 2013 - Updated Mar 07 2013 - 7 reports

BoJ rejects fresh call for monetary easing

In his final meeting as Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa rejects a proposal for more aggressive easing from two of his board members ... [Published FT.com - International economy - Mar 07 2013]

Entities: Bank of Japan, Masaaki Shirakawa

First reported Feb 28 2013 - Updated Feb 28 2013 - 3 reports

ADB President Nominated to Head Japan Central Bank

(TOKYO) — The government has nominated Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda to head Japan’s central bank, counting on his support for more aggressive monetary policy to help the world’s third-biggest economy escape recession and deflation. ... [Published The China Blog - Feb 28 2013]

Entities: Haruhiko Kuroda, Japan, Shinzo Abe, Deflation, Bank of Japan

First reported Feb 05 2013 - Updated Feb 05 2013 - 3 reports

BOJ Governor Offers to Step Down Early

Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa said he offered to resign as of March 19, three weeks before his term ends, and the prime minister "listened carefully." ... [Published WSJ.com: What's News Asia - Feb 05 2013]

Entities: Bank of Japan, Masaaki Shirakawa, Resignation

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More Time for the Birds, Mr. Shirakawa? [Published WSJ.com: Japan Real Time - May 01 2013]
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Japan's "Abenomics" detractors brace for "I tol... [Published Reuters - Apr 29 2013]
Kuroda's the worst governor for JGBs [Published Business Times Malaysia - Apr 22 2013]
Guest Post: From Shirakawa To Kuroda: The Regim... [Published Zero Hedge - Apr 21 2013]
Guest Post: From Shirakawa To Kuroda: The Regim... [Published Zero Hedge - Apr 21 2013]

Blogs

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The real experiment that is being carried out i... [Published Credit Writedowns - May 14 2013] By Edward Hugh The future never resembles the past – as we well know. But, generally speaking, our imagination and our knowledge are too weak to tell us what particular changes to expect. We do not know what the future holds. Nevertheless, as living ...
More Time for the Birds, Mr. Shirakawa? [Published WSJ.com: Japan Real Time - May 01 2013] After leaving his job as governor of the Bank of Japan in March, Masaaki Shirakawa indicated he wanted to take it easy for a while and pursue his hobby, birdwatching.It's been nearly a month and half, but he may have more time for that yet.On Wednesday, ...
Guest Post: From Shirakawa To Kuroda: The Regim... [Published Zero Hedge - Apr 21 2013] Submitted by Martin Sibileau of A View From The Trenches blog ,The main take away from events in Japan is that the BOJ shifted from a tactic of interventions (under former Governor Masaaki Shirakawa) to one of monetary policy (under current Governor Haruhiko ...
Guest Post: From Shirakawa To Kuroda: The Regim... [Published Zero Hedge - Apr 21 2013] Submitted by Martin Sibileau of A View From The Trenches blog , The main take away from events in Japan is that the BOJ shifted from a tactic of interventions (under former Governor Masaaki Shirakawa) to one of monetary policy (under current Governor ...
Augmented Inflation Targeting: Le Roi Est Mort,... [Published Wall Street Pit - Apr 17 2013] The Bank of Japan has now joined the club of central banks practising a new, post-Crisis form of inflation targeting. This column discusses the new goals, new tools and new challenges of ‘augmented inflation targeting’. Despite economists’ worries and ...

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Interview: Your Party Chief Watanabe (Japanese) [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - Feb 06 2013]