Masaaki Shirakawa

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  BOJ Boosts Stimulus, but Markets Unconvinced

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 27, 2012

  Despite actions taken by the BOJ to boost asset-buying by an additional 10 trillion yen ($124 billion), and a pledge to buy longer-term government bonds, markets shrugged off the move and chalked it up to pandering to political pressure rather than a genuine effort to combat deflation.

• BOJ Could Expand Stimulus

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 6, 2012

  The Bank of Japan (BOJ) might boost stimulus in the wake of a vote by the upper house of Parliament to block a nominee to its board and a call by lawmakers for a more “proactive” monetary policy.

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  Yen Falls on G7 Intervention; Japan to Continue Loose Stance

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 18, 2011

  As G7 leaders set in motion a coordinated intervention designed to halt the rise of the yen, Japan continued its own ultra-loose monetary policy, flooding banks with cash to keep interest rates low.