Japan
Asia
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Japan's sovereign debt rating to A+ and has placed the country on a negative outlook owing to its rising public debt pile.
22 May 2012
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Economics
Japanese government spending helped fuel a gradual recovery fron last year's earthquake and tsunami, with growth up 1% for Q1 compared to the previous quarter.
17 May 2012
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Economics
Japan's central bank has further eased monetary policy by expanding its asset purchasing programme from 65trn to 70trn yen and buying riskier assets including ETFs.
27 April 2012
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Asia
The Bank of Japan has announced further asset-purchases as part of its latest bid to end 20 years of deflationary pressures - but how significant is its recent change in tack?
26 April 2012
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Economics
Japan has agreed to loan the International Monetary Fund (IMF) $60bn after repeated calls from the organisation for additional funds to help it tackle the eurozone crisis.
17 April 2012
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