Leika Kihara

Central banks ending era of clear promises, return to ‘artful’ policy

August 25, 2021 at 6:13 a.m.

NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - The world's major central banks are returning to a more opaque and artful approach to policymaking, ending a crisis-era experiment with explicit promises that they found...

Gasto familiar de Japón cae, siembra dudas sobre optimismo del BOJ

August 25, 2021 at 6:05 a.m.

TOKIO (Reuters) - El gasto de las familias de Japón cayó inesperadamente en mayo, debido a que un aumento del impuesto a las ventas siguió afectando al consumo, aumentando las...

Japan post-tax consumption slumps: IMF calls for forceful reforms

August 25, 2021 at 5:23 a.m.

By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's consumer spending and production slumped more than expected in response to last month's sales tax increase, raising questions about the...

Bank of Japan, more confident about recovery, quietly eyes stimulus exit

August 25, 2021 at 5:18 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan has begun shifting its focus from supporting growth to ways of phasing out its massive stimulus, taking first tentative steps towards a potentially...

Weak Japan exports, not tax hike, could shake BOJ into action

August 25, 2021 at 4:53 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is increasingly confident that the economy is weathering a recent tax increase and is on its way out of deflation, but another threat...

Tax hike takes toll on Japan retailers’ mood, but outlook brighter

November 4, 2021 at 1:45 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's service-sector sentiment worsened in April at the fastest pace since the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, a government survey showed, a sign the sales tax hike...

Tax hike takes toll on Japan retailers’ mood, but outlook brighter

December 23, 2018 at 11:47 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's service-sector sentiment worsened in April at the fastest pace since the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, a government survey showed, a sign the sales tax hike...

BOJ says 90 percent of banks taking on more risk post-QE

August 25, 2021 at 3:51 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Over 90 percent of Japanese banks have increased loans and investment in riskier assets in the past year, the Bank of Japan said on Wednesday, suggesting that...

IMF Shinohara: Tighter funding may weigh on Asian growth

August 25, 2021 at 3:53 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Emerging Asian nations are seeing financial conditions tighten more than expected as the U.S. Federal Reserve tapers its massive stimulus, which may weigh on the region's economic...

Japan urges G20 cooperation to ease geopolitical risks

August 25, 2021 at 3:52 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan urged G20 countries to work closely together to alleviate geo-political uncertainties over Ukraine that may hurt global growth, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday. Speaking...

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