Bank Of Japan Rate Decision Due On Friday

BEIJING (dpa-AFX) - The Bank of Japan will wrap up its monetary policy meeting on Friday and then announce its decision on interest rates, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. The central bank is widely expected to keep its ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Overall Bank Lending Rises 2.1% In February

The value of overall bank lending in Japan was up 2.1 percent on year in February, the Bank of Japan said on Thursday - coming in at 521.735 trillion yen. That follows the downwardly revised 2.3 percent increase in January (originally 2.4 percent). ( read original story ...)

Japan’s economy grew 1.6 percent in the last quarter of 2017

"Still, Japan's growth will hold firm at least until summer, led by exports and capital expenditure, with help from the solid U.S. economy." With inflation remaining distant from the 2 percent target, the Bank of Japan is widely expected to keep its ... ( read original story ...)

Digital Realty Is Raining Dividends

Digital contributed its recently completed project in Osaka, and Mitsubishi contributed two existing ... noting it's the 13th straight year of an increase, since the IPO in 2004. Digital has a long history of raising dividends, as noted above, it's the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan central bank chief tempers talk of easy policy exit

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s central bank chief said on Tuesday a future exit from ultra-easy monetary policy would need to be “very gradual”, in comments analysts described as a bid to temper expectations about a near-term end to crisis-mode stimulus. ( read original story ...)

Northern Territories issue haunts Japan’s leaders

Whenever Japanese and Russian leaders meet, the issue of what Japan refers to as the Northern Territories is unavoidable. This territorial dispute is the underlying factor in dealings between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President ... ( read original story ...)