* EU seeking ways to get banks lending * Reserve Bank of Australia cuts rates by full point * Bank of Japan seeks to help cash-strapped companies * Asia stocks tumble but Europe perks up...
Sept 17 - The Bank of Japan may sound a slightly brighter note on the economy on Thursday which combined with improving corporate financing would pave the way for a broader debate next month on...
TOKYO, Sept 8 - The balance of outstanding loans held by Japanese banks rose 1.8 percent in August from the same month a year earlier, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday, slowing further from...
TOKYO, June 11 - The Bank of Japan looks set to hold off on new initiatives at its next policy review and may strike a slightly more upbeat tone on the economy as rising exports...
The Bank of Japan will likely cut its forecasts for the economy in a half-yearly outlook report at the end of April, minutes showed some board members saying at a policy meeting last month, underscoring its concern about the nation's deepening recession...
TOKYO, April 10 - The balance of outstanding loans held by Japanese banks rose 3.4 percent in March from a year earlier, Bank of Japan data...
TOKYO, March 9 - The balance of outstanding loans held by Japanese banks rose 3.5 percent in February from a year earlier, Bank of Japan data showed on Monday. Loans held by the country's four...
NEW YORK, Feb 12 - The Bank of Japan may extend programs aimed at increasing the flow of credit to businesses for up to half a year longer than initially planned, The Nikkei business daily...
July 15 - Following are profiles of the Bank of Japan's policy board members. The board currently has one vacancy: MASAAKI SHIRAKAWA, 59, governor A career central banker who took the helm of the BOJ...
April 7 - Following are profiles of the Bank of Japan's eight policy board members: The board currently has one vacancy. MASAAKI SHIRAKAWA, 59, governor Shirakawa, a dyed-in-the-wool central banker who took the helm of...