Japan Archive
A Stab At Resolving The Inflation/Deflation Debate
There is a great debate raging between students of monetary economics. On the one hand, there are the deflationists who point to the massive deleveraging in the housing, mortgage, credit and stock markets. The fall ...
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Looks Like Another Good Week; Dow Continues to Lead - Mostly; Carry Trade Back In Full Force
It's looking like another good week for the stock market. Here's how the action looks through 4 days:
Dow: +151, to 13,477
S&P: +7, to 1513
Nasdaq: -23, to 2539
Russell 2000: -14, to 816
Again, we are seeing the ...
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Bank of Japan Holds Target Interest Rate Steady
April 27, 2007 · Category: Foreign Exchange, Japan
At 2:07pm in Japan, 10:07pm out here in California, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) held its interest rate target steady at .5%. This is good news for stocks as it doesn't put any pressure on ...
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The Vernal Equinox - A National Holiday in Japan (Wed March 21, 2007)
March 20, 2007 · Category: Japan
The Tokyo Stock Exchange is usually open from 5pm - 11pm PST (9am - 3pm the next day in Tokyo) and so I was just trying to check it on Yahoo! before calling it a night, ...
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