By Kaori Kaneko and Stanley White
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose in May at the fastest annual rate in more than two years with the help of a weak yen and a moderate pick-up in global demand, boding well for the government's efforts to steer the economy through market turbul...
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By Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank will shift monetary policy if economic conditions change sharply in the future, leaving the door open for further monetary stimulus if needed to pull the country out of deflation.
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By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers will likely announce on Wednesday that they will keep buying bonds at a monthly pace of $85 billion, while keeping their options open to scale back the program later this year if the U.S. labor market continues to improve....
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday he expects financial markets to stabilize over time, reflecting improvements in Japan's economy.
The BOJ will examine both upside and downside risks to the economy and prices, and make policy adjustments as nee...
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By Lisa Twaronite and Wayne Cole
TOKYO/SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar drifted lower against the yen in Asia on Wednesday but major currency moves were small as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and hoped for some clear signals on the future of U.S. mo...
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By Stephanie Simon
(Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will make its training sessions on financial policy and debt sustainability available online this year to government officials worldwide, allowing it to reach a bigger audience at lower cost, it said on Wednesday.
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