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Japan announces $51 billion Stimulus Package

Japan announced a $51 billion fiscal stimulus package to help households and businesses, the boldest of several measures officials took Thursday to t[...] read more »
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Japan's Short-Selling Rules Brought Forward to Today

Japan brought forward restrictions on short selling of shares after stocks in Tokyo extended declines to the lowest levels since October 1982. read more »
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Yen Rises After BOJ Lowers Interest Rates by Less Than Expected

The yen rose against the dollar after the Bank of Japan lowered interest rates by less than economists had forecast. read more »
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Weak Japan data adds to recession fears

Weak Japanese exports and poor corporate earnings provided more evidence of the economic damage wrought by the global financial crisis, knocking Asia[...] read more »
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Why the Japan ETF May Make My Holiday Wish List

It is true that the iShares Japan Index Fund (EWJ) is trading at book value. That's got to start looking good to some investors. read more »
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Japan Airlines' CEO slashes his pay below the pay of pilots

Haruka Nishimatsu brings a startling comparison to the table when set head to head with American CEOs leading the news. In a media frenzy of automake[...] read more »
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What a Japan Slowdown Means for the World and ETFs

Japanese manufacturers are slumping, and the sentiment could spread further into markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) if there is no resolution. read more »
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What's The Problem With Detroit?

What exactly is the problem with Detroit's auto industry and who's to blame? Management? The unions? The real answer may surprise you. read more »
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Japan auto sales plunge as young lose interest

That kind of thinking -- which automakers here have dubbed "kuruma banare," or "demotorization" -- is a U-turn from earlier generations of Japane[...] read more »
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Japanese finance minister resigns but denies he was drunk at G7 conference

Mr Nakagawa said that he had no option but to step down immediately after seeing the anger his behaviour had caused in parliament. His resignation is another blow to the already shaky government of Prime Minister Taro Aso. read more »
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Japan's industry, jobs weaker

Reports show output down a record 8.1% in November while jobless rate edges up to 3.9%. read more »
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Yen Falls on Industrial Optimism in Europe

The Japanese currency started this week falling versus most of the 16 main traded currencies after one of the main European electronics producer post[...] read more »
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Insight: United States May Face A ‘Lost Decade' Like Japan

No one in their right mind thinks the United States could fall victim to a Japanese-like lost decade. After all, the argument goes, US policymakers h[...] read more »
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Europe Faces Dire GDP Data, Japan Deflation Looms

Spain reported its worst economic contraction in 15 years on Thursday, heralding the dire data expected tomorrow from Europe's biggest nations, while Japan highlighted the risk of damaging deflation. read more »
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Worst Isn't Over for Japan

The world's second largest economy contracted at its sharpest pace in nearly 35 years during the last quarter of 2008. Now, it's likely to continue to underperform other major nations early this year as demand for its manufactured goods collapses. read more »
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