Topic: Asian Economy
India Economy
AP News
People purchase watermelons at a wholesale fruit market in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. India's economic growth will likely hit 7.2 percent for the fiscal year ending March, the government said Monday, adding to pressure on policymakers to unwind generous stimulus measures that helped pull Asia's ...
Bank of Japan, under pressure, holds rates steady
AFP Global Edition
Japan's central bank, facing political pressure not to scale down stimulus measures too early, kept its super-low interest rates unchanged Tuesday, saying beating deflation was a critical challenge. The move disappointed some investors who had apparently been hoping for fresh action by the Bank of Japan to shore up ...
Bank of Japan holds interest rate at 0.1 percent
AFP Global Edition
Japan's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged at 0.1 percent at a meeting Tuesday, saying it was crucial for the world's second largest economy to overcome deflation. At the same time, the Bank of Japan upgraded its growth forecasts slightly, predicting that the economy would ...
Japan manufacturers' mood brightens
Reuters US Online Report Business News
TOKYO (Reuters) - Confidence among Japanese manufacturers has recovered to its highest level since the financial crisis hit, as strong exports to resurgent Asian markets raise hopes of a steady global recovery, a Reuters poll showed. The Bank of Japan, which wraps up a two-day rate-setting meeting on Tuesday, will likely ...
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