Tagged: Japan

Netflix eyes Japan as Asia launch pad

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Japan’s TV makers retreat

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Why the RBA won’t cut rates tomorrow

By Michael McCarthy There are also external stimuli that could boost the Australian economy.   The European Central Bank will start injecting euros into the global monetary system in March, and authorities in Japan...

Cheung Kong, Hutchison Whampoa seek $US7.1bn loan

By Dow Jones The 86-year-old tycoon is reorganizing his empire into two companies, separating his Hong Kong property assets from his internationally focused conglomerate. In a Jan. 9 stock-exchange filing, Cheung Kong and Hutchison...

Forex trading volumes spike in 2014

By Dow Jones newswires Currency trading volumes soared to record highs late last year, according to new data released by six central banks, underscoring the profit opportunities created by a series of monetary policy...

Is Australia’s economy at risk of deflation?

But a key thing to watch will be the success of the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan in boosting their countries’ growth rates with looser monetary policy. "The most likely outcome...

Abbott reaches out to Abe over IS threat

By AAP Prime Minister Tony Abbott has reached out to Japan‘s prime minister Shinzo Abe to offer solidarity after Islamic State demanded ransom to spare two Japanese hostages. Mr Abbott spoke with Mr Abe...

BoJ cuts inflation forecast to 1%

By Dow Jones newswires Japan‘s central bank revised down its real GDP forecast for this fiscal year (ending March) from 0. 5 per cent to -0. 5 per cent, while raising its 2015 and...

Aust dollar bounces on BoJ decision

By AAP Japanese policymakers on Wednesday held off fresh easing measures after a two-day meeting, helping the yen to strengthen against the US dollar, Scutt Partners market strategist David Scutt said. Mr Scutt said...