Fitch cuts Japan rating as politics hinders debt plan   Fitch cut Japan's sovereign credit status on Tuesday to the lowest level among global ratings agencies as a political stalemate dims t...

  Japanese pension fund switches to gold   Okayama Metal & Machinery has become the first Japanese pension fund to make public purchases of gold, in a sign of dwindling faith in paper currenci...

  Intervju med banken HSBC’s globale valutasjef David Bloom   I lang tid har storbanken HSBC sin globale valutasjef David Bloom uttrykt sin beundring for norske kroner, som han hyller som de...

  Diskusjon om tilstanden til verdensøkonomien i regi av The Milken Institute   I regi av The Milken Institute holder de en paneldebatt med fem ledende forvaltere: Wolfgang Alkier (Absolute R...

  Gold Traders Get More Bullish as Central Banks Hoard More   Gold traders are more bullish after central banks expanded their bullion reserves andhedge funds increased bets on a rally for the...

  Bank of Japan likely to ease, may buy longer-dated government bonds   The Bank of Japan is likely to ease monetary policy on Friday by boosting asset purchases by up to 10 trillion yen ($12...

  Economics 101 for BOJ Recommended as Takenaka Presses for Easing   The Bank of Japan sees protecting its own balance sheet as more important than ending deflation and spurring the world’s...

  Bank of Japan's Shirakawa stresses commitment to powerful easing   Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa stressed on Wednesday the central bank is fully committed to continuing powerful m...

  Shirakawa Pledges Japan Easing Amid Political Pressure   Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa pledged to continue to add monetary stimulus amid growing calls from politicians for the cen...

  Bank of Japan Nominee Kono Rejected as Lawmakers Seek Easing   Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s nominee to the Bank of Japan (8301)board was rejected by the upper house of parliament in a...

  The Yen's Looming Day of Reckoning   Japan is on an unsustainable path of a strong yen and deflation. The unprofitability of Japan's major exporters and emerging trade deficits suggest that ...

  Fed Hosts Global Gathering on Easy Money   Quantitative-easing programs "stimulate the economy by reducing credit costs," concludes Mark Gertler, a New York University professor, in a paper ...

  Shirakawa Seeks to Shield BOJ From Pressure for Bond Buying   Japan’s central bank chief sought to distance monetary policy from political pressure after stimulus implemented last month st...

  BOJ Adds to Monetary Easing After Contraction   The Bank of Japan added to monetary easing after exports tumbled and the economy contracted by more than forecast in the fourth quarter. Gov...

  Skagenfondene ser større gjeldsproblemer i USA og Japan enn Italia og Spania   Mens rentene på tiårige statsobligasjoner i Italia, Spania og Frankrike igår var henholdsvis 5,63 prosent, ...

  Volcker confirms central bank need to suppress gold to stabilize exchange rates at 'critical point'   Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker today defended government intervention in t...

  Japan's first trade deficit since 1980 raises debt doubts   Japan first annual trade deficit in more than 30 years calls into question how much longer the country can rely on exports to help...

  KWN intervjuer JM Eveillard, fondsforvalter av First Eagle fondene med 50 milliarder US$ under forvaltning   With advancing to the $1,680 level and silver firmly above $32, today King World ...

  Euro Falls to 10-Year Low Against Yen   The euro weakened to a decade low against the yen and Italian bonds fell as the nation raised less than its maximum target at a debt auction. U.S. equ...

  China, Japan to Back Direct Trade of Currencies   Japan and China will promote direct trading of the yen and yuan without using dollars and will encourage the development of a market for com...

  Roubini: Euro Zone 'In Denial,' US Postpones Reforms   Noted economist Nouriel Roubini, credited for predicted the financial crisis, made a plea to policymakers to take tough action needed t...

  Japan Plans to Bolster Intervention War Chest   Japan plans to bolster its intervention war chest to an unprecedented amount, a sign of the government’s vigilance against a yen near postwa...

  Central banks fire the second barrel of QE   The financial markets are becoming ever more dependent on the continuing willingness of the central banks to use their balance sheets to rescue t...

  Japan gold exports in the 10 months ended October totaled 95.6 metric tons   Gold shipments from Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, are at the highest level since at least 1985 as...