Japan’s finance minister sets deadline for deflation exit (Business Times (Malaysia))

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TOKYO: Japan’s finance minister said he wants the country to pull out of deflation by the end of this year, setting a deadline much earlier than the Bank of Japan’s forecast as he ratchets up pressure for further monetary easing.

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Japan’s finance minister sets deadline for deflation exit (Business Times (Malaysia))

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TOKYO: Japan’s finance minister said he wants the country to pull out of deflation by the end of this year, setting a deadline much earlier than the Bank of Japan’s forecast as he ratchets up pressure for further monetary easing.

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Japan’s finance minister sets deadline for deflation exit (Business Times (Malaysia))

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TOKYO: Japan’s finance minister said he wants the country to pull out of deflation by the end of this year, setting a deadline much earlier than the Bank of Japan’s forecast as he ratchets up pressure for further monetary easing.

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Japan’s finance minister wants nation out of deflation by end of year (People’s Daily)

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Japan’s Finance Minister Naoto Kan said Monday that he wanted the country to be out of deflation by the end of 2010, despite the fact the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has said it expects there to be price declines for around three years. The statement by Kan is his latest effort to convince the BOJ to take a more active role in the economy.

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Japan’s finance minister wants nation out of deflation by end of year (People’s Daily)

Japan’s finance chief calls for end to deflation this year (Channel NewsAsia)

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TOKYO: Japan’s Finance Minister Naoto Kan said Monday he wants the country to beat deflation by the end of the year, setting an earlier deadline than the central bank’s own forecast.

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Japan’s finance chief calls for end to deflation this year (Channel NewsAsia)

Japan finance minister pushes BoJ over deflation (AFP via Yahoo! Singapore News)

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Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan put further pressure on the Bank of Japan Tuesday, telling it to do its part to fight deflation.

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Former Japanese finance minister urges govt to increase consumption tax (People’s Daily)

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Former Japanese Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano urged Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s administration Monday to increase consumption tax in order to deliver the ruling party’s campaign promises. Yosano, a seasoned lawmaker from the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), criticized Hatoyama’s Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) for insisting that he will not raise the tax in his four year term …

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Japan finance minister needles BOJ on inflation targeting (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

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Japan’s Finance Minister Naoto Kan reiterated his desire to target inflation, setting up a clash with the Bank of Japan over how best to pull the country out of deflation.

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Japan finance minister needles BOJ on inflation targeting (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Japan finance minister wants 1% inflation, BOJ help (MalaysiaNews.net)

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TOKYO: Japan’s finance minister said he would like to see price growth of 1 percent and urged the Bank of Japan to cooperate in beating deflation, putting fresh pressure on the central bank for more a…

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Japan finance minister wants 1% inflation, BOJ help (MalaysiaNews.net)

Japan finance minister wants 1% inflation, BOJ help (The Edge Daily)

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TOKYO: Japan’s finance minister said he would like to see price growth of 1 percent and urged the Bank of Japan to cooperate in beating deflation, putting fresh pressure on the central bank for more action to support a fragile economy, according to Reuters.

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Japan finance minister wants 1% inflation, BOJ help (The Edge Daily)