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Japan PM's "Third Arrow" reforms seen short of overhaul
ReutersBy Linda Sieg and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Anyone expecting a broad overhaul of Japan's economy that would remove barriers to competition will likely be disappointed when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launches his "Third Arrow" policy next...Tags: Elections, Money and Monetary Policy, Summits, Economic Policy, Politics
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Japan govt takes aim at electricity monopolies
Reuters* Japan power costs among highest in world * Electricity mkt overhaul is key part of PM's reform agenda * But regional monopolies will be hard to overcome By Aaron Sheldrick and Risa Maeda TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japan is embarking on its most...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Business Enterprises, Energy, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Parliament
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Japan's first quarter growth beats forecasts as first stimulus effects felt
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy grew faster than expected in January-March, expanding at its quickest pace in a year on the back of solid private consumption and a rise in exports spurred by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive monetary and fiscal...Tags: Japan, Gross Domestic Product, Weather, Economic Indicator, Weather Reports
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METALS-Copper slips on demand fears after U.S., European data
ReutersSINGAPORE, May 16 (Reuters) - London copper slipped on Thursday after Europe's shrinking economy and a drop in U.S. factory output underlined a dimming demand outlook for metals, although a softer dollar limited losses. FUNDAMENTALS * Three-month...Tags: Japan, Metal and Mineral, Foreign Exchange Market, Germany, Market and Exchange
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Japan's parliament approves $906 billion budget to revive economy
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's parliament has approved a record-high 92.6 trillion yen ($906.2 billion) budget for this fiscal year, raising military spending for the first time in 11 years and boosting public works outlays to help revive the economy. The...Tags: Japan, Upper House, Parliament, Lower House, Politics
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PREVIEW-Japan Q1 growth pickup to show early stimulus effects
Reuters* Q1 GDP forecast +0.7 pct qtr/qtr, 2.8 pct annualised * Consumption seen +0.9 pct qtr/qtr, capex +0.7 pct * First "Abenomics" report card to show early effects * Economy seen sustaining growth in Q2 as exports recover * No growth contribution from...Tags: Japan, Investments, Economic Indicator, Consumers, Government Debt
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Japan first-quarter growth pickup to show early stimulus effects
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy is expected to have grown in January-March at its fastest pace in a year due to solid private consumption and a recovery in capital investment encouraged by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recipe of aggressive monetary and...Tags: Japan, Investments, Economic Indicator, Consumers, Government Debt
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CORRECTED-ANALYSIS-Japan government-bond selloff sparks fears of too much, too fast
Reuters(Corrects recent range of 10-year JGB yield in 20th paragraph) * Narrowing spread of JGBs, US Treasuries could stem price fall * BOJ could frontload its JGB buying to calm markets -strategist By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - A three-day...Tags: Inflation and Deflation, Credit Ratings, Citigroup Incorporated, Money and Monetary Policy, Bonds
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INTERVIEW-Hedge fund billionaire Loeb says Sony reminds him of Yahoo
ReutersBy Chikafumi Hodo and Tim Kelly TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb says Sony Corp reminds him of Yahoo Inc before he waged a bitter proxy fight that triggered a boardroom shake-out at the Internet company last year....Tags: Electronics, Mutual Funds, Marissa Mayer, Japan, Science and Technology
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COLUMN-Weak yen a boon for investors, not Japan: James Saft
Reuters(James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own) By James Saft May 14 (Reuters) - Buy Japanese stocks if you must but don't expect Abenomics and the fall of the yen to revitalize Japan's economy. The yen has fallen by more than...Tags: Mutual Funds, Money and Monetary Policy, United Kingdom, Exports, Donovan
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Japan PM Abe: Closely watching JGB market movements
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that the government was closely watching movements in the bond market to ensure that it could digest Japanese government bonds in a stable manner. Abe said he expected the Bank of...Tags: Japan, Bonds, Financial Markets
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Woodbrook buys Tokyo office property as market rebounds-sources
ReutersBy Junko Fujita TOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S.-based Westbrook Partners led the acquisition of a majority stake in a Tokyo office tower for about 30 billion yen ($295 million) as the market rebounds in the capital of the world's third-largest economy,...Tags: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Services and Shopping, Finance, Rentals, Japan
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