Inflation and Deflation

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan unleashed the world's most intense burst of monetary stimulus on April 4, promising to inject about $1.4 trillion into the economy in less than two years. Here are short profiles of the Bank of Japan's board that...

TOKYO (Reuters) - From the moment he assumed the job in March, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda had a number in mind: 9. The number had nothing to do with the scale of the bank's stimulus plan, which the market had been buzzing about. It was a...

* Inflation falls to below ECB goal; rate cut seen Thursday * Debt crisis leaves 19 mln unemployed in March * EU Commission says no "austerity dogma", seeks growth By Robin Emmott and Annika Breidthardt BRUSSELS/BERLIN, April 30 (Reuters) -...

BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Inflation in the euro zone has fallen to a three-year low and unemployment has hit a new record, cementing expectations of an interest rate cut by the European Central Bank later this week. With the bloc's economy mired in...

* European shares extend gains on rate cut hopes * Fall in euro zone inflation adds to rate cut case * Potential ECB move pressures euro, weaker dlr caps fall * Gold falls 0.2 pct as ETF holdings slide By Richard Hubbard LONDON, April 30 (Reuters)...

WASHINGTON -- The Eurozone's unemployment rate hit a record high of 12.1% in March as the region continued to struggle with recession, government officials said Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate for the 17-nation group topped the previous...

* U.S. Midwest business activity contracts in April * Fall in euro zone inflation adds to rate cut case * Oil drops on growth worries By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - U.S. and European stocks declined and the dollar fell against...

* U.S. Midwest business activity contracts in April; US dollar falls * Fall in euro zone inflation adds to rate cut case * Oil drops on growth worries By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - Stocks on major markets edged higher on...

* Consumer spending rises 0.2 percent in March * Drop in prices likely to receive scrutiny at Fed * Big jump in utility spending; demand for goods weak * Pending home sales increase 1.5 percent in March By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters)...

(The author is a Reuters columnist and the opinions expressed are his own. For more from John Wasik see http://link.reuters.com/syk97s) By John Wasik CHICAGO, April 29 (Reuters) - Whether you need to invest a tax refund or simply want to see if you're...

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By Tomasz Janowski and Chikako Mogi TOKYO, April 30 (Reuters) - In the shadows of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's formidable PR machine, a small, tenacious group of "Abenomics" detractors is battling to be heard and waiting for their "I told you so" moment....