Tags: Haruhiko Kuroda
Asian shares tread cautiously after Obama speech
Asian share market sentiment was cautious on Thursday after U.S. President Barack Obama vowed to fight Islamic State militants, while the dollar pushed to fresh six-year highs against the yen.
Revised data show Japan second-quarter GDP shrank more than expected
Japan's economy shrank an annualised 7.1 percent in April-June from the previous quarter, more than a preliminary estimate, underscoring concerns the hit from an April increase in the sales tax may have been bigger than expected.
Weak data to test BOJ's rosy economic view, policy on hold
The Bank of Japan will maintain its existing stimulus policy and optimistic economic view on when it meets on Thursday, sources say, preferring to take more time to gauge whether a run of weak data is sufficient to threaten a fragile recovery.
Japanese stock is Asian top gainer
Japan was a winner when it came to how its stocks performed on the market. Japanese stocks were performing well. In fact, it topped in terms of gains this year in comparison to 24 major developed equity markets.
