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Central banks join forces to ward off credit crunch
Thursday 01 December 2011
Stock markets soar as investors welcome co-ordinated action to boost liquidity
Tokyo curbs record-high yen
Tuesday 01 November 2011
The yen dropped to a three-month low against the dollar yesterday after Japan intervened in the market to curb its currency's rise.
Sean O'Grady: Instability will keep gold on a high, for now
Wednesday 24 August 2011
Economic Studies
Japanese join Swiss in push to devalue currency
Friday 05 August 2011
Japan tamed financial markets and successfully pushed down the value of its currency yesterday, but stalling economic growth in the West and the latest leg of the eurozone crisis suggest that its victory may be shortlived.
Stephen King: Inflation fears have vanished – suddenly it's all about growth
Monday 06 June 2011
Manufacturing surveys from around the world provide a miserable message – growth momentum is fading
Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World, By William D Cohan
Sunday 01 May 2011
The bank that likes to say 'Yes' – to both sides
Stephen Foley: G7's intervention to halt the soaring yen was more than just an act of charity
Saturday 19 March 2011
The co-ordinated response to the surge in the yen was needed to curb speculation and correct perversity in the world’s foreign exchange markets
Emergency G7 meeting called as yen hits record high
Friday 18 March 2011
At the worst possible moment for Japan's economy, the yen has surged to all-time highs against the US dollar and other currencies, making life for its hard-pressed exporters, already battling with disruptions to supply chains and power, even more difficult.
Japanese stocks recover some losses
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Japanese stocks rebounded today, recovering some of the massive losses sustained the last two days following a devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Hamish McRae: This tragedy will have an impact far beyond Japan
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Economic Studies
Tom Sutcliffe: The fairytale survey that became a work of fiction
Tuesday 15 March 2011
Social Studies: Fairytales can offer a safe space in which to explore children's darker fears
Commodities in turmoil on devastation in Japan
Tuesday 15 March 2011
Global commodities markets were plunged into chaos yesterday as traders across the world struggled with the economic implications of the devastating Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
Bank of Japan to support markets as state fears economic impact of quake
Monday 14 March 2011
The Bank of Japan is ready to step in and stabilise the country's financial markets with an injection of up to Y3 trillion (£22.8bn) into the banking system today, as a senior government official admitted the economic impact of the disaster could be "considerable".
Hamish McRae: The cost of catastrophe and unrest is huge in both human and economic terms
Sunday 13 March 2011
Economic View
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