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Quantitative Easing, Japan
Japan’s central bank expanded its quantitative easing program in October, swelling Japan’s monetary base by around 80 trillion yen (US$682.9 billion) per annum. The BOJ was expected to cut its consumer price index forecasts to 1.5 per cent when it wraps up its two-day meeting Wednesday, according to local media reports. Japan, QE The latest…
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Japan Housing Starts: Nov 2014
According to a report released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on December 25, 2014, Japan’s housing starts in November 2014 were 78,364 units, down 14.3 per cent from the same month in the previous year, recoding a decline for nine consecutive months, according to Japan Lumber Journal Thursday. Compared to November…
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Japan Housing Starts : Oct 2014
October housing starts in Japan jumped by 4.3 per cent over September but were 12.3 per cent less than October last year, at 79,171 units, according to the Japan Lumber Reports Friday. On a seasonally adjusted basis Japan’s housing starts were 904,000 units, a 2.7 per cent increase over one year ago. Housing Starts, Japan…
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Housing Starts, Japan
New housing starts in Japan for August dropped by 12.5 per cent compared to one year ago, to 73,771 units said Japan Lumber Reports Friday. On a seasonally adjusted basis the starts were 845,000. There was a 6.1 per cent drop in total housing starts for the first 8 months of 2014 compared to the…
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Housing Starts, Japan
Housing Starts, Japan According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan’s housing starts in July 2014 were 72,880 units, a 14.1 per cent drop from the same month in the previous year, and was below the result of the preceding year for the fifth consecutive month, said the Japan Lumber Journal Friday.…
