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Japan faces fresh economic gloom TOKYO (AFP) - Worries grew Tuesday that Japan's economy was slipping into recession as job offers sank to their lowest level in four years, while consumer spending and industrial output tumbled.   Nations:Japan   Source:(AFP)   2008-09-30 Bank of Japan offers more funds to ailing markets TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's central bank on Wednesday stepped up efforts to calm financial turmoil, injecting more emergency funds into the banking system and offering dollars to the money market for the first time.   Nations:Japan   Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch   Source:(AFP)   2008-09-24 Central banks turn on funding taps to tackle market squeeze FRANKFURT/TOKYO (Reuters) - The world's top central banks joined forces on Thursday to throw a multi-billion dollar lifeline to global markets in a dramatic effort to free up bank-to-bank lending, frozen by the upheavals on Wall Street.   Nations:Switzerland Germany U.K. India Russia Philippines   People:Dmitry Medvedev   Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch   2008-09-18 Bank of Japan says economy to stay sluggish TOKYO (AFP) - The Bank of Japan said Wednesday that it expected the world's second largest economy to remain sluggish for now amid market turmoil as it kept interest rates at a low 0.50 percent.   Nations:Japan   Source:(AFP)   2008-09-17 Dollar slides against yen on global financial turmoil LONDON (AFP) - The dollar on Tuesday fell to more than three-month lows against the yen as the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy sparked worries over the entire global financial system, analysts said.   Nations:Germany   Activities:Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy   2008-09-16 Headlines Japan faces fresh economic gloom 2008-09-30 Bank of Japan offers more funds to ailing markets 2008-09-24 Central banks turn on funding taps to tackle market squeeze 2008-09-18 Bank of Japan says economy to stay sluggish 2008-09-17 Dollar slides against yen on global financial turmoil 2008-09-16 Central banks strain to contain market crisis 2008-09-16 Japan to avoid deep economic slump: BoJ chief 2008-08-25 BoJ leaves rates unchanged, downgrades outlook 2008-07-15 Lawmakers approve Bank of Japan governor 2008-04-08 Japan proposes BoJ deputy as central bank chief: PM 2008-04-07 Markets brace for slump in Japanese business confidence 2008-03-30 Japan opposition doubts bank nominee 2008-03-09 Central banks join forces to ease credit crisis 2007-12-12 BOJ chief sounds cautious note 2007-12-03 Bank of Japan holds interest rate steady 2007-11-13 Asian, European stock markets rally 2007-09-19 Investors seek refuge as credit worries snowball 2007-08-16 ECB calls for calm, credit worries roil America 2007-08-14 Asia's central banks take steps to calm markets 2007-08-13 Asian stocks plummet on credit fears 2007-08-10 Stocks endure wild day on credit angst 2007-08-10 Asia's central banks join campaign to calm markets 2007-08-10 Upbeat BoJ leaves interest rates on hold 2007-03-20 Yen in the firing line at eurozone finance ministers meet 2007-02-25 Japan's household assets can boost economy: Fukui 2007-02-25 BoJ defies government with first rate rise since July 2007-02-21 Eurozone ministers fret over yen exchange rate 2007-01-29 BoJ calls for regional effort to tame capital flows 2007-01-22 BoJ backs down on rate hike amid political pressure 2007-01-18 Banks to extend massive loans to Japan Airlines: report 2007-01-14 Tame Japanese inflation clouds rate hike outlook 2006-12-01 Top economies upbeat, call for FX flexibility 2006-11-19 Bank of Japan leaves door open to rate rise this year 2006-10-13 Bank of Japan leaves rates unchanged 2006-09-08 G7 growth puts eurozone, US on rate alert: OECD 2006-09-05 IMF urges Japan to use recovery for faster reforms 2006-07-28 Bank of Japan tipped to raise rates as economy snaps back 2006-07-13 Japanese ruling party official indicates support for rate hike 2006-07-10 Upbeat Japan business survey cements rate rise expectations 2006-07-03 BOJ's Fukui, Fed's Bernanke leave summit 2006-06-25 World Economic Forum opens in Tokyo 2006-06-15 Japanese data shows economic recovery still on track 2006-05-30 Japan ends unique super-loose monetary policy 2006-03-09 Dow Ends Down 33, Nasdaq Ends Down 18 2006-03-09 BOJ, govt politely joust over interest rate rise 2006-03-09 BOJ to decide whether to end super-loose policy 2006-03-08 Most-viewed Dollar slides against yen on global financial turmoil 2008-09-16 Central banks strain to contain market crisis 2008-09-16 Bank of Japan offers more funds to ailing markets 2008-09-24 Japan proposes BoJ deputy as central bank chief: PM 2008-04-07

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