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Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda speaking in the parliament today

via Reuters

And, via Bloomberg:
– Cancelling debt would hurt the credibility of government debt

Kyodo news in Japan reported Nth Korea may have launched missiles earlier
Japan press: Nth Korea may have launched several missiles today
Bloomberg follow-up:

Wal-Mart unveils tech incubator, Store No. 8

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Over the past several months, we’ve highlighted a number of economic studies analyzing the potential negative impact, in terms of job losses, that may be expected to result from the state-mandated minimum wage hikes that are currently being implemented around the country.

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earlier and it includes the spoiler, literal spoiler to the data, that exports to China surged in the month with the lunar new year timing
The data is here
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 Bank of Japan’s Yukitoshi Funo, Member of the Policy Board. Speaking at a meeting with business leaders in Shizuoka
Headlines via Reuters;
– Economy’s momentum for hitting 2% inflation remains in place

Funo saying 2% target likely to be hit in fiscal year beginning April 2018. Yeah, right.

I posted this earlier, worth checking out:
Overnight: “PBOC Said to Inject Funds After Missed Interbank Payments”
OMO’s today:
– To inject 50  bn yuan through 7-day reverse repos

A 90bn yuan injection into money markets, for a net 40bn injection after maturities roll off.