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Japan approves $45 billion in extra spending

by David Brancaccio
Aug 2, 2016
Some are saying this amount is too little.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech in Fukuoka, Japan in late July.
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Why buy bonds with a negative yield?

by Tracey Samuelson
Mar 1, 2016
Japan now has 10-year government bonds with a negative yield. Investors want them.
Japanese yen notes.
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Japan - what just happened?

by Mark Garrison
Dec 24, 2015
Figuring out Japan's economic progress is tough, but it does affect the U.S. economy.
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Japan's trade negotiations may be troubled by currency

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 28, 2015
Some are claiming the Bank of Japan is manipulating currency.
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