The Role of The Bank of Japan in Global Finance

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept rates at 0.5% after lowering its inflation forecasts for 2007, only Governor Fukui‘s comments prevented the yen soared downward. Meanwhile in Europe, Sarkozy’s campaign introduces a wedge at the ECB, and the pound becomes volatile due to the uncertainty on the BoE’s next move. And against the backdrop of …