Bank of Japan governor, Toshihiko Fukui, has expressed a desire to keep credit rates low in Japan. His aspiration to stabilize interest rates has had a positive effect on the US Dollar in Japan, reports from Tokyo are showing. While many global markets are reeling from the subprime credit problems in the US, Japan is remaining calm and forgoing a reactionary rate hike. Forbes reports:
‘I understand that global credit markets are now in the process of
re-pricing risk, and we need to see if the current re-pricing proceeds
in an orderly fashion, or if it develops in a disorderly manner,’ Fukui
said.
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