Hayami signals end in sight for zero-rate policy

Hayami signals end in sight for zero-rate policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaru Hayami, in a speech at the central bank's quarterly meeting of branch managers, signals on July 24 that the bank is close to scrapping its 17-month-old hyper-easy monetary policy, citing brighter prospects for an economic recovery and diminishing deflationary risks.

Hayami signals end in sight for zero-rate policy

Hayami signals end in sight for zero-rate policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaru Hayami, in a speech at the central bank's quarterly meeting of branch managers, signals on July 24 that the bank is close to scrapping its 17-month-old hyper-easy monetary policy, citing brighter prospects for an economic recovery and diminishing deflationary risks.

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Panda at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2018. The zoo started separating 17-month-old Xiang Xiang from her mother the same day to give the cub more independence as giant pandas start living on their own when they are around 1 and a half to 2 years old in their natural habitat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo