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Katsumi Ishibashi - Senior Cross Asset Analyst

Katsumi Ishibashi is a Senior Cross Asset Analyst at Fidelity International.

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A to-do list for Japan’s next prime minister

Ensuring fiscal and monetary policy continuity while overseeing Japan's response to the Covid-19 crisis will be top priorities for Shinzo Abe's successor.

Katsumi Ishibashi | 3 September 2020

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The BOJ expands purchases and eases further

The BOJ expands purchases and eases further

Katsumi Ishibashi | 27 April 2020

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Bank of Japan’s coordinated easing signals more proactive asset purchases

Today’s move by the Bank of Japan to boost asset purchases underscores a globally coordinated effort by central banks to contain the coronavirus fallout.

Katsumi Ishibashi | 16 March 2020

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Bank of Japan holds its firepower but stresses it is poised to fight if needed

Bank of Japan holds its firepower but stresses it is poised to fight if needed

Katsumi Ishibashi | 31 October 2019

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Bank of Japan holds fire ahead of sales tax increase, but strikes a more dovish tone

The BOJ held steady and said it would pay “closer attention” to economic momentum and review economic and price trends at the next monetary policy meeting.

Katsumi Ishibashi | 19 September 2019

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Japan’s experience offers lessons for China’s financial sector reform

Japan offers China a lesson: postponing action on bad loans for years risks both the domestic economy and the country’s credibility with global investors.

Katsumi Ishibashi + 1 other | 16 September 2019

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BOJ holds steady, with limited scope for any policy moves

BOJ holds steady, with limited scope for any policy moves

Katsumi Ishibashi + 1 other | 20 December 2018

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No exit: Japanese banks continue to feel pain from BOJ’s easy policy

Japan’s banks need to innovate to thrive in the low interest environment rather than wait for the eventual end of the Bank of Japan’s easy monetary policies.

Katsumi Ishibashi | 29 August 2018

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The Bank of Japan fine-tunes monetary policy but sticks to aggressive easing

The Bank of Japan kept its easy monetary policy while tweaking its framework to give itself more flexibility, emphasising that normalisation is nowhere near.

Katsumi Ishibashi | 31 July 2018

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