Collusion_How Central Bankers Rigged the World

by Nomi Prins

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  152. “Japan Reports Record Annual Trade Deficit.”

  153. Ibid.

  154. Japan Times, www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/04/12/business/g-20-lauds-abenomics-tax-hike-but-not-reforms-aso/#.V5oi_vkrLIV. The article is no longer available on the Japan Times system.

  155. Li Anne Wong and Susan Li, “Kuroda: Impact of Japan Tax Hike Will Be Contained,” CNBC, May 4, 2014, www.cnbc.com/2014/05/04/kuroda-impact-of-japan-tax-hike-will-be-contained.html.

  156. Toru Fujioka and Masahiro Hidaka, “BOJ Refrains from Extra Ease as It Predicts Faster Inflation,” Bloomberg, April 30, 2014, www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-04-30/boj-sticks-with-record-easing-as-kuroda-gauges-sales-tax-effect.

  157. Patrick Graham, “Yen Rally Slackens Off, All Eyes on ECB Meeting,” Reuters, May 29, 2014, www.reuters.com/article/us-markets-forex-idUSKBN0EA08320140530.

  158. Toru Takahashi, “BRICS Bank Can Contribute to Global Growth: BOJ’s Kuroda,” Nikkei Asian Review, July 25, 2014, https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/BRICS-bank-can-contribute-to-global-growth-BOJ-s-Kuroda.

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  160. Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto, “Japan PM, Finance Minister Unalarmed by Weak Yen for Now,” Reuters, October 6, 2014, www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-economy-abe-idUSKCN0HV0DM20141006.

  161. Lew and Bussey, transcript of Economic Policy After the Omnibus event.

  162. Michael Flaherty and Jonathan Spicer, “US Fed Frets over Strong Dollar, Global Woes: Minutes,” Reuters, October 8, 2014, www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-idUSKCN0HX20M20141008.

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  165. Louise Lucas, “Yen Tensions Emerge between Shinzo Abe and Haruhiko Kuroda,” Financial Times, October 9, 2014.

  166. Heidi Moore, “The Fed Has Quietly Ended Its Stimulus. Now the Hard Work Really Begins,” Guardian (Manchester), October 29, 2014, www.theguardian.com/business/2014/oct/29/fed-quietly-ends-stimulus-hard-work.

  167. Kimberly Amadeo, “What Is Quantitative Easing? Definition and Explanation,” Balance, June 15, 2017, www.thebalance.com/what-is-quantitative-easing-definition-and-explanation-3305881.

  168. Angela Monaghan and Graeme Wearden, “Bank of Japan to Inject 80 Trillion Yen into Its Economy,” Guardian (Manchester), October 31, 2014, www.theguardian.com/business/2014/oct/31/bank-of-japan-80-trillion-yen-economy.

  169. Toru Fujioka and Masahiro Hidaka, “Kuroda Surprises with Stimulus Boost as Japan Struggles,” Bloomberg, October 31, 2014, www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-10-31/boj-unexpectedly-boosts-easing-amid-weak-price-gains.

  170. “Kuroda Remarks Open Possibilities for Shift in BOJ Stimulus,” Business Times (Singapore), January 26, 2015, www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/kuroda-remarks-open-possibilities-for-shift-in-boj-stimulus.

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  180. “Japan’s Regional Banks Feel Impact of BoJ Stimulus,” Financial Times, April 11, 2015, www.ft.com/content/6c036d62-e0c2-11e4-9f72-00144feab7de.

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  185. Toru Fujioka and Masahiro Hidaka, “Bank of Japan Meets After Kuroda Moves Yen: Decision-Day Guide,” Bloomberg, June 18, 2015, www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-18/bank-of-japan-meets-after-kuroda-moves-yen-decision-day-guide.

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  187. Keiko Ujikane and Joji Mochida, “Abe Offers Kuroda Understanding as Markets Undercut Price Goal,” Bloomberg, August 24, 2015, www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-24/abe-offers-understanding-to-boj-in-its-struggle-for-inflation.

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  189. Haruhiko Kuroda, “Crude Oil Prices and Price Stability” (speech at Japan’s National Press Club, Bank of Japan, Tokyo, February 27, 2015), www.boj.or.jp/en/announcements/press/koen_2015/data/ko150227a1.pdf.

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  196. Ibid.

  197. Ibid.

  198. Netty Idayu Ismail and Candice Zachariahs, “Yen’s Drop Lags Previous Shocks as Kuroda’s Firepower Stutters,” Bloomberg, January 29, 2016, www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-29/yen-s-drop-lags-previous-shocks-as-kuroda-s-firepower-stutters.

  199. David Lawder and Jason Lange, “G20 Worried by ‘Modest’ Global Growth, Commo dities Weakness,” Reuters, April 14, 2016, www.reuters.com/article/us-imf-g-idUSKCN0XB2O3.

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  201. “Big Week for BoJ as Surging Yen Piles on Easing Pressure,” Financial Times, April 25, 2016.

  202. Haruhiko Kuroda, “The Battle against Deflation: The Evolution of Monetary Policy and Japan’s Experience” (speech, Columbia University, New York, April 13, 2016), www.boj.or.jp/en/announcements/press/koen_2016/ko160414a.htm/.

  203. “Decisions Regarding Monetary Policy Implementation” (press release), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 27, 2016, www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/monetary20160427a1.pdf.

  204. Takashi Nakamichi and Megumi Fujikawa, “Bank of Japan Keeps Policy Unchanged; Yen Rises,” Wall Street Journal, April 28, 2016, www.wsj.com/articles/bank-of-japan-keeps-policy-unchanged-1461813743#:cFLO8Ezc5QaaUA.

  205. Ibid.

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  207. Richard Leong, “Yen Rises to 18-Month High on Intervention Doubts,” Reuters, May 2, 2016, www.reuters.com/article/us-global-forex-idUSKCN0XU01B.

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  212. Toru Fujioka, Masahiro Hidaka, and Shingo Kawamoto, “Kuroda Faces Unhappy Banks as BOJ’s Policy Decision Looms,” Bloomberg, June 14, 2016, updated June 15, 2016, www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-14/add-banks-to-list-of-kuroda-s-headaches-as-boj-decides-policy.

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  218. “China’s Yuan Weakens to Five-and-Half Year Low as Central Bank Tolerates Depreciation,” Reuters, June 27, 2016, www.reuters.com/article/us-china-yuan-idUSKCN0ZD0FM.

  219. Dion Rabouin, “Dollar Drops versus Yen as BOJ’s Kuroda Plays Down ‘Helicopter Money,’” Reuters, July 20, 2016, www.reuters.com/article/us-global-forex-idUSKCN10101T.

  220. Pete Sweeney and Tetsushi Kajimoto, “G20’s Deference for China’s Economic Policies Irks Japan,” Reuters, July 26, 2016, www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-china-diplomacy-idUSKCN1051DQ.

  221. Nao Sano and Hiroyuki Sekine, “Japan Stocks Rise After BOJ Decision Sends Markets on Wild Ride,” Bloomberg, July 28, 2016, www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-29/japan-stocks-fluctuate-as-yen-climbs-before-boj-policy-decision.

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  226. Kihara, “Japan Sinking Deeper into De-Facto Helicopter Money.”

  227. Angela Monaghan and Katie Allen, “Jackson Hole: Yellen Leaves Door Open to Rate Rise Before Year-End—As It Happened,” Guardian (Manchester), August 26, 2016, www.theguardian.com/business/live/2016/aug/26/all-eyes-on-yellen-as-jackson-hole-kicks-off-business-live.

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  235. Ibid.

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  243. Kevin Buckland and Shigeki Nozawa, “BOJ Fires Warning at Bond Market with Unlimited Buying Plan,” Bloomberg, November 16, 2016, updated November 17, 2016, www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-16/yields-above-zero-dare-kuroda-to-unleash-unlimited-bond-buying.

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