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Japan gyrations underline economy's vulnerability

Japan's financial markets gyrated wildly Thursday, underscoring the vulnerability of its economy to a loss of investor confidence as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attempts shock monetary easing to end two decades of stagnation.Full story

Japan rates may torpedo recovery

(Reuters) - Spiking interest rates in Japan threaten to undermine, and possibly end, the recovery being engendered by Abenomics. Full story

Japan finance minister: wants Bank of Japan to have thorough dialogue with JGB market

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that he wants the Bank of Japan to have a thorough dialogue with markets in the wake of volatility in the government bond market. Full story

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Yen slides to 4-1/2-year low versus buoyant dollar

BOJ April 3-4 minutes: members wary of risks of bold easing

ECB weighs rate cut as eurozone economy struggles

Dollar drops versus yen after BoJ, disappointing U.S. GDP

BOJ keeps monetary policy steady; price forecast in focus

Analysis: Japan shock therapy risks disturbing emerging markets

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CNBC's Kate Kelly shares highlights from the SOHN Conference. Paul Singer shared a pessimistic world view, and Kyle Bass gave an update on the Bank of Japan.

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A currency play on a higher yen against the U.S. dollar, in anticipation of a new Bank of Japan governor, with Kathy Lien, BK Asset Management.

  Oil Closes At 4-Month High

WTI Oil closes at the highs of the session on Bank of Japan's stimulus plan, a weaker dollar and stronger equities, reports CNBC's Sharon Epperson.

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The Bank of Japan is doubling its inflation target to 2 percent, and will begin the program in 2014, with CNBC's David Faber.

  Bank of Japan: Post-Election Mandate

CNBC's Rick Santelli, and Adrian Miller, GMP Securities, discuss whether the Bank of Japan will announce another round of quantitative easing when it concludes its two-day policy meeting tomorrow.

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