Bank of Japan upgrades assessment of economy

Pressed to Act, Bank of Japan Sees Few Ways to Lift...
With anemic growth and looming deflation, Japan’s central bank sees little it can do to stimulate the economy despite mounting pressure to act.

Canada's central bank holds key rate steady
Canada's central bank kept its key interest rate steady on Tuesday as expected, and said the country's economy is beginning to recover from recession.

Japan hints its recession may be easing
Japan's central bank upgraded its assessment of the world's second-largest economy Tuesday, suggesting the country's biting recession may be easing.

The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High...
We are living in the most reckless financial environment in recent history. Arcane credit derivative bets are now well into the tens of trillions. According to Charles R. Morris, the...

The End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the...
Arthur Laffer -- the father of supply-side economics and a member of President Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board -- joins economist Stephen Moore of The Wall Street Journal editorial...