Japan hints its recession may be easing

Japan central bank expands lending program
Japan's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at virtually zero and expanded a lending program to bolster the disaster-hit economy.

Japan central bank keeps interest rates unchanged
Japan's central bank kept its key interest rate near zero Friday and outlined a new lending program intended to help bolster the economy.

Japan's exports post slowest decline in 14 months
Japan's exports posted their smallest fall in 14 months in November as robust Asian demand bolstered hopes a recovery in trade will avoid another recession in the world's second-biggest...

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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...