Friday, February 27, 2009

15 - Masaaki Shirakawa/Japan



“expresses its strong support” for the October coordinate rate cuts.

Masaaki Shirakawa (白川方明,born September 27, 1949) is Governor of the Bank of Japan.
With the official interest rate at 0.5% but inflation at 2%. The real interest rate in Japan is -1.5%. Beside express support, not much else Shirakawa can do for his counterparts.

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