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2014-11-01 — telegraph.co.uk
The Bank of Japan voted by 5:4 in a hotly-contested decision to boost its asset purchases by a quarter to roughly $700bn a year, covering the fiscal deficit and the lion's share of Japan's annual budget. "They are monetizing the national debt even if they don't want to admit it," said Marc Ostwald, from Monument Securities.
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The move set off a euphoric rally on global equity markets but the economic consequences may be less benign. Critics say it threatens a trade shock across Asia in what amounts to currency warfare, risking serious tensions with China and Korea, and tightening the deflationary noose on Europe.
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