Markets welcome rumour that Kuroda will head BoJ

Reports that the current head of the ADB will be appointed as Japan’s new central bank chief cheered investors yesterday.

Nick Ferguson

February 26, 2013

Haruhiko Kuroda

Japanese stocks and the yen both rallied strongly yesterday after local news outlets reported that Haruhiko Kuroda is favoured to become the new central bank governor.

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