Eurozone inflation falls more than expected
Eurozone consumer prices fall by more than economists had expected, reinforcing expectations the European Central Bank will not raise interest rates yet despite a nascent economic recovery
Tokyo accused of inconsistent yen policy
Currency comments in recent days by Hirohisa Fujii, a veteran financial policymaker, have repeatedly moved the currency markets, briefly propelling the yen to an eight-month high against the dollar
Asset purchase drive gains little traction
M4 money – the broadest measure of money supply – rose by an insipid 0.2 per cent in August from July. Lending for house purchases was also broadly flat in August