Abe seeks a “bold policy leader” as the next Bank of Japan … The choice of a successor to Masaaki Shirakawa, whose term ends in April, will be made after consultations with Yale Professor Emeritus Koichi Hamada and others, Abe said today on public broadcaster NHK’s “Sunday Debate” program.

When’s Bernanke’s term at the Fed finished … ?

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Japan’s Abe Says He’ll Seek ‘Bold Leader’ to Head Central Bank