1 trillion the yen value ($10.6 billion) of the corporate bonds the Bank of Japan says it will buy to try to inject liquidity into the stagnating market. The bank will buy bonds rated A or better held by banks in an effort to increase lending from financial institutions.
671 billion the combined dollar value of the economic stimulus packages announced by leading Asian nations so far this year, counting China ($586 billion), Korea ($43 billion), Taiwan ($17 billion), Australia ($11 billion), India ($9 billion) and Indonesia ($5 billion).
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