In Kuroda´s face, researchers find ways to predict central bank changes
(WorldNews Health)

For decades, economists have tried to guess central bank policy direction by studying subtle changes in official language - now, researchers are finding new clues on policy, not in the words of central banker but in their faces. In Japan, two artificial intelligence researchers, one from Nomura Securities and the other from Microsoft , are using software to analyse split-second changes in the facial expressions of Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda at his post-meeting press conferences. Their study found that Kuroda...