Baron was a Japanese businessman, central banker and the 6th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ). He was a Baron and a member of Japan's House of Peers from 1900 through 1916.Augello, Massimo et al. (2005).
Early life Matsuo was born in Hyōgo Prefecture.Bank of Japan (BOJ), 6th Governor
Career In 1900, Matsuo had risen to the position of bureau chief in the Finance Ministry.Duus, Peter. (1995).
Matsuo was BOJ Governor from 20 October 1903 to 1 June 1911.BOJ, List of Governors. During his term, the bank managed the money supply to restrain inflation.Wolf, David et al. (2007).
In 1904, Matsuo assembled the heads of 35 commercial banks, offering favourable terms for lending by BOJ.
Matsuo construed complaints about "bad times" to mean that economic conditions were normal, and that there had been diminished opportunities for speculation.Matsuo, Shigeyoshi. (1911). "The Banking Year in Japan in 1910," in
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References Augello, Massimo M. and Marco Enrico Luigi Guidi. (2005). Economists in Parliament in the Liberal Age (1848-1920). Burlington: Ashgate.; Duus, Peter. (1995). The Abacus and the Sword: The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895-1910. Berkeley: University of California Press.