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Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... is because the benefits from trade will ultimately flow through to the entire economy. Tis the raison d'etre for the latest BOJ and ECB QEs and negative interest rates. Tis the reason for China starting to guide the yuan lower (again). Tis the reason ...

New ETFs launched to cater for BOJ stimulus

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... Minister Shinzo Abe's growth programme by investing in companies that increase workers' wages and capital expenditure. The BOJ is restricted to holding 50% of any ETFs, so other buyers will be required to fill the remainder. Brokers say regional banks ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... delayed is policy accommodation denied and perhaps, more ineffective than an impotent one. Such is the case with Japan where the BOJ continues to dangle the promise of increased policy easing should persistent yen strength damps the recovery and inflation. ...

Minutes to disaster

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... banks trying to boost their economies or inflation or both such as the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ). It would be disastrous for emerging markets - particularly for those with debts denominated in US dollars - for it would put ...

He pleaded, he promised, he threatened

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda had been a very busy -- or should I say noisy? -- dude all throughout last week as he tries to verbally abuse the yen to its knees. The yen has steadily risen against the greenback since 28 April when the ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... announcement). It could be said once again, that the RBA has done what the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) - with their quantitative easing and negative interest rates -- could only aspire to... a lower currency to boost growth ...

May sell may go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... d'Aatre, the source of angst, the trigger for the sell orders all pointed to the disappointment over the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) failure to provide more policy stimulation - in whatever shape for form - when it was widely expected to announce more largesse. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... state and local government spending and an acceleration in residential fixed investment". Bank of Japan policy decision The BOJ disappointed financial market expectations for more stimulus measures when it decided to keep monetary policy on hold following ...

Down, down prices are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... trying to cheapen their currencies in order to import growth and export their way out of deflation. But nay, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has repeated many many times that it is not targeting the yen, so have the European Central Bank (ECB)... and everyone ...

BoJ now top 10 shareholder in 200 stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... managers' portfolio holdings and statistics from the Investment Trusts Association of Japan. Incredibly, reports suggest that BoJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda is considering ramping up the stimulus, with one investment bank predicting investment in ETFs ...