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I cut, you cut, I cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... that it'll be patient for a little while longer (and still re-investing the proceeds of its asset purchases), the Bank of Japan (BOJ) that's in the midst of QE or the European Central Bank (ECB) that's about to kick-off its QE, perhaps as early as this ...

BOJ optimistic as forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
As expected, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced no surprises following the conclusion of its 17-18 February monetary policy Board meeting. "The Bank of Japan will conduct money market operations so that the monetary base will increase at an annual pace ...

When Harry met Sally syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... it make a sound?" category. Not so for the Bank of Canada when it delivered a 25bps reduction to 0.75%. Nor the Bank of Japan when it announced a one-year extension (to March 2016) of its bank lending facility and pro-growth funding facility. Surely ...

A Fed surprise?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... monetary policy between the Fed - expected to raise interest rates sometime this year - and quantitative easing by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank (ECB) leaves markets no other option but to catch a ride with greenback. Financial ...

Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... peg? "We're convinced that the cap on the franc must remain the pillar of our monetary policy." Then there's the Bank of Japan surprise. It now predicts a core inflation rate of 1.0% in fiscal year 2016 starting 1 April - a big drop from its previous ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... Kathleen Brooks told AFP. HONG KONG - Tokyo shares have fallen, countering a broad rally in Asian markets, after the Bank of Japan slashed its inflation forecast and held off fresh easing measures after a two-day meeting. The yen rose against both the ...

Auld lang syne

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... succeed (and recently complicated by the return of Grexit talks). And then there's that other central bank - the Bank of Japan. It's on a shopping spree. Bloomberg data shows that the BOJ's balance sheet increased to 57% of GDP at the end of September ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... points, to finish at 16,780.53 after ramping up gains of more than 10 per cent in the previous six sessions as the Bank of Japan unveiled fresh monetary easing measures. Hong Kong rose 0.83 per cent, or 194.46 points, to 23,744.70 and Shanghai jumped ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... time this week on profit-taking. The index has soared more than 10 per cent since last Wednesday, helped by the Bank of Japan's surprise announcement that it will widen its monetary base. The Nikkei added 87.90 points to finish at 16,880.38. Seoul added ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... breaking Y115. Tokyo slipped 0.86 per cent after surging more than 10 per cent since last Wednesday, helped by the Bank of Japan's monetary easing announcement. The Nikkei lost 144.84 points to finish at 16,792.48. Sydney slipped 0.21 per cent, or 11.8 ...