Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 161 - 170 of 337 results for %22BOJ%22

Chill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... threat of deflation. Even the headline CPI inflation is up 1.5% despite the sharp drop in energy prices - you know, the one the BOJ, the ECB and the BOE blame for the "transitory" drop in their own consumer price inflation measures. Australian inflation ...

Japan does a double double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
It appears that for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) it's not a case of "be careful what you wish for..." and positive thinking for it's not working positively on its economy. Despite repeating the mantra that the economy continue to recover moderately and that ...

Not this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... While financial markets have stabilised, last week's policy surprise announcements from the ECB and the PBOC - a potential BOJ surprise this coming Friday would no longer be surprise - provide a just-in-time reminder that all's not well in the world ...

Hotel California

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... the Fed return fire? The ECB and the PBOC's announcements - promised and actual - last week, along with the potential for a BOJ move this coming Friday, have practically made the Fed's policy stance tighter by re-strengthening the exchange value of the ...

Christmas in October

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... basket of currencies. I'll give what they're giving. The ECB and the PBOC's latest moves could encourage the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to follow suit, after all its economy is the weakest compared with that of the Eurozone and China. The BOJ meets on 30 October. ...

Santa Mario brings cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... announcement though, not until closer to the yuletide on their next meet on 15-16 December. We might get more than a promise from the BOJ's Kuroda though. Deteriorating economic conditions in Japan have bumped up expectations for more policy accommodation ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... to the improving Japanese economy - the "three arrows" are hitting their mark. That is if you believe the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) optimistic rhetoric that, "Japan's economy has continued to recover moderately" and "On the domestic demand side, business ...

Holding pattern

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... China and east Asia of late, but stronger US growth". Though some expanded an expansion of QE this month, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) also didn't budge which, like the RBA, saw that "Overseas economies - mainly advanced economies -- have continued to grow ...

Central banks of the world, coordinate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015

Not happy Jan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... a problem for other central bankers such as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) but more pointedly for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank (ECB). RBA Gov Glenn presented his rationale before the Australian Parliament's economics committee ...