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QEnd is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... at the same time that the European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to roll out its money printing machine and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) anticipated to print some more. The Fed killed QE because "Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee ...

QEnd

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... so, because this comes at the same time that financial markets anticipate the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to ramp up their respective QEs. I guess we just have to wait for the Fed's fresh take on this. The latest American ...

Jawbone collection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... balance sheet of the ECB to a higher level" and the ECB is ready to implement more stimulus measures if necessary. Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda's soothing words completed the quorum. "We will continue quantitative and qualitative easing ...

Volatile like its 2011

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... worse became worst that year, six of the world's biggest central banks - US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Swiss National Bank - announced a coordinated action to provide additional liquidity to ...

New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... interest rate hikes would be limited and gradual. More different again is the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan's stances. No chance of 'em raising interest rates anytime soon. In fact, the ECB is set to announce the details of its recent ...

Thrills, spills and chills

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... after a last-minute rise in demand before the consumption tax hike is easing". News last week indicates that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has already started pumping. The BOJ purchased three-month, six month and one year JGBs at negative yields - minus 0.004% ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... down 1.4% to date. Perhaps, this is because everyone is on wait mode - even the Japanese government and even the Bank of Japan (BOJ) - waiting to see how the "three arrows" versus the consumption tax hike (raised to 8% from 5% on 1 April 2014) plays ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... Hole summit. The Japanese yen weakened by as much as 0.4% against the US dollar the same day - both prompted by Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda's weekend statement that, "We will continue our current monetary policy... But if there is anything ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... equities in good place. "A lot of investors are continuing to bet on further stimulus from the ECB and the BOJ (Bank of Japan)," Mr Shamu said. "Overall, it seems the global economy are hoping for some cheap funds from central banks to keep things going." ...

Easy money to fill in the slack at the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... there was now a trade-off between the "accuracy of the information about inflationary pressure and its timeliness." Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda talked about his country's problem with an ageing and declining labour force. Yes folks, problems ...