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Let's talk about VIX baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... longer. So is the Bank of England despite obvious indications of strengthening momentum in the UK economy. So is the Bank of Japan. Monetary policy might be on hold there for now but make no mistake, it could and would goose up the printing presses "if ...

Easy CBs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... inflation gives them legroom to keep policy easy for quite a while still. 'Twas a case of same-old, same old at the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) meeting as well. It maintained current policy settings - i.e. increasing base money at an annual pace of A¥60 trillion ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... HONG KONG - Asia's markets were mixed after a tumble on Wall Street, with Tokyo weighed by a stronger yen as the Bank of Japan held off fresh monetary easing measures and said the economy was picking up. Tokyo slipped 0.24 per cent, or 33.08 points ...

Growth and consequence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... - 0.1% -- in the first quarter from 2.6% in the previous one, the weather got in the way. Not that easy for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) though. It's still sweating out and may have to keep on sweatin' until the September quarter before it acts or not act. ...

Beggars at war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... engaged by the mighty central banks of the world - the currency war that, is. You, I and Irene are well-aware of the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) intent. It's not making any bones about it -it's massive monetary and fiscal stimulus measures (and perhaps, more ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... euro rallied to $US1.3872 from $US1.3811 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as the Bank of Japan announced it was standing pat on its stimulus program, even as its policy-makers revised down growth expectations for the ...

Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
Despite market optimism over 'Abenomics' and widespread expectations that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) would eventually announce further expansion of monetary policy, Japan's stock market continues to trend lower. The Nikkei-225 index has sunk by 11.4% so ...

The waiting game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... compounded by the Asian financial crisis in 1997, there's none of that this time (or is there?). And this time, both the Bank of Japan and the Abe government have vowed to roll out more stimulus measures to cushion the negative impact of the tax on spending. ...

First quarter stasis and A$ ADHD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... rebound, it would have to be: the market's acceptance that old man winter's responsible for weak US data flows; the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announcing an expansion of its lending facilities; and, the G-20's expressed commitment to lift global growth by 2% ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... KONG - Asia's markets rose following big losses in the previous session but investors were largely unmoved by the Bank of Japan's decision to stand pat on its stimulus program. The gains came despite a negative lead from Wall Street, while the dollar ...