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The man with the golden jawbone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... toward 2 percent... There should be no ambiguity on the willingness and ability of the Governing Council to act if needed." BOJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda is scheduled to speak today and more likely than not, he'll be echoing Peter's words. Or perhaps ...

Too much ado about a speck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... "currency war" and currency intervention. Duh! What did they think the Fed's aim was when it was QE-ing?...and the ECB?...and the BOJ? Not one's accusing them of being currency manipulators. Now the narrative has changed - China's action would raise ...

Gold's no longer gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... from US Treasuries coming once the Fed starts lift-off. Explanation four. Money printing -- this time from the ECB and the BOJ -- would one day, someday, translate into higher inflation. And rising inflation is a gold's best friend. Though given still ...

Chexit, Checcident and Chimbo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... manipulating directives. And what's wrong with that? Aren't the QE's the same market manipulating moves by the Fed, the ECB, the BOJ and the BOE? So much for the pot calling the kettle black. China's market manipulation is a major retreat from its efforts ...

BOJ in (tactical) retreat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... could be forthcoming. But while the RBNZ has mounted its horses, drew its sword to join the currency wars, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) looks to be tactically retreating. After reaching a 13-year low of A¥125.86 last Friday, the yen's rebounded and is currently ...

You can forget June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... expectations that the Fed will do a "Pringles" - one it pops, it can't stop - would certainly send it up. More so, with the ECB and BOJ still QE-ing and the BOE promising only a few days ago not to lift until mid-2016. A strong US dollar would not only ...

Tug o' currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... equal and opposite reaction." More QE to weaken euro? More months before lift-off to weaken dollar? More QE to... No doubt the BOJ is watching intently and could soon join in the tug of currency war.

Lies, stats and damned double seasonal adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... seasonal adjustments. China's been accused of fiddling with its stats almost forever, just yesterday I scribbled about the BOJ believing its own lies and now we have this from the San Fran Fed. Here's the link if you want to see the US economy in psychedelic ...

Damned lies and (actual) stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... Joseph Goebbels It may not be as sinister as what Adolf Hitler's propaganda minister intended it to be but the Bank of Japan (BOJ) continues to repeat its optimistic assessment over the outlook of its economy. The Japanese central bank would meet again ...

Bond bears out of hibernation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... sell-off would be the same factor that would keep the Fed lift-off at bay for a while longer. And then, there's the ECB and the BOJ - nothing's stopping them from printing more and ensuring that yields stay low for longer. This, or all the money printing ...