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G-20 goes for growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... interest rates soon (even after the unemployment rate thresholds they've set are set to be crossed soon). So has the Bank of Japan which, only last week, expanded its lending facilities and promised to "... make an adjustment to our qualitative and quantitative ...

Action!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
So there we have it folks, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has responded. The financial presses and commentariats may be calling the Japanese central bank's decision to expand its lending facilities a surprise but we know better, do we not? The BOJ must have ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... $1.3724 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian shares were mixed, but Tokyo surged 3.13 per cent after the Bank of Japan expanded its lending scheme to stimulate borrowing, while holding off on fresh easing measures. Tokyo's Nikkei-225 index soared ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... A¥88.20). Second arrow. Can't go passed this Reuters report when the second arrow was fired on 4 April 2013, "The Bank of Japan unleashed the world's most intense burst of monetary stimulus on Thursday, promising to inject about $1.4 trillion into the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... boost after official data showed consumer prices rose 0.4 per cent last year, the first annual rise since 2008. The Bank of Japan has an ambitious target of 2.0 per cent inflation by mid-2015. In another positive sign, separate data showed that spending ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... Tuesday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets were largely higher, with Tokyo reversing early losses after the Bank of Japan said it was winning the war against deflation and delayed injecting fresh stimulus into Asia's number two economy. Tokyo closed ...

Reflation, rotation and the taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... theme. It couldn't be any other for given the massive amount of central bank stimulus in the system - which the Bank of Japan (BOJ) added more of with its stimulus announcement and "abenomics' in April - the economies of the world would have nowhere ...

CB onslaught

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... Reserve Bank President James Bullard get to speak twice. Can be dull and boring, can be... Then there's also the Bank of Japan. Its board meets mid-week to discuss policy. There shouldn't be any surprises here. It'll be steady as she goes as the course ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... will soon start a wind-down. Tokyo closed flat, edging up 10.95 points to 14,064.82, with little reaction after the Bank of Japan upgraded its assessment of the world's third largest economy. Seoul finished up 0.96 per cent, or 18.62 points, at 1,951.65 ...

India's triple dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... provides that extra kick that the economy needs - never mind 'beggaring the neighbours'. This is the reason why the Bank of Japan (BOJ) embarked on a gargantuan monetary policy stimulus back in April (although the BOJ says it is targeting the economy ...