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Clear as crystal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... time." Yes my lovely, Uncle Ben's brought back the risk of deflation last night. You only have to look at what the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is currently doing to turn deflation back into inflation -- it's QE-ing massively - to realise Ben's mention of the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... back as the greenback, which tumbled below the 100 yen level late Wednesday, fell further on Thursday after the Bank of Japan held off any more stimulus measures. Seoul closed 2.93 per cent higher, adding 53.44 points to 1,877.60; Shanghai was 3.23 per ...

Improving picture paints a taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... wait there's more. If the Fed eventually decides to taper, don't expect other central banks to follow suit. Not the Bank of Japan - it's only just begun -- and certainly not the European Central Bank and the Bank of England. Both of 'em provided "forward ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... Japanese business confidence survey. Tokyo rose 1.28 per cent, or 175.18 points, to 13,852.50, thanks to a surge in the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan report, which in turn boosted the US dollar against the yen as dealers sought higher-risk investments. ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... likelihood that central banks are unlikely to add to stimulus may have continued to weigh on equity markets after the Bank of Japan left its aggressive easing policy unchanged earlier in the week." At 0830 AEST on Thursday, the June 10-year bond futures ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on international markets after the Bank of Japan stayed quiet on any new stimulus measures. The Bank of Japan on Tuesday opted against increasing its asset purchase program or changing interest ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... 35 in Madrid added 1.77 per cent to end at 8,511.3 points. Aside from indications of continued support from the Bank of Japan, CMC Markets senior analyst Michael Hewson said "poor consumer confidence data from France and a sharp slide in German import ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... 246.24 points, at 15,627.26, the best finish since late December 2007. The market maintained early gains after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) wrapped up a two-day meeting with a unanimous vote to keep its monetary policy unchanged, as the country attempts to ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... were mixed at the end of a broadly positive week, with Tokyo dipping on the back of a pick-up in the yen after the Bank of Japan held off any new measures to boost the economy. Wall Street provided a strong lead following upbeat jobs data, but the South ...

Follow the money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... Banking Publications and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, 23 percent said they own shares or plan to buy them. The Bank of Japan, holder of the second-biggest reserves, said April 4 it will more than double investments in equity exchange-traded funds ...