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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... short of the 100 yen mark. With few catalysts driving action, eyes are moving to Friday's policy decision by the Bank of Japan to see if it adds to the huge stimulus measures unveiled earlier this month as part of a drive to kickstart the economy. Tokyo ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... markets the US dollar dominated sentiment as it spiked close to the 100 yen mark after the G20 cautiously endorsed the Bank of Japan's huge stimulus measures despite wariness from emerging countries. At close on Monday, London's FTSE 100 index of leading ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... value of the US dollar and euro against the yen. Dealers expect the unit to break the 100-yen mark soon owing to the Bank of Japan's huge stimulus program unveiled earlier this month. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares closed higher. The NZX 50 Index rose ...

No problemo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... ride. There's cash. No, not much yield in it, if at all. There's the bond market. Perhaps. The Fed's buying, the Bank of Japan's buying, but with yields so low...there's little potential upside. The writing's all over the wall. Sweeet!

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... points, to 13,487.88, with profit-takers moving in to reap the benefits of a rally of about 10 per cent since the Bank of Japan's huge stimulus plan last week. Seoul lost 1.31 per cent, or 25.57 points, to end at 1,924.23 amid simmering tensions on the ...

Missing the forest for the trees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... the bank by the looks of it. They're the ones not missing the forest for the trees. More especially now that the Bank of Japan is on deck and doing its bit to reflate its economy. Plus, yesterday's good news on Chinese inflation suggests that the world's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... flat, edging down 0.24 points to 13,192.35 following an almost 10 per cent rally since Wednesday fuelled by the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) stimulus measures. Seoul was 0.11 per cent higher, adding 2.05 points to 1,920.74. Shanghai was 0.64 per cent higher ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... fallen on concerns over the US economy, but Tokyo enjoyed a second straight rally and the yen slipped after the Bank of Japan unveiled a vast plan to boost the economy. Japan's Nikkei surged more than four per cent in early trade on Friday to its highest ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... Macquarie Private Wealth division director Lucinda Chan said investors were absorbing the latest announcements from the Bank of Japan and looking ahead to an important US employment report. "This week has been a heavy one for economic data and people ...

BOJ brings out big bazooka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
You call that QE? This is QE! Haruhiko Kuroda san's debut at the helm of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) shocked and awed financial markets for he delivered much more than even the most optimistic had been expecting. Yes Virginia, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has ...