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QEnd

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... because this comes at the same time that financial markets anticipate the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to ramp up their respective QEs. I guess we just have to wait for the Fed's fresh take on this. The latest American Association ...

Caterpillar economy turns into a butterfly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... intraday and the VIX jumped to a 30-plus reading intra-day. We know what happened then. The Fed, the BOE, the ECB and the BOJ went into action... with their words. This morning, everything's bright and beautiful with rosy earnings from construction equipment ...

Jawbone collection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... sheet of the ECB to a higher level" and the ECB is ready to implement more stimulus measures if necessary. Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda's soothing words completed the quorum. "We will continue quantitative and qualitative easing until ...

I wish I may, I wish I might

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... threat to growth, the less appetite central banks (Fed and BOE) to normalise monetary policy or provide more stimuli (ECB and BOJ and PBOC) until the risks go away and economies gets a clear run to stronger and more sustainable growth. But I digress. ...

New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... to bring inflation back close to 2%... We will discuss tomorrow how we can continue to get closer to that aim". As for the BOJ, it's still in a state of denial despite indications that the April consumption tax hike (from 5% to 8%) is doing to the economy ...

Average September on average

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... - given expectations that the BOE would raise rates earlier than the Fed - expectations of more easing by the ECB and the BOJ would further upward pressure on Uncle Sam's money. And this is no good in terms of the outlook for Uncle Sam's county. To repeat ...

Someone mentioned the "S-word" on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014

Thrills, spills and chills

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... a last-minute rise in demand before the consumption tax hike is easing". News last week indicates that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has already started pumping. The BOJ purchased three-month, six month and one year JGBs at negative yields - minus 0.004% for ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... 1.4% to date. Perhaps, this is because everyone is on wait mode - even the Japanese government and even the Bank of Japan (BOJ) - waiting to see how the "three arrows" versus the consumption tax hike (raised to 8% from 5% on 1 April 2014) plays out in ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... summit. The Japanese yen weakened by as much as 0.4% against the US dollar the same day - both prompted by Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda's weekend statement that, "We will continue our current monetary policy... But if there is anything ...