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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... has put global equities in good place. "A lot of investors are continuing to bet on further stimulus from the ECB and the BOJ (Bank of Japan)," Mr Shamu said. "Overall, it seems the global economy are hoping for some cheap funds from central banks to ...

Because I'm happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... quarter. No worries, this is better than market expectations for a 7.0% contraction. No worries, PM Abe and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) factored in this give back after the growth spurt in the March quarter (up 6.1% annualised) before they went ahead and ...

Arrows and more arrows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... 2.0%. Smile! It's steady as the Fed goes... and wouldn't be in a rush to raise interest rates. Hip, hip... The Bank of Japan (BOJ) might be salivating at getting inflation numbers like these. Like most other events, the bank's Board meeting last week ...

Run with bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... it should given that the data distortion from the 1 April sales tax hike continues to distort the data - markets expect the BOJ to increase QE should economic indicators disappoint. Central bank largesse will keep the bulls running.

Third arrow, broken arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... with its stupendous 56.7% return... and certainly not with interest rates at bargain basement rates and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) right in the midst of liquidity pumping. The Japanese stock market's underperformance to date could be due to the yen's renewed ...

Good or bad, it's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... But if it becomes a maybe not, we hear the familiar refrain (we continue to hear from central bankers) from Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kuroda san. He told the Japan Association of Corporate Executives that the BOJ will continue to "pursue monetary ...

The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... gently. That's the Fed and the BOE while the ECB is still in the midst of easing and expected to go QE sometime soon and the BOJ could add more to its already massive QE sometime soon. Even if they wanted to the CB's have been committed - when they printed ...

The kindness of central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... hikes (when they come) would come ever so slowly - the same script the Bank of England's (BOE) following. The Bank of Japan's (BOJ) still QE-ing a-plenty, and depending on how recently-lifted consumption tax affects consumer spending... could QE a-plentier. ...

Easy CBs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... gives them legroom to keep policy easy for quite a while still. 'Twas a case of same-old, same old at the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) meeting as well. It maintained current policy settings - i.e. increasing base money at an annual pace of A¥60 trillion - ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... Shanghai gained 0.84 per cent, or 16.83 points, to 2,024.95 and Hong Kong was flat, ending up 1.84 points at 22,836.52. The BoJ stood pat on its stimulus program, saying growth was picking up pace despite worries that last month's sales tax rise will ...