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Chief economist update: The BOJ kills off specs (for now)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
... unchanged - the BOJ announced that: "...with a view to persistently continuing with powerful monetary easing, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided to strengthen its commitment to achieving the price stability target by introducing forward guidance ...

Chief economist update: Fed's on target, BOJ takes out target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... different for the Bank of Japan (BOJ). Just like the Fed, the BOJ kept its monetary policy settings unchanged when the Policy Board met last on April 26. Just like the Fed, the BOJ cited moderate expansion activity in its domestic economy. Just like ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... central bank decided to keep policy settings as they are at the conclusion of its 30-31 monetary policy meeting. The Policy Board kept the policy interest rate unchanged at -0.1%, maintained its 10-year government bond yield target at around zero and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... bond purchases at an annual pace of ¥80 trillion. The BOJ also left other asset purchase parameters unchanged: "The Policy Board also decided by a 7-2 vote to purchase exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and Japan real estate investment trusts (J-REITs) so ...

The man with the golden jawbone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... likely than not, he'll be echoing Peter's words. Or perhaps, Kuroda san would simply replace "Governing Council" to "Policy Board" and that's speech done.

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... the job market despite unemployment at 5.4 per cent. Her comments came two days after minutes of the Fed's April policy board meeting made it clear that slow growth in recent months meant it was not expecting a rise before late July. WELLINGTON - The ...

BOJ optimistic as forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... expected, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced no surprises following the conclusion of its 17-18 February monetary policy Board meeting. "The Bank of Japan will conduct money market operations so that the monetary base will increase at an annual pace of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose 7.10 (0.14 per cent) to 4,906.36. Minutes from the Fed's January monetary policy board meeting showed many members were concerned about moving too soon on rate hikes and stifling economic growth. The minutes ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... rally and ended lower amid some slightly downbeat economic data and caution ahead of next week's Federal Reserve policy board meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 105.90 points (0.70 per cent) at 15,070.18. The broad-based S&P 500 lost ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... strong record-bursting run-up since the beginning of March, and also cautious ahead of the two-day Federal Reserve policy board meeting that begins on Tuesday. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets lost ground and the euro fell under $US1.30 on news that ...