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Chief economist update: Coronaphobia sickens Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... with its policy rate at negative 0.1% and targets the 10-year JGBs at zero, it may have very little option but to start the yen printing press.

TCorp launches new bond

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... Trigona said the new Euro bond would diversify TCorp's investor base. "Previously we've issued in Sterling, Swiss and Yen, and we are delighted to have added Euro to the mix," she said. "This transaction represented a great opportunity to issue ...

TCorp issues first Euro bond

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... Trigona noted the interest within Europe for the debt TCorp was offering. "Previously we've issued in Sterling, Swiss and Yen, and we are delighted to have added Euro to the mix," Trigona said. "This transaction represented a great opportunity to issue ...

Chief economist update: Japan fails to learn from history (yet again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... battered the country in October last year - and/or the lingering anxiety over the US-China trade tensions (and the accompanying yen appreciation) over the fourth quarter. These are beyond their control. However, the bulk of the blame goes to the government ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus threatens Tokyo Olympics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... of 2018. JTA estimates tourism's impact on the domestic economy as follows: Ripple effect on production: 46.7 trillion yen (4.9% of gross domestic output) Value-added inducing effect: 23.7 trillion yen (4.9? of Nominal GDP) Employment inducing effect ...

Chief economist update: A busy 2020 for Abe, BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... On the positive side, the Nikkei-225 index continues to rally. It gained 18.2% in 2019 and by 0.8% this year to date. The yen has depreciated by 4.1% versus the greenback to ¥109.57 from last year's high of ¥105.08. Then again, the Jibun Bank PMI ...

Chief economist update: Weaker yen strengthening Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... Happy New Year in english. It certainly is looking a lot like Christmas in Japan, thanks to the continued depreciation of the yen which, in turn, is thanks to optimism over the "phase one" deal between the US and China and indications from the Markit ...

The AUD is key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... market (even with higher tariffs). Not only that, exporters would receive an extra boost from their US dollar - or euro or yen or pound or yuan) earnings when they're translated back into Australian dollars. Wait, there's more! Australian import-competing ...

Chief economist update: Santa Claus is coming to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... August 2016" and "inflows of new orders from overseas markets also rose". To this I'll add the recent depreciation of the yen resulting from less safe-haven purchases due to improved market and economic conditions. "A very Merry Christmas And a happy ...

Chief economist update: The yen to dictate if BOJ turns words into action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... funds rate for a third time in October, following its July and September rate cuts. But instead of depreciating against the yen, the US dollar had been appreciating against the yen since late August. The same could be said of the euro, despite the European ...