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A liquid Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... and all the central banks' determination not to let one and all go down the gurgler. A Merry Christmas to you too Fed, ECB, BOJ, BOE, BOC and SNB. And you, PBOC. =========================================== Meet Ben Ong, Financial Standard's Chief Economist ...

A yearning for softer yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... battered investor confidence. The Australian bourse managed to claw back some of its earlier losses after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) injected $181 billion into that country's money markets to keep the economy moving following the devastating tsunami triggered ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... exporters. Tokyo dealers welcomed the Bank of Japan's upgrading of the nation's economy for the first time in nine months. The BoJ held interest rates between zero and 0.1 per cent to try and combat stubborn inflation. In Singapore, shares in the city's ...

That sinking feeling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010

Grand currency sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010

Yen sunk but not for long

BENJAMIN ONG IS FINANCIAL STANDARD'S DAILY COLUMNIST ON THE ECONOMY  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010

CB thoughts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... of recovery in output and employment has slowed in recent months." The same goes for the Bank of Japan -- maybe worse. The BOJ also kept rates on hold at 0.1 per cent at its 6-7 September meeting. But before that, it called an emergency meeting on 30 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... darkened. Market players said pessimism was fed by a perceived contrast between a pro-active Fed and a passive Bank of Japan (BOJ), which kept interest rates steady and held off on new policy steps on Tuesday. The benchmark Nikkei lost 258.20 points ...

Toot those Vuvuzelas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010