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Growth and consequence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... sweating out and may have to keep on sweatin' until the September quarter before it acts or not act. Sure, sure, last week's Japanese GDP report showed the economy expanded by 1.5% in the first quarter, or at a 5.9% annualised rate - faster than market ...

TAL maintains profits, amid record claims

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... life insurer TAL has maintained its profit levels for the 12 months to 31 March. Financial results released by TAL's Japanese parent, Dai-ichi Life, show net profit after tax (NPAT) was down 1% to $90 million, compared to an NPAT of $91 million the year ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... stocks were mixed, with a stronger yen and a slump in Sony shares pushing Tokyo's Nikkei lower despite data showing the Japanese economy accelerated in the first quarter. Wall Street provided a negative lead, with the main indexes losing ground in an ...

Beggars at war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... perhaps, more to come) are designed, aimed and targeted to get the yen's exchange value down against its frenemies to boost Japanese growth and turned deflation into low-flation and then 2% inflation. That's well and good. The world could do with another ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... expanding its massive asset-purchase scheme as it awaits the effects of a sales tax rise at the start of April. After Japanese markets closed it said it had lowered its growth expectations for the current fiscal year, fuelling hopes for fresh stimulus ...

Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... tax from 5% to 8%. After dropping by 17.7% against the US dollar in 2013, the yen is again starting to strengthen. The Japanese currency has appreciated from A¥105.11 at the start of the year to around A¥102.00 to date. And this is taking its toll ...

Better than good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... manufacturers rose for the fifth straight in the first quarter to a seven year high but... the survey also found that Japanese firms are pessimistic about the future with manufacturers planning to reduce capital expenditures. So what gives? What gives ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... markets were mixed as official data showed a slight pick-up in Chinese manufacturing while a closely watched survey showed Japanese business confidence at a more than six-year high. Tokyo fell 0.24 per cent, or 35.84 points, to finish at 14,791.99 despite ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... loosening of monetary policy in the eurozone to avert deflation, traders said. HONG KONG - Asia's markets were mixed, with Japanese shares boosted by a weaker yen, although traders remained on edge over the Crimean crisis. Tokyo rallied 1.00 per cent ...

You go NZ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... else I would be stuck repeating the oh so many iterations about China, Russia/Ukraine/US, Euro deflationary threat and Japanese consumption tax threat. Yes Virginia, the RBNZ exited the club - the record low interest rates developed nations' club - this ...