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No promises, promises for Kuroda

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... in the first session since a long weekend closure, while Hong Kong was flat, edging down 8.85 points to 21,718.05. The Japanese central bank's announcement last week of a new wave of monetary easing has sent the yen tumbling about six per cent against ...

BOJ brings out big bazooka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... my calculations are correct (hope so), the BOJ's purchases amount to 1.3% of GDP; the Fed's 0.05%. Not only this. The Japanese central bank also announced that it's extending the maturity of JGBs available for purchase to up to 40 years and that, "It ...

All eyes and ears on Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... O'Hare of Briefing.com. HONG KONG - Asian markets have been mixed in the first full session after the Easter break, with Japanese shares sinking for a second straight day as the yen extends its recent gains. The US dollar came under renewed selling pressure ...

First quarter (w)innings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... in Q1 2012 before "whatever it takes" found its way into the ECB's lexicon. And for good measure, the dynamic duo of Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and new BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda joined the "whatever it takes" club on the first quarter, promising to end ...

Super funds eye World Bank Green Bonds: Nikko AM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... said it will buy back the bond if the market suddenly evaporated," he said. Kinnersley recalls that in the wake of the Japanese earthquake the World Bank called him to reassure him that if the market collapsed it would buy the paper back. While the strategy ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... another strong lead from Wall Street, where traders took heart from more upbeat US jobs numbers. The yen was flat after Japanese MPs gave final approval to the government's nominees to take the helm at the Bank of Japan (BoJ), with expectations high ...

Standard Life Inv advises caution on Japan

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
While many fund managers have championed a growing opportunity for investment in an improving Japanese economy, Standard Life Investments says there will need to be further policy action from the government if returns are to be sustained. Seen as something ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... markets fell as profit takers reversed earlier gains, but the US dollar extended its recent upward trend against the Japanese yen. The regional losses came despite another record close for the Dow Jones index on Wall Street, while Shanghai suffered another ...