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The BOJ's boring Halloween

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... 1997. But Tokyo appears to have learnt from its history, it's now lifting the CGT in the month of October instead of April Fools' Day.

Goodbye QE, hello QQE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... encourage the government to lift the consumption tax from 8% to 10% -- to reduce its mounting government debt -- come April Fools' Day 2015. The government had the same good intention when it raised the consumption tax in 1997 - debt went from 91.2% ...

Action!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... developing negative sentiment on Japan's outlook - at least for the moment. A moment that could extend beyond the April fools' day consumption tax increase (fingers crossed) with BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's signing on with the 'forward guidance' club. ...

Japan's coming April fools' day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
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