by K-man | March 23rd, 2019, 17:33:22 | BOJ, Japan, News
A Japanese Emperor change is coming. Hi all, I needed to read this FT article a few times to make sure I got it right. Japan will virtually be out for TEN DAYS when Emperor Akihito will abdicate and be replaced by his son Naruhito. From 27th April ongoing,...
by K-man | September 19th, 2018, 02:52:12 | BOJ, Central Banks
BOJ monetary policy report 19.09.2018. Maintains interest rate at -0.10% Maintains 10 yr YCC at -.0.2%-+0.2% band Maintains annual pace of JGB buying target at about 80T JPY Maintains annual pace of ETF purchases at about 6.0T JPY Vote 7-2, same dissenters. Will keep...
by K-man | September 18th, 2018, 15:57:26 | BOJ, Central Banks
BOJ preview for tonight 19.09.2018 With all that’s going on LDP elections’ side on Thursday, trade talks between Motegi-Lighthizer and Abe-Trump to be confirmed, my personal expectations for any BOJ move are close to zero for tonight. Fin Min Aso seemed to...
by Ryan Littlestone | August 6th, 2018, 11:21:50 | BOJ, Central Banks, News
Reuters sources story on the talk inside the Bank of Japan Post-BOJ meeting last week it’s been revealed that the BOJ planned to announce possible rate hikes in January. This was torpedoed by the wild market moves seen during that month. Then then were going to...
by K-man | July 31st, 2018, 04:35:49 | BOJ, Central Banks
BOJ quarterly outlook on 31.07.2018 GDP forecasts – Cuts FY18/19 GDP growth from 1.6% to 1.5% – Maintains FY19/20 GDP growth at 0.8% – Maintains FY20/21 GDP at 0.8% Inflation Outlook – Cuts FY18/19 core CPI outlook from 1.4% to 1.0%...
by K-man | July 31st, 2018, 04:21:05 | BOJ, Central Banks
BOJ monetary policy decision 31.07.2018 BOJ TWEAKS POLICY TO ENHANCE FLEXIBILITY Cuts amount to which negative rate applies, starts forward guidances Maintains Interest Rate on Excess Reserves (IOER) at -0.10% Maintains 10-year JGB Yield Curve Control at ~0.00% to...