It’s time for your central bank catch up. The link to the latest statement is at the bottom of each section, so just click there to read the bank’s central…
Bloomberg recently wrote a helpful piece summarising reasons why professional investors think the USD may be weaker going forward. This is due to the Fed reaching the peak in its…
Major central bank rundown It’s time for your central bank catch up. The link to the latest statement is at the bottom of each section, so just click there to…
This was Governor Kuroda’s last central bank meeting and there had been some speculation that perhaps he would surprise markets by signaling the eventual exit of Japan’s ultra-loose monetary policy.…
The BoJ has been slowly moving away from its ultra-loose monetary policy but has been doing it in slow stages. First of all, we had the yield curve expanded and…
Going into the last BoJ meeting there was significant speculation surrounding the path that the BoJ would take. This was made more complicated by the fact that Governor Kuroda is…
At the last BoJ meeting on December 20, the bank unexpectedly tweaked the Yield Curve Control band to +/- 0.50% in order to increase bond purchases to JPY 9 trillion…
The first thing to realise about yearly looks ahead is that they can prove to be spectacularly wrong. So, when looking ahead always be aware that these outlooks can change…
Major central bank rundown It’s time for your central bank catch up. The link to the latest statement is at the bottom of each section, so just click there to…
Going into the BoJ meeting, there had been expectations that the BoJ may signal hiking interest rates as a way to deal with the pervasive weakness in the JPY. In…