17 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nikkei back in negative territory after the BOJ roller coaster ride
Nikkei back in negative territory after the BOJ roller coaster ride
Rapid swings for the Nikkei as market digests true impact of BOJ announcement
And it’s been a rough ride for sure
Nikkei now back down to 19220.27, – 0.69% on the day, after highs of 19869.08
17 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Full text of the BOJ decision
Full text of the BOJ decision
Here are the BOJ announcements
17 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Confusion reigns in BOJ decision
Confusion reigns in BOJ decision
A lot of misinformation out there
There are some people saying the BOJ is selling stocks in April. There was some kind of mistranslation there.
What’s happened is that the BOJ was supposed to start unloading some of its stock holdings in April but at today’s meeting they decided the won’t sell stocks. Instead they will hold onto the stocks for longer and the scheduled completion of the sales has been extended to March 2026 from Sept 2021.
17 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on BOJ increases purchases of ETFs; Nikkei climbs, yen drops
BOJ increases purchases of ETFs; Nikkei climbs, yen drops
The Bank of Japan surprised markets by increasing its purchases of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by 300 billion yen annually.
17 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on BOJ will buy 3 trillion yen in ETFs annually
BOJ will buy 3 trillion yen in ETFs annually
Bank of Japan balance sheet to rise at 83.09T yen pace
The details are coming out now. The BOJ is going to buy ETFs at a 3T yen pace per year and Japan real estate investment trusts at a 90B yen annual pace.
17 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asian markets trade up, Japan gains after BOJ stimulus
Asian markets trade up, Japan gains after BOJ stimulus
Major markets in Asia were trading higher again after trimming morning losses, following weaker commodity prices.
17 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on USD/JPY hit by a nasty squeeze
USD/JPY hit by a nasty squeeze
Back to 122.44
USD/JPY is all over the place as the market digests the shock BOJ easing announcement.
It shot up to 123.50 but has plunged to a session low of 122.34 now. It doesn’t make any sense for USD/JPY to be selling off here with the BOJ announcing fresh easing.