28 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on BOJ’s Kuroda says they will lower rates further if needed
BOJ’s Kuroda says they will lower rates further if needed
Bank of Japan governor’s presser now underway
– expects negative rates to spread through economy, push down yield curve
– 3-tiered structure designed to maximise impact of negative rates
Even more so now I’d say after the BOJ’s move
28 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on France Q4 GDP flash qq +0.2% as expected
France Q4 GDP flash qq +0.2% as expected
Latest French GDP data now out
– +0.3% prev
– yy +1.3% vs +1.2% exp vs +1.1% prev
Will be back with more detail
Kuroda presser just started
EURUSD 1.0907
28 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Currencies: Dollar soars after BOJ shocks market with move to negative interest rates
Currencies: Dollar soars after BOJ shocks market with move to negative interest rates
The central bank expanded its aggressive monetary stimulus measures Friday by unexpectedly introducing a negative interest rate policy, triggering a sharp reaction in the yen.
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28 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Data coming up in this session 29 Jan
Data coming up in this session 29 Jan
Here’s what we have on the data calendar today
Month-end flows will add usual volatility but data wise we also have a few releases of note to finish the week/month and keep traders hopping around.
28 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Maureen Jensen Nominated to Lead Ontario Securities Commission
Maureen Jensen Nominated to Lead Ontario Securities Commission
Ontario’s ruling Liberal Party nominated Maureen Jensen as head of the Ontario Securities Commission, making her the first woman to lead the largest of Canada’s provincial securities regulators.
28 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ABLYNX TO RECEIVE EU8 MILLION MILESTONE AS BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM STARTS FIRST PATIENT STUDY WITH A BI-SPECIFIC NANOBODY IN ONCOLOGY
ABLYNX TO RECEIVE EU8 MILLION MILESTONE AS BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM STARTS FIRST PATIENT STUDY WITH A BI-SPECIFIC NANOBODY IN ONCOLOGY
28 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nikkei 225 closes up 2.8% at 17,518.30
Nikkei 225 closes up 2.8% at 17,518.30
A wild ride to end the week after the BOJ’s negative rate move
– +476.85
– open 17155.06
– high 17638.93
– low 16767.09
– USDJPY 120.48 softer into the close following the Nikkei
Kuroda’s presser due at 06.30 GMT