14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on BOJ MRF exemption move comes as no big surprise
BOJ MRF exemption move comes as no big surprise
One of the key changes to BOJ policy today was exemption to negative rates for Money Reserve Funds
We may get more detail in the presser at 06.30 GMT but the change should come as no big surprise to ForexLive readers seeing as I had the story last Sunday
14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Live: Asian stocks fall as BOJ warns on outlook
Live: Asian stocks fall as BOJ warns on outlook
Squawk Box Live in Europe is watching market reaction after the Bank of Japan did not introduce new stimulus measures at its latest policy meeting.
14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Data coming up in this session 15 March
Data coming up in this session 15 March
Here’s your economic data calendar for today 15 March
Not a lot out of Europe but we do get the BOJ presser at 06.30 GMT, not that it normally gives us anything new from the statement but we’ll see if today is any different.
14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Currencies: Dollar leans on yen as investors assume Bank of Japan isn’t finished easing
Currencies: Dollar leans on yen as investors assume Bank of Japan isn’t finished easing
The Bank of Japan held steady on monetary policy, but investors think the central bank is likely to continue easing policy, a view that is weighing on the yen.
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14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NFL official accepts link between football, brain disease
NFL official accepts link between football, brain disease
The comments marked the first time a senior league official has publicly conceded the sport’s connection to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Bank of Japan holds steady on monetary policy, but downgrades economic view
The Wall Street Journal: Bank of Japan holds steady on monetary policy, but downgrades economic view
The Bank of Japan holds steady on monetary policy, but takes a dimmer view on its economy, opening the door to more easing.
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14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Making Sense of Cents
Making Sense of Cents
Forex remains to be the largest market in the world and the least understood. Central banks have more influence on global markets than any other force. In other words, monetary policy is the ONLY economic indicator(s) investors should be watching, because let’s face it, if the Fed raised rates to 10% like they should do and called in all that QE money, stocks would collapse.
But yet Forex remains a mystery, something that someone may have mentioned or you heard about.. wait FX is a TV channel? or graphics? a movie?