14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The BOJ announcement will be later than normal – lots of debate?
The BOJ announcement will be later than normal – lots of debate?
The Bank of Japan don’t have a scheduled time for the end of their meeting to finish and the announcement made
– In general, the later the announcement comes the more likely it is that a new policy action will be announced
Here are the times of the announcements from the beginning of 2015:
14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Donald Trump’s rise sparks alarm in Japan
Donald Trump’s rise sparks alarm in Japan
As polls open, the political elite in Tokyo is slowly confronting the idea of Donald Trump as US president, the FT reports.
14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia lower, Shanghai off 0.9%, ASX down 1.4%
Asia lower, Shanghai off 0.9%, ASX down 1.4%
Asia markets were lower Tuesday, with some analysts saying traders are turning more cautious and hesitant after the recent market rally.
14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Charting Japan’s currency, equities and bonds
Charting Japan’s currency, equities and bonds
Daryl Guppy from GuppyTraders.com analyzes the charts for downside targets of the USD/JPY, Nikkei 225 and 10-year JGBs.
14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Watching the yen swing wildly? Do not adjust your set. Pre-BOJ rumours, b/s etc.
Watching the yen swing wildly? Do not adjust your set. Pre-BOJ rumours, b/s etc.
USD/JPY and yen crosses have been swinging wildly the past 30 minutes or so (or 30 years, depending on your time frame, I suppose 😀 )
All sorts of rumours and chatter out there, more easing, no more easing etc.
14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Blackrock: Markets face headwinds from negative rates
Blackrock: Markets face headwinds from negative rates
Central banks are hoping negative rates will boost lending. But it isn’t clear whether the policies have had the intended effect.
14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Having Killed Their Equity Market, China Unleashes "Tobin Tax" For FX Market
Having Killed Their Equity Market, China Unleashes "Tobin Tax" For FX Market
In September last year, Chinese regulators stepped on the throat of a ‘fair’ market in equity futures trading and for all intent and purpose killed the Chinese equity market. Tonight – after 2 days of Yuan weakness – having warned everyon from Soros to Kyle Bass that “betting against the Yuan can’t possibly work,” The PBOC just unleashed plans for so-called “Tobin Tax” on FX transactions (which implicitly taxes each transaction, reducing liquidity, raising margins and reducing leverage).