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It’s been 16 months since the European Central Bank began its voyage into the unknowable in March 2015, and as The FT notes, this week marks a milestone – it has now purchased over EUR 1 trillion in government (and corporate) bonds since it began QE.

The ECB buys bonds through the eurozone’s national central banks and in line with a member state’s overall contribution to eurozone GDP.

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PBOC injects 20bn yuan via 7-day reverse repos
& injects 10bn yuan via 14-day reverse repos
CNY set higher against the USD

AUD/USD popping above 0.7600 and AUD/JPY no laggard either
You can see a prior top for AUD/JPY (on this short term chart) over to the left
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You’re likely to shell out more cash for consumer electronics as connected hardware gains popularity, the consumer trends experts say.

It’s a conundrum: The BOJ is expected to ease policy further, but the country’s longer-end bond yields have climbed to six-month highs.

Authored by Kurt Schlicher, originally posted at Townhall.com,

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The yen kept some distance from a one-month low against the dollar on Tuesday after BOJ Governor Kuroda held back from signalling further easing.