Cliff Notes: The New Year Brings Optimism Over Inflation
Key insights from the week that was. This week’s data was broadly supportive of confidence, […]
With the Bank of Japan Sticking to its Ultrasoft Policy, JPY Looks Overbought
The Bank of Japan, which has not changed interest rates for the past six years […]
Won’t Be Easy for EUR/USD to Push Through Recent Highs
Markets The BoJ’s status quo set the tone for core bond yields right from the […]
EUR/USD’s Upside Turned More Limited
Markets Bond yields on both sides of the Atlantic rose a few basis points before […]
BoJ Kuroda: We don’t need to further expand the band around yield target
At the post meeting press conference, BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said, “We don’t need to […]
Not for the First Time, the BOJ Spite the Hype
At their January 2023 meeting, the BOJ: Held interest rates at -0.1% Maintained a target […]
Holy Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its below-zero interest rate and its faltering yield curve […]
Bank of Japan Keeps a Steady Hand
Market movers today Today’s focus will be on hard data from the US as we […]
BoJ keeps yield cap unchanged, downgrades growth forecast
BoJ kept the yield curve control unchanged today, disappointing some who bet for a tweak. […]
USD/JPY – Calm Before the Storm?
The Japanese yen is in calm waters on Tuesday, as the Bank of Japan’s two-day […]
Chinese Population Shrinks for the First Time in Six Decades
Market movers today Today’s key data release will be the ZEW index from Germany. It […]
BoJ Kuroda defends extremely accommodative monetary policy
BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda defended this week decision to maintain by the -0.1% interest rate […]