Week Ahead: Central Bank Fallout, BOJ, and End of Month Data
After a volatile week due to a plethora of data, including CPI from the US […]
Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary: Markets Scoff at More Hawkish FOMC Rate Projections
Summary United States: Slowing Price Growth a Welcome Reprieve, FOMC Signals More Work Ahead Headline […]
Week Ahead – Bank of Japan Highlights a Data-Heavy Week
The central bank torch will pass to the Bank of Japan next week. Even though […]
Weekly Focus – Softer Inflation, Harder Central Banks
In a week dominated by central bank meetings, the end result was a more hawkish […]
BoJ Could Keep Policy and Guidance Untouched
The Bank of Japan has remained an outlier compared to the other major central banks […]
BoJ Nakamura: Inflation not accompanied by wage increases yet
BoJ board member Toyoaki Nakamura said, “recent price rises aren’t accompanied by wage increases yet”. […]
BoJ Kuroda: Premature to discuss specifics of monetary policy freamwork
BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda told the parliament, “the BOJ is seeking to sustainably and stably […]
Dollar Strikes Back on Solid Job Data, With Strong Wage Growth
Dollar rebounds notably after a set of solid non-farm payroll data, with strong wage growth. […]
Markets Recently Gave Much More Weight to Softer Data
Markets Yesterday, the post-Powell bond rally simply continued as markets read US data as supporting […]
BoJ Noguchi: Must maintain monetary easing
BoJ board member Asahi Noguchi said the central bank must continue to maintain monetary easing, […]
Japan PPI slowed to 9.3% yoy in Nov, global commodity prices easing
Japan corporate goods price index, PPI, slowed from 9.4% yoy to 9.3% yoy in November, […]