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BoJ Stimulus Likely, Greece To Set Out Reforms
A largely uneventful trading session on Thursday offered little direction heading into the Asian session overnight and the same is true as we near the open in Europe, as index futures waver around...
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Inflation Putting Pressure on BOJ, Abe Awaiting on Corporate Japan to Spend
The BOJ is expected by market analysts to increase its economic stimulus as inflation continues to disappoint. Market surveys point to a third of economists forecasting a further easing call in...
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Week Ahead in FX: Market Awaits Fed September Rate Decision
Macro Headwinds Have Market Doubtful Fed Will Raise Rates in September Central bankers will be active the week of September 14 to 18. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will publish the minutes from...
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BOJ Under Pressure to Act but October More Likely
BOJ Running Out of Options Expected to Keep Stimulus Unchanged The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is not expected to announce an expansion to its already massive stimulus spending later today. The Japanese...
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D-Day For The Fed: Extreme Price Movement Expected
View from the FX Dean: Thursday September 17, 2015 If Ms. Yellen and her fellow policy makers do happen to pull the rate trigger later this afternoon (2pm EST), it will be the first U.S rate hike in...
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Week Ahead in FX: NFP to Fall on Fed’s Deaf Ears
Next week the U.S. will release three important employment indicators. After a disappointing September FOMC that did not bring the much-awaited first interest rate hike came a round of contradictory...
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Week Ahead in FX: USD Shrugs Off Dissapointing NFP
Lower Than Expected U.S. Employment numbers have eased pressure on the Fed but Will Force Other Central Banks into Action. The highly awaited U.S. non farm payrolls report (NFP) dissapointed an already...
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Bank of Japan Under Pressure to Add Stimulus
Monetary Policy Has Been the Only Effective Arrow in Abe’s Quiver The Bank of Japan (BoJ) shocked markets a year ago when it announced additional stimulus on Halloween day. A year has gone by and...
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BOJ Weighs Another Halloween Surprise
The Bank of Japan Is Expected to Downgrade Inflation and Growth Targets, but Future of Stimulus Program is Uncertain. Central bank actions have dictated the pace of the market this year. The Bank of...
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UK Economy to Continue to Face Strong Headwinds
While investors in the U.S. do return from the Thanksgiving bank holiday on Friday, we can expect light trade again today with many taking an extra day off and turning it into a long weekend break....
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European Futures Shrug Off Weak China Export Data
European markets are poised to open moderately higher on Tuesday despite following a negative session in Asia overnight on the back of some disappointing trade figures from China. China recorded a...
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Bank of Japan Under Pressure to Ease
The Japanese Yen Has Been Weaker Awaiting Action from the Central Bank The Japanese currency has been on a rollercoaster ride in the past 2 years. The appointment of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his...
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Post-Brexit UK Takes Centre Stage This Week
An interesting week lies ahead for financial markets as we get the latest jobs report, retail sales and inflation data from the UK, FOMC minutes and inflation data from the US as well as a host of...
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Japan April-June GDP Flat On-Quarter, Missing Forecasts for 0.2 Pct Growth
Japan’s economy failed to grow on a quarterly basis during the April-June period, with gross domestic product (GDP) growth coming in at zero, missing forecasts. On an annualized basis, GDP expanded 0.2...
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OANDA MP – This Week’s Key Events (Video)
Senior Market Analyst Craig Erlam previews the week ahead and talks about the Japanese GDP data overnight. Post-Brexit UK Takes Centre Stage This Week EUR/USD – Euro Subdued as France, Italian Markets...
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Japan Inc Unenthused over Abe’s Stimulus, BOJ Easing – Reuters Poll
Japanese companies overwhelmingly say the government’s latest stimulus will do little to boost the economy and the Bank of Japan should not ease further, a Reuters poll showed, a setback for...
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Japan Inc has little hope for Abe’s stimulus
apanese companies overwhelmingly say the government’s latest stimulus will do little to boost the economy and the Bank of Japan should not ease further, a Reuters poll showed, a setback for...
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Japanese Seek Bargains as Economy Limps, Abenomics Loses Shine
Three years of so-called “Abenomics”, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s bold stimulus programme, has failed to dislodge a deflationary mindset among businesses and consumers. As the world’s...
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Market Unsure of Bank of Japan Next Move
The Japanese central bank is running out of monetary policy options The Bank of Japan (BoJ) will release its monetary policy statement on Tuesday, September 20 at around 11:00 pm EDT. A press...
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Japan Should Link Fiscal Policy to Inflation
Japan should delay raising the sales tax and commit to an expansionary fiscal policy until inflation meets the Bank of Japan’s 2 percent inflation target, Nobel laureate Christopher Sims said on...
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