JAPAN FLOW II: Just What ETFs Does the BOJ Buy? Could We See an April2000-Style Nikkei 225 Rebal?
The BOJ Buys ETFs.It has a program which was running at ¥3 trillion (roughly US$30bn) a year for "regular" equity index ETF purchases, and an...
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JAPAN FLOW I: The BOJ's New ETF Buying
Last Thursday, the BOJ announced the results of its Monetary Policy Committee meeting for July. It was a "late" announcement, coming at 12:45, and...
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BOJ Outcome: Symbolic Stimulus (As We Predicted)
As forecast by Europacifica, BOJ offered symbolic (modest) easing today.- Though it left overnight rates at -0.1%, the BOJ increased its ETF...
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BOJ: The 80 Trillion Yen Question
The Bank of Japan July policy meeting ends tomorrow (Friday 29 July), and markets remain divided as to its outcome. Although expectations of...
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Japanese Elections: "Abenomics" Versus a Move to the Right
In the shadow of the EU referendum, rising support for conservative political factions among disaffected voters seems to have rubbed off on Japan,...
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