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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Melco Holdings BuyBack: Start of a Trend?
The decision by Melco Holdings to buy back 15% of outstanding shares is an announcement that is likely to be picked up by a few lucky holders of...
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Augmented Reality as New Driver for Semis?
We see VR (Virtual Reality) might be only a niche application to drive semiconductor demand but believe spectacles type Magic Leap’s Photonic...
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Japan Non-IT Industries: Overcoming Deflation Not Enough
Empirical data on the drivers of Japanese productivity are sadly not at the forefront of Abenomics, but they should be. Europacifica CEO Naomi...
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