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Mega stimulus in Japan as economy faces 'final blow'
09:45am, Tuesday, 07'th Apr 2020
Japan is finalizing plans for a massive stimulus package worth ¥108T ($990B) - equal to 20% of its economic output - to counter the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.That exceeds 11% of output fo
International Economic Week In Review For 3/30-4/2
10:06pm, Sunday, 05'th Apr 2020
A deal in the oil market is possible. For obvious reasons, the economic data is terrible. Continue to avoid international ETFs.
International Economic Week In Review For 3/23-3/27
08:41pm, Sunday, 29'th Mar 2020
The latest Markit numbers were understandably terrible. The Bank of Japan and England released meeting minutes. The markets rebounded this week. But the activi
Week Ahead - Virus Watch, China Data To Rebound While The World Braces For Pain, And Why The Dollar Looks So Vulnerable
01:42pm, Sunday, 29'th Mar 2020
Congress got the job done getting a $2 trillion stimulus package, and now markets will try to figure out all the details. The eurozone is showing why it's years
Japan readies 'unprecedented stimulus' as COVID-19 cases surge
11:55am, Saturday, 28'th Mar 2020
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe promised 'unprecedented stimulus' to mitigate the economic effects of rise in COVID-19 cases, reports Reuters."Japan is holding up barely, but it would not be strange if ther
BOJ conducts emergency bond buying
08:49am, Thursday, 19'th Mar 2020
Following moves from the ECB and RBA, the Bank of Japan sought to stem a bond market rout by pledging to spend billions of dollars and implement yield curve control.The central bank offered to buy as
Big monetary stimulus from the BOJ
07:41am, Monday, 16'th Mar 2020
Echoing the Fed's move overnight, the BOJ said it would increase its annual purchasing pace of ETFs from the previous level of ¥6T ($56B) per year to ¥12T.The decision far exceeded market expectatio
No need to declare coronavirus emergency - Japan PM
11:11am, Saturday, 14'th Mar 2020
Japan PM Shinzo Abe said at a news conference on Saturday said that coronavirus in Japan is not at a stage to declare an emergency.He adds that experts have not seen an explosive rise in coronavirus c
International Economic Week In Review For 2/24-2/28
10:24pm, Sunday, 01'st Mar 2020
The coronavirus has the potential to cause a recession in some countries. EU President Lane offered an excellent explanation of why r* will be low for some time
International Economic Week In Review For 2/17-2/21
07:57pm, Sunday, 23'rd Feb 2020
Trade data shows continuing weakness. The PBoC cut rates, indicating that Chinese growth for the first quarter of 2020 will probably be weak. Most of the charts
MacroView: Japan, The Fed, And The Limits Of QE
05:04pm, Saturday, 22'nd Feb 2020
The Fed recognizes their ongoing monetary interventions have created financial risks in terms of asset bubbles across multiple asset classes. Since the financia
Coronavirus To Hammer Japan And The Yen
01:47pm, Friday, 21'st Feb 2020
The coronavirus spreading across Asia and the world is very likely to hammer Japan and the yen. Some people consider the Japanese yen a safe-haven currency wher
Bad news in Japan as economy shrinks 6.3%
10:20am, Monday, 17'th Feb 2020
The world's third largest economy contracted at an annualized rate of 6.3% in the last three months of 2019, as a sales tax hike took a bite out of consumer and business spending.The near-term outlook
International Economic Week In Review For 2/3-2/7
04:40pm, Sunday, 09'th Feb 2020
Australia and India kept interest rates on hold. Brazil and Russia lowered rates. Global equity markets bounced back this week after the Coronavirus selloff.
First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund (FJP) Hits a New 52-Week High
10:59pm, Thursday, 12'th Dec 2019
This First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund (FJP) has hit a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store?
