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Bob Wiley, the anxiety-prone obsessive-compulsive character played by Bill Murray in “What About Bob?,” tells his psychiatrist, played by Richard Dreyfuss, “There are two types of...

On the heels of the Bank of Japan's new framework for strengthening its monetary easing, traders are wondering what effect it will have on the gold market.The BoJ proved again that it is at the...

Japan is doomed. Again.A couple of years ago, the Bank of Japan began to pursue QE with the intention of doubling its money supply. While this is a bad plan for almost every country, it was exactly...

Trading has turned choppy in the FX markets. Earlier in the day the Bank of Japan released their monetary policy and while they kept their negative interest rate in place, they did start to manipulate...

All eyes on the U.S. Federal ReserveThe greenback is under slight pressure against other currencies this morning further to the unexpected announcement by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) that it would keep...

In line with our expectations, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) did not add new monetary easing today.It introduced a new and more flexible monetary policy framework (QQE with yield curve control) in which it...

Surprise, surprise, surprise. Following a string of unexpectedly poor economic reports, GDP estimates for third quarter are slowing ratcheting lower.The Atlanta Fed GDPNow Model lowered its 3rd...

A fresh set of projections will be part of today’s policy statement from the Fed A strong bullish trend continues to prevail for India’s stock market Is Brazil’s currency in US...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) maintained its policy rate unchanged at -0.10%, yet twisted its asset purchases programme in an unexpected way by introducing the concept of QQE (Quantitative Easing) with...

EUR/SGDToday’s support: - 1.5142 and 1.5120 (main), where correction is possible. Break would give 1.5109, where correction also may be. Then follows 1.5087. Break of the latter would result...

Bank of Japan does little and sees lessWithout triggering a similar epileptic fit, the Bank of Japan have committed themselves to a Swiss-style floor in Japanese bond yields in a fresh effort to drive...

The Japanese Yen dips broadly after BoJ kept policy rate at -0.1% but revamped the framework of the stimulus program as a comprehensive review. The central bank introduced a new term "QQE with Yield...

Sometimes, even when there is agreement that a project is pressing and that money should be allocated to it, traditional public and philanthropic funding is insufficient. In addressing major...

Market BriefToday is a busy day as several central banks unveil their respective monetary policy decisions. The Bank of Japan was the first to kick off early this morning as it announced a new set of...