Why The JGB Market Ignored Moody's Downgrade
Brian Romanchuk - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 1:30PM CST
Moody's rating agency downgraded Japan to A1 from Aa3 on December 1st. The non-reaction by the JGB market was a cause for some amusement; once again stern warnings by ratings agency analysts are essentially being laughed at. This is not complacency...
JGBL: 21.46 (unch), JGBT: 25.37 (+0.24), JGBS: 18.33 (+0.02), JGBB: 50.03 (-0.48), JGBD: 15.51 (-0.07)
Moody's downgrades Japan's sovereign debt rating
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 3:48AM CST
JGBL: 21.46 (unch), JGBT: 25.37 (+0.24), JGBS: 18.33 (+0.02), JGBB: 50.03 (-0.48), JGBD: 15.51 (-0.07)
Nikkei climbs; Japan bond yield goes negative
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 28, 1:37AM CST
JGBL: 21.46 (unch), DXJF: 27.09 (-0.37), JPMV: 50.14 (-0.28), DXJH: 29.42 (-0.20), JSC: 48.10 (+0.48), JGBT: 25.37 (+0.24), DFJ: 48.30 (-0.63), JGBS: 18.33 (+0.02), DXJS: 32.11 (-0.50), DXJR: 27.88 (-0.44), EWJ: 11.36 (-0.11), DXJT: 28.84 (-0.19), NKY: 17.24 (-0.07), DXJ: 54.39 (-0.79), ITF: 48.94 (-0.23), QJPN: 58.87 (-0.41), DBJP: 40.22 (-0.45), JPP: 43.64 (-0.67), EZJ: 77.85 (-1.68), DXJC: 29.43 (+0.43), JPNL: 40.40 (-1.24), SCJ: 52.01 (-0.42), EWV: 65.17 (+1.27), HEWJ: 27.37 (-0.37), FJP: 45.35 (-0.25), JGBB: 50.03 (-0.48), JGBD: 15.51 (-0.07)
Passing The Baton: Can Central Banks Transfer Credit Creation To Commercial Banks?
Invesco US - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 19, 7:10PM CST
By John Greenwood After several iterations of quantative easing (QE) programs in developed markets, passing the credit creation baton from central banks to commercial banks is the next step required for sustainable recovery. The key question is...
JGBL: 21.46 (unch), TAPR: 34.50 (-2.10), JGBT: 25.37 (+0.24), JGBS: 18.33 (+0.02), EU: 22.33 (+0.15), JGBB: 50.03 (-0.48), GOVT: 25.29 (+0.10), PLW: 33.13 (+0.33), JGBD: 15.51 (-0.07)
Japan's Last Stand
Michael Pento - Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 18, 6:15AM CST
There is a popular American military term called a “last stand”, which is meant to describe a situation where a combat force attempts to hold a defensive position in the face of overwhelming odds. The defensive force usually sustains very...
JYN: 47.79 (+0.11), JGBL: 21.46 (unch), DXJF: 27.09 (-0.37), JPMV: 50.14 (-0.28), DXJH: 29.42 (-0.20), JSC: 48.10 (+0.48), JGBT: 25.37 (+0.24), DFJ: 48.30 (-0.63), JGBS: 18.33 (+0.02), DXJS: 32.11 (-0.50), DXJR: 27.88 (-0.44), DXJT: 28.84 (-0.19), EWJ: 11.36 (-0.11), NKY: 17.24 (-0.07), DXJ: 54.39 (-0.79), YCL: 14.41 (+0.16), ITF: 48.94 (-0.23), QJPN: 58.87 (-0.41), DBJP: 40.22 (-0.45), YCS: 87.81 (-0.63), JPP: 43.64 (-0.67), EZJ: 77.85 (-1.68), DXJC: 29.43 (+0.43), JPNL: 40.40 (-1.24), FXY: 82.02 (+0.31), SCJ: 52.01 (-0.42), JPNS: 24.62 (+0.12), EWV: 65.17 (+1.27), HEWJ: 27.37 (-0.37), FJP: 45.35 (-0.25), JGBB: 50.03 (-0.48), JGBD: 15.51 (-0.07)
Throwing In The Towel On Japan
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 11, 5:12PM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider In what can only be an intentional trial balloon, the Abe government in Japan is making noise about delaying the next scheduled tax increase. Considered to be one of the important "arrows" in Abenomics, this is an...
JGBL: 21.46 (unch), JYN: 47.79 (+0.11), YCL: 14.41 (+0.16), JGBT: 25.37 (+0.24), YCS: 87.81 (-0.63), FXY: 82.02 (+0.31), JGBS: 18.33 (+0.02), JGBB: 50.03 (-0.48), JGBD: 15.51 (-0.07)
Oil Price Fall Set To Push Japan Back Into Deflation
Paul Hodges - Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 05, 11:33AM CST
Could Japan actually go bankrupt at some point in the future? This was the question left hanging in the air after Friday's panic at the Bank of Japan, when its Governor forced through his new stimulus policy on a 5 - 4 vote. Financial markets' first...
JGBL: 21.46 (unch), JYN: 47.79 (+0.11), YCL: 14.41 (+0.16), JGBT: 25.37 (+0.24), YCS: 87.81 (-0.63), FXY: 82.02 (+0.31), JGBS: 18.33 (+0.02), JGBB: 50.03 (-0.48), JGBD: 15.51 (-0.07)
Impending Shortage Of JGB Fools
Vincent Cate - Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 03, 3:46PM CST
As a central bank drives up bond prices investors can make money holding bonds, even at low interest rates. However, at some point the prices get so high and interest rates so low that you really need a greater fool to buy them. Currently the ...
JGBL: 21.46 (unch), JGBT: 25.37 (+0.24), JGBS: 18.33 (+0.02), JGBB: 50.03 (-0.48), JGBD: 15.51 (-0.07)
Nikkei soars, yen slides, after BOJ unexpectedly eases monetary policy
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JGBL: 21.46 (unch), DXJF: 27.09 (-0.37), JPMV: 50.14 (-0.28), DXJH: 29.42 (-0.20), JSC: 48.10 (+0.48), JGBT: 25.37 (+0.24), DFJ: 48.30 (-0.63), JGBS: 18.33 (+0.02), DXJS: 32.11 (-0.50), DXJR: 27.88 (-0.44), EWJ: 11.36 (-0.11), DXJT: 28.84 (-0.19), NKY: 17.24 (-0.07), DXJ: 54.39 (-0.79), ITF: 48.94 (-0.23), QJPN: 58.87 (-0.41), DBJP: 40.22 (-0.45), JPP: 43.64 (-0.67), EZJ: 77.85 (-1.68), DXJC: 29.43 (+0.43), JPNL: 40.40 (-1.24), SCJ: 52.01 (-0.42), JPNS: 24.62 (+0.12), EWV: 65.17 (+1.27), HEWJ: 27.37 (-0.37), FJP: 45.35 (-0.25), JGBB: 50.03 (-0.48), JGBD: 15.51 (-0.07)
Japan cuts economic view for second straight month
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JYN: 47.79 (+0.11), JGBL: 21.46 (unch), DXJF: 27.09 (-0.37), JPMV: 50.14 (-0.28), DXJH: 29.42 (-0.20), JSC: 48.10 (+0.48), JGBT: 25.37 (+0.24), DFJ: 48.30 (-0.63), JGBS: 18.33 (+0.02), DXJS: 32.11 (-0.50), DXJR: 27.88 (-0.44), DXJT: 28.84 (-0.19), EWJ: 11.36 (-0.11), NKY: 17.24 (-0.07), DXJ: 54.39 (-0.79), YCL: 14.41 (+0.16), ITF: 48.94 (-0.23), QJPN: 58.87 (-0.41), DBJP: 40.22 (-0.45), YCS: 87.81 (-0.63), JPP: 43.64 (-0.67), EZJ: 77.85 (-1.68), DXJC: 29.43 (+0.43), JPNL: 40.40 (-1.24), FXY: 82.02 (+0.31), SCJ: 52.01 (-0.42), JPNS: 24.62 (+0.12), EWV: 65.17 (+1.27), HEWJ: 27.37 (-0.37), FJP: 45.35 (-0.25), JGBB: 50.03 (-0.48), JGBD: 15.51 (-0.07)
Asian shares mixed, Japan 2-year yield touches record low
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Oct 17, 2:41AM CDT
JYN: 47.79 (+0.11), JGBL: 21.46 (unch), DXJF: 27.09 (-0.37), JPMV: 50.14 (-0.28), DXJH: 29.42 (-0.20), JSC: 48.10 (+0.48), JGBT: 25.37 (+0.24), DFJ: 48.30 (-0.63), JGBS: 18.33 (+0.02), DXJS: 32.11 (-0.50), DXJR: 27.88 (-0.44), DXJT: 28.84 (-0.19), EWJ: 11.36 (-0.11), NKY: 17.24 (-0.07), DXJ: 54.39 (-0.79), YCL: 14.41 (+0.16), ITF: 48.94 (-0.23), QJPN: 58.87 (-0.41), DBJP: 40.22 (-0.45), YCS: 87.81 (-0.63), JPP: 43.64 (-0.67), EZJ: 77.85 (-1.68), DXJC: 29.43 (+0.43), JPNL: 40.40 (-1.24), FXY: 82.02 (+0.31), SCJ: 52.01 (-0.42), JPNS: 24.62 (+0.12), EWV: 65.17 (+1.27), HEWJ: 27.37 (-0.37), FJP: 45.35 (-0.25), JGBB: 50.03 (-0.48), JGBD: 15.51 (-0.07)