Bank of Japan

The central banks of Japan, Canada, and some of the European Union members are teaming up to study the prospects of launching centralized digital currencies in their respective countries. What Happened The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, Switzerland's Swiss National Bank...

Looks like we could be in for a busy week ahead! With a light schedule in terms of economic data, focus primarily will be on companies set to report quarterly results as well as central bank policy decisions. The Bank of Japan has already set the stage overnight, announcing its decision to leave...

In recent weeks, there has been increasing chatter about value stocks coming back into style in the U.S. For investors seeking deep value outside the U.S., Japan beckons. Up 7.14% year to date, the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSE: DXJ) has been a decent though clearly not spectacular...

Now that the Fed meeting has come and gone with no rate cut, a lot of people are asking themselves, “What’s next?” Well, if you can forget about the Fed for a bit, there’s a bunch of stuff in the headlights, especially next week. That’s when we have the G-20 meeting...

Japanese stocks haven't been immune to the downside experienced this year by ex-U.S. developed markets equities. In fact, Japan is one of the worst ex-U.S. developed markets offenders as highlighted by a year-to-date loss of 5.62 percent for the MSCI Japan Index. While Japanese stocks are among...

The Bank of Japan boosted its growth forecast for 2017 and President-elect Donald Trump deserves much of the credit, at least according to Bloomberg's editorial board. The Bank of Japan said earlier this week that it now expects its real gross domestic product to rise 1.5 percent in the next fiscal...

Mohamed El-Erian, a well-respected economist and chief economic adviser at Allianz, isn't a fan of owning stocks. In an interview with Bloomberg, El-Erian said he isn't avoiding stocks because of the perceived risks. In fact, his portfolio composition contains assets generally considered to be...

It was not long ago that the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSE: UUP) was the king of currency exchange-traded funds. This year, thanks in large part to the Federal Reserve's refusal to raise interest rates, the dollar and UUP have almost been reduced to court jester status. What...

Against the backdrop of safe-haven demand for the yen, Japanese stocks and exchange-traded funds are struggling this year, but the scenario could improve in the fourth quarter. On the surface, many investors might criticize the lack of inflation, weak macro data and Japan’s corporate exposure...

The Bank of Japan announced a shift in its monetary easing policy whereby it will buy as much or as little Japanese bonds as necessary to maintain a yield on 10-year bonds at zero. At the same time, the Bank of Japan maintained its existing policy of increasing its government-bond holdings by...

The Bank of Japan announced Friday morning it will increase its purchases of exchange-traded funds. The central bank also shied away from introducing new stimulus measures, maintained its key interest rate and also made no changes to the pace of other asset purchases, including Japanese government...

It was unsurprising that the UK’s decision to leave the European Union was followed by a 10 percent slide in the pound, as both political and economic uncertainties had shaken markets. In addition, the Bank of England’s dovish guidance for monetary policy moved the pound even lower....

According to Bloomberg, there is close to $10 trillion worth of bonds yielding less than zero and more than $6 trillion of the total is Japanese government debt. Meanwhile, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was told by an adviser Etsuro Honda that "now is the time to introduce helicopter money." "...

Daniel Katzive is head of foreign exchange strategy for BNP Parisbas' North American unit and was a guest on CNBC's "Markets Now" segment on Wednesday to discuss why investors need to pay a lot more attention to ongoing developments in Japan. Katzive started off by stating that it is "premature" to...