Just a hunch now, but Italian, Spanish, and related bond yields began falling coincident with the first ECB LTRO. The question is why, as I saw no operative channel of consequence from ECB liquidity provision of 3 year funds on a floating rate basis to the term structure of rates. So it seemed to me […]
Tag Archives: BoJ
CB announcements
Just looks like the Fed lowered the rate on its swap lines to keep libor down, which had been moving up to its prior swap line rate. No big deal, apart from the fact the Fed shouldn’t be allowed to lend on an unsecured basis like this without explicit approval of congress. Lending unsecured on […]
BOJ Shirakawa Warns Japan Economic Outlook ‘Very Severe’
After all these years they are still threatening to use policy tools that have no effect on the real economy, and little if any effect on finance. And with the rest of world seemingly thinking the same way as well risks of a global double dip are increasing. BOJ Shirakawa Warns Japan Economic Outlook ‘Very […]
Japan CPI
[Skip to the end] from Dave: Japan core CPI last night came out at 1.9% as expected Petrol products were up +23.9% y/y Non fresh food products were up +3.5% y/y Core-Core CPI (ex energy and ex fresh food) rose +0.1% vs -0.1% in the previous month indicating some signs of higher energy and food […]
BOJ and inflation
[Skip to the end] Bank of Japan keeps distance from Fed, ECB hawks by Leika Kihara (Reuters) Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa distanced himself on Friday from the hawkish tone of U.S. and European central bankers, and signalled slowing economic growth was still a key factor in deciding interest rates. After keeping rates steady […]
FT: US credit rating under threat
Seems no end to the stupidity that continues to spew out from all kinds of places. You’d think the ratings agencies would have learned their lesson with Japan – downgraded below Botswana and still funded JGB’s at under 1% for years until the BOJ raised rates. And last I saw ten year US credit default […]
Re: tell Paulson to let the MOF buy $
(an email) On Jan 23, 2008 9:26 AM, Mike wrote: > Trichet and his standard model are going to engineer a market crash in > europe it looks like… wonder if he will be FT’s man of the year next > year? and he’s playing with fire with the lack of credible deposit insurance in […]
Fed communications
If conveying information is considered important for market function, why not just say it clearly and directly in a targeted announcement? Kohn Says Fed Is Trying to Signal When Views Shift `Materially’ 2008-01-05 11:15 (New York) By Scott Lanman and Steve Matthews (Bloomberg) Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn said the central bank has increased […]