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- FRANCE DATA: Bank of France survey shows February sa.
- USD/JPY slips back below 82.00, ACB steps in and buys
- BIS buys EUR/USD in recent trade
- Spanish/German 10 year govt bond yield spread tightens to 214 bps, 9 points narrower on day
- Honda says to suspend Japan production operations until March 20 at least
- Japan chief cabinet secretary Edano: So far no radiation level rise at Fukushima nuclear plant after explosion
- BOJ’s Shirakawa: To make appropriate decision in April meeting
- Total German triumph as EU minnows subjugated
- Eurostoxx 50 futures down 0.5% early
- Japan Quake to Shatter Near-Term Econ Activity; BOJ Moves
- S&P: Earthquake has significant impact on Japan, but no immediate effect on Aa- sovereign rating
- Japanese FinMin Noda: Welcomes BOJ’s appropriate and prompt action
- BOJ: Buying 500 bln JGBs, 1000 bln s/t securities in expanded program
- Update: Japan Jan Consumer Confidence Posts 1st Fall in 2 Mos
- Japan Jan Consumer Confidence Posts 1st Fall in 2 Mos
- ForexLive Asian market wrap: Highly volatile session for the Yen
- JAPAN DATA: Consumer confidence data from the……..
- Trader get-together in Sydney this Saturday
- Japan Jan Industrial Output Revised +1.3% M/M, Up For 3 Mths
- Charity-week at ForexLive Asia
| FRANCE DATA: Bank of France survey shows February sa. Posted: FRANCE DATA: Bank of France survey shows February real sa retail sales up 0.6% on the month and 1.9% higher on the year.    |
| USD/JPY slips back below 82.00, ACB steps in and buys Posted: USD/JPY has slipped back below 82.00, presently at 81.82. As I mentioned to asdf earlier; despite additional Japanese QE it would be surprising if we didn't see bouts of yen strength on continuing repatriation/insurance payment related flows. JUst hearing that an Asian sovereign has stepped in buying the pairing in the 81.80/85 area slowing ...  |
| BIS buys EUR/USD in recent trade Posted: We're presently at 1.3910, just above session low 1.3907.  |
| Spanish/German 10 year govt bond yield spread tightens to 214 bps, 9 points narrower on day Posted: Italian/German 10 year govt bond yield spread tightens to 165 bps, 10 bps narrower on day Portuguese/German 10 year govt bond yield spread tightens to 449 bps, 12 bps narrower on day Greek/German 10 year govt bond yield spread tightens to 961 bps, 8 bps narrower on day Irish/German 10 year govt bond ...  |
| Honda says to suspend Japan production operations until March 20 at least Posted:  |
| Posted: Fukushima Daiichi plant no 2 reactor cooling functions have stopped Water levels at plant no 2 reactor falling Preparing to pour sea water into No 2 reactor In regular contact with IAEA over nuclear problems  |
| BOJ’s Shirakawa: To make appropriate decision in April meeting Posted: Will look at data, markets to measure impact of quake at April meetings Some money market players may feel fund shortage even if bids weak in BOJ ops No data yet on the economic impact of quake Planned power outages likely to impact economy by no small degree Central bank underwriting govt debt will ...  |
| Total German triumph as EU minnows subjugated Posted: The Iron Chancellor of Germany could not have been clearer. "Whoever wants credit must fulfill our conditions." Latest from AEP at The Telegraph.  |
| Eurostoxx 50 futures down 0.5% early Posted: DAX futures down 0.6%, CAC 40 futures down 0.4%  |
| Japan Quake to Shatter Near-Term Econ Activity; BOJ Moves Posted: TOKYO (MNI) - The Japanese economy is now braced for unprecedented economic shocks following a devastating earthquake which hit northern Japan on Friday, as the killer quake now threatens the nation's output activity, power supply and distribution, while showing no signs of stabilization. ...  |
| S&P: Earthquake has significant impact on Japan, but no immediate effect on Aa- sovereign rating Posted: Additional costs will add to already existing fiscal weakness Extent of macroeconomic damage to Japan depends on situation with nuclear reactors  |
| Japanese FinMin Noda: Welcomes BOJ’s appropriate and prompt action Posted: Wants BOJ to make sure it keeps providing liquidity. cooperate with government Will keep monitoring markets Will take the appropriate steps at the appropriate times Yen rose on speculation but it has come down Hard to compile extra budet for aftermath of quake by March 31 To first make use of reserve funds in the ...  |
| BOJ: Buying 500 bln JGBs, 1000 bln s/t securities in expanded program Posted: Worried about worsening corporate, household sentiment after quake Output likely to suffer in short-term Asset buying increase a pre-emptive step Will buy 3trillion corporate bonds Asset purchasing program expanded to 40 trillion, to be completed June 2012 Board member Suda voted against increased program  |
| Update: Japan Jan Consumer Confidence Posts 1st Fall in 2 Mos Posted: -- Japan Feb Consumer Confidence Index 40.6 Vs Jan 41.1 -- Japan Govt Leaves View: Consumer Confidence Nearly Flat TOKYO (MNI) - Japan's Consumer Confidence Survey index fell to 40.6 in February from 41.1 in January, posting the first fall in two months, the Cabinet Office said ...  |
| Japan Jan Consumer Confidence Posts 1st Fall in 2 Mos Posted: -- Japan Feb Consumer Confidence Index 40.6 Vs Jan 41.1 -- Japan Govt Leaves View: Consumer Confidence Nearly Flat TOKYO (MNI) - Japan's Consumer Confidence Survey index fell to 40.6 in February from 41.1 in January, posting the first fall in two months, the Cabinet Office said ...  |
| ForexLive Asian market wrap: Highly volatile session for the Yen Posted: The Nikkei falls by over 6% in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami BOJ brings forward policy meeting and will have one-day meeting only BOJ announces 7 trillion Yen market operation aimed at ensuring market stability EUR opened higher after EU summit Regional stocks -1%, Gold unchanged at $1422/oz, Oil -1.5% at $99.50/bbl It ...  |
| JAPAN DATA: Consumer confidence data from the…….. Posted: JAPAN DATA: Consumer confidence data from the Cabinet Office: -- Japan Feb Consumer Confidence Index 40.6 Vs Jan 41.1 -- Japan Govt Leaves View: Consumer Confidence Nearly Flat  |
| Trader get-together in Sydney this Saturday Posted: Typical of FX traders to arrange a get-together at 12:30pm on a Saturday afternoon, but that is exactly what a few of our incredibly hard-working ForexLive regulars have done. They will probably be sitting in the corner of this Manly pub with Gordon Gekko masks on. Anyway, if you feel like ...  |
| Japan Jan Industrial Output Revised +1.3% M/M, Up For 3 Mths Posted: -- Japan Jan Industrial Output Revised to +1.3% M/M From +2.4% -- Japan Industrial Output Posts 3rd M/M Rise in Row TOKYO (MNI) - Japanese industrial production rose a revised 1.3% in January from December, marking the third straight month of gains, data from the Ministry ...  |
| Charity-week at ForexLive Asia Posted: Each of us at ForexLive have a charity which lies very close to our hearts. Once a year I make an effort to help in some fund-raising for my particular cause and we usually manage to raise a substantial amount for some very inspirational people. That means for the next ...  |
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