Japanese money growth
Setback Extended in Share Prices
December 9, 2014
Monday’s slide in equities continued overnight in Europe and Asia. Stocks slumped 4.5% in China, 2.3% in Hong Kong, 1.7% in Australia, 1.2% in India and 0.7% in Japan. Equities are so far down 1.5% in Spain, 1.4% in Italy, 1.2% in France, 1.1% in Britain and 0.9% in Germany. Also consistent with the risk […] More
Some Interesting Data
July 9, 2013
Growth in Japan’s monetary base is seeping into the money supply. A 3.8% on-year rise in M2 money in June was the most in over a decade. M2 growth accelerated to 3.5% in the second quarter from 2.9% in 1Q and 2.5% in 2012. Broad liquidity climbed 3.2% in the year to June, up from […] More
Concern over How Markets and U.S. Economy Will Tolerate Fed Wind-Down of QE3
May 13, 2013
Equities and bonds are reacting adversely to a WSJ article on May 10, claiming that Fed officials are starting to plan for phased reductions in monthly asset purchases (i.e., the third round of quantitative easing) but still undecided about exact timing. In meetings over the weekend, G7 finance ministers and central bankers failed to censure […] More
