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By John Sullivan, Advisorone |
May 9, 2012
The bond king says real assets and commodities should occupy an increasing percentage of portfolios.
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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
April 27, 2012
Despite actions taken by the BOJ to boost asset-buying by an additional 10 trillion yen ($124 billion), and a pledge to buy longer-term government bonds, markets shrugged off the move and chalked it up to pandering to political pressure rather than a genuine effort to combat deflation.
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By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne |
April 18, 2012
Global central banks' determination to keep interest rates low has forced investors to put money into risky securities, Thornburg's fixed-income portfolio managers warn.
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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
April 6, 2012
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) might boost stimulus in the wake of a vote by the upper house of Parliament to block a nominee to its board and a call by lawmakers for a more “proactive” monetary policy.
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By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne |
March 20, 2012
Bond inflows just set a weekly record at close to $7.6 billion, despite signs that some fixed-income returns are faltering, EPFR Global said Monday.
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By Marlene Y. Satter |
August 26, 2011
Prime Minister Naoto Kan of Japan resigned from leadership of his party on Friday and confirmed that he would step down from his government post, leaving the path clear for a successor to be chosen on Monday.
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By Marlene Y. Satter |
August 4, 2011
In response to a move by Switzerland on Wednesday to weaken the Swiss franc, Japan found itself forced to intervene on behalf of its own currency on Thursday for the third time in less than a year, selling an unspecified quantity of yen on the market.
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By James J. Green, AdvisorOne |
May 16, 2011
The likely market movers this week: debt ceiling is reached; big retailers quarterly resultss; housing and leading economic indicators.
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By Marlene Y. Satter |
March 18, 2011
As G7 leaders set in motion a coordinated intervention designed to halt the rise of the yen, Japan continued its own ultra-loose monetary policy, flooding banks with cash to keep interest rates low.
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By Marlene Y. Satter |
March 16, 2011
The Nikkei recovered some lost territory on Wednesday as markets in Europe felt the pain of local problems amidst the turmoil over Japan’s tragedy.
