Latest
Forex Crunch
You are at:»»[Video] Japan’s Easing Not So Large, S&P Not Telling

[Video] Japan’s Easing Not So Large, S&P Not Telling

1
By Published: Last Modified: Other Forex Stuff

Looking deeper into the decision of the BOJ, we find that the additional quantitative easing wasn’t actually as large as the headlines suggested (10 trillion yen). In the video below, Simon Smith of FxPro discusses the BOJ decision and also the downgrade of Spain by S&P.

The text of S&P’s announcement didn’t provide any real news to markets: there wasn’t anything that was unknown. Nevertheless, the impact was strong.

The main story remains growth: purchasing managers indices have been quite low for the euro-area, and we’ll get to see the situation in the US next week, before the highly anticipated NFP, which will tell us if the weak figures in March were a one time event or not.

Recent US signs aren’t pointing in the right direction though.

Get the 5 most predictable currency pairs

About Author

Yohay Elam – Founder, Writer and Editor I have been into forex trading for over 5 years, and I share the experience that I have and the knowledge that I’ve accumulated. After taking a short course about forex. Like many forex traders, I’ve earned the significant share of my knowledge the hard way. Macroeconomics, the impact of news on the ever-moving currency markets and trading psychology have always fascinated me. Before founding Forex Crunch, I’ve worked as a programmer in various hi-tech companies. I have a B. Sc. in Computer Science from Ben Gurion University. Given this background, forex software has a relatively bigger share in the posts.