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TOKYO, April 5- The Tokyo Stock Exchange halted trade in Japanese government bond futures twice on Friday after a sharp plunge in the wake of the Bank of Japan's massive policy overhaul in the previous session. The first trading halt came after 10- year JGB futures shed one point.
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TOKYO, April 5- Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda played down concerns his unprecedented burst of monetary stimulus would create asset-price bubbles even as it delivered an immediate pay-off in global markets, with government bond yields at a record low, the yen hitting a 3-1/ 2 year trough and stocks surging to multi-year highs.
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TOKYO, April 5- Japanese shares jumped to near five-year highs and government bond prices rose sharply on Friday, with the long-end of the yield curve inverting, a day after the Bank of Japan announced extraordinary stimulus measures to reignite the world's third-largest economy.
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The Bank of Japan jolted markets, unleashing the world's largest monetary stimulus, with a commitment to inject $1.4 trillion into the economy in less than two years. "It was pretty clear throughout the day that investors were pleasantly surprised by the magnitude of the BoJ actions," said Andrew Wilkinson, chief economic strategist at Miller Tabak& Co..
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*Calls outpace puts in ETFs tracking Japan equities, yen. *Call buying active in Japan EWJ ETF Jan 2014 $13 strike. "Any ETF with the word' Japan' in it saw a large gap open this morning," said Steve Place, a founder of options analytics firm investingwithoptions in Mobile Alabama.
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*Bank of Japan steps up asset purchases to boost economy. Treasury debt market rallied on Thursday as investors sought higher-yielding dollar assets after the Bank of Japan said it would step up asset purchases to boost its economy, sending Japanese bond yields to record lows.
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*Bank of Japan steps up asset purchases to boost economy. Treasury debt market rallied on Thursday as investors sought higher-yielding dollar assets after the Bank of Japan said it would step up asset purchases to boost its economy, sending Japanese bond yields to record lows.
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WASHINGTON, April 4- Hedge fund and derivative investors are taking on more risk as aggressive monetary easing and an improving economy boost demand for higher-yielding securities, a Federal Reserve survey showed on Thursday.
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ST. LOUIS-- Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander announced action Thursday against a financial management company connected to the failed Mamtek artificial sweetener plant in mid- Missouri. Kander filed a cease-and-desist order against Morgan Keegan& Co. Inc., which was the underwriter for bonds for the Mamtek project at Moberly.
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*New U.S. jobless claims rise to three-month high. NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose 28,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 385,000, the highest level since last November, the U.S. Labor Department said.
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*New jobless claims rise to three-month high. NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose 28,000 to a seasonally adjusted 385,000, the highest level since November, the U.S. Labor Department said.
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NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stock index futures turned flat on Thursday, with the S&P 500 dropping into negative territory after data showed an unexpected rise in weekly jobless claims. S&P 500 futures fell 0.2 point but remained above fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract.
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NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stock index futures pointed to slight gains at the open on Thursday as aggressive action by the Bank of Japan and supportive comments by U.S. officials indicated continued support for the market. U.S. shares of Toyota Motor rose 3.6 percent to $104.50.
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NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stock index futures trimmed some gains on Thursday after data showed weekly jobless claims rose more than expected in the latest week. S&P 500 futures rose 3.5 points and were above fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract.
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*Defense shares may be in focus on North Korea uncertainty. NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, signaling a rebound from the previous session's steep loss, as aggressive action by the Bank of Japan and supportive comments by U.S. officials indicated continued support for the market.
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*Defense shares may be in focus on North Korea uncertainty. NEW YORK, April 4- U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, signaling a rebound from the previous session's steep loss, as investors awaited a final read on the labor market ahead of the monthly jobs report on Friday.
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TOKYO, April 4- The Bank of Japan unleashed the world's most intense burst of monetary stimulus on Thursday, promising to inject about $1.4 trillion into the economy in less than two years, a radical gamble that sent the yen reeling and bond yields to record lows.
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*Companies traditionally rely on bank loans. *Riyal sukuk issuance more than doubled last year- HSBC. DUBAI, April 4- After years in which the growth of Saudi Arabia's bond market lagged its economy, the market is taking off as local companies rush to issue debt- though low returns are keeping foreign investors on the sidelines.
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TOKYO, April 4- Japan's Nikkei average rose 2.2 percent on Thursday after the Bank Of Japan announced a sweeping monetary expansion campaign that will include heavy investment in REITs and ETFs, boosting reflationary stocks such as real estate firms and banks.