Sayonara, Yen! That was the two-word email my colleague Hemant Baijal sent to our global debt team at 1am Eastern Time on April 4. He was responding to the Bank…
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Posted in Global Economy
Tagged currency, global investing, Japan, Yen
As Sara Zervos previously discussed on January 22, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced it would raise its inflation target to 2% from 1%. In doing so, it pledged to…
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Posted in Global Economy
Tagged currency, euro, foreign currencies, monetary policy
Oppenheimer International Bond Fund has historically held around 15%-20% of its assets denominated in one of the largest currencies in the world, the Japanese yen. That shouldn’t be surprising, after…
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Posted in Global Economy
Tagged bonds, currency, Japan
Historically, investors have demanded higher compensation – usually in the form of higher yields – to lend to a high debt, low growth nation than they would a low debt,…
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Posted in Investing
Tagged currency, debt, emerging market bonds, investment portfolio, OppChart
On November 9, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released data for U.S. import prices showing a higher than expected increase of 0.5% for the month of October. While some of…
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Posted in U.S. Policy & Politics
Tagged currency, Fed, purchasing power, quantitative easing