Have you heard the remarks by Tanigaki and the other guy? The BOJ can make their own decision but the Gov't officials are publicly saying that they need to keep the ZIRP going. I also heard that the Gov't can call for a delay to the announcement to ...

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before the news comes out put a limit buy order above the current price and a limit sell under the current price. When the news gets out and there's a breakout, then cancel the order that didn't get triggered. Then enjoy.

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PPP is purchasing power parity. They determine price parity by comparing the costs of a basket of equivalent goods. So basically the JPY is very weak compared to what it should be based on PPP because of the zero interest rates for so many years. If ...

Japan Rate Hike

I watch bloomberg on satalite TV. Bloomberg is also webcast, but it is about a minute off (too frustrating to watch). What I'd like to know is what TV source is fastest. I've noticed with neighbors watching sporting events that the same program can ...

How do you trade news?

I'm trading on Oanda and get zero to very tiny slippage even during NFP and major news. I love the NFP, like others have mentioned jump on the train and make some money. If initial reaction on news is luke warm I might cancel my orders, but usually ...

How do you trade news?

So what pairs are you guys planning on trading for the announcement? Sticking with the USD/JPY? I was thinking if they don't raise rates maybe buying CHF/JPY or GBP/JPY and if they do end ZIRP then short AUS/JPY. Not sure about EUR/JPY. It's been ...

Japan Rate Hike

Sometimes people buy on rumor and sell on fact.

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