Doing bespoke work since 2002....., Custom Products Group

Patrick Hansen

Doing bespoke work since 2002.....

Custom Products Group

Custom Products was started 14 years ago at Lehman Brothers by current co-founder Patrick Hansen, CFA. After 3 years at Lehman, Patrick moved the team to Macquarie Securities where Simon Rigney (co-founder) joined. 3 years ago we took Custom Products independent. 

Our core strength can be summed up three words. 1- Customization - we have very little off the shelf products and most work is done on a one on one bespoke basis. 2- Speed - We pride ourselves in our ability to get requests back to the client very quickly. 3- Confidentiality - We do not redistribute. There is no grace period where we wait a week and then mass blast. Any request stops with that client.

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BOJ about to Repeat its 2006 MistakeOn Wednesday, one of the BOJ’s most hawkish members, Takehiro Sato, suggested that achieving 1% inflation later this year could be a sufficient condition to allow 10-Yr JGB yields to rise above the BOJ’s 0.0-0.1% target range. Sato, who will be completing his 5-yr term in July, is correct in arguing that a steeper yield curve is probably healthier in driving economic activity (but this should not preclude driving the current policy rate more negative)…

BOJ about to Repeat its 2006 MistakeOn Wednesday, one of the BOJ’s most hawkish members, Takehiro Sato, suggested that achieving 1% inflation later this year could be a sufficient condition to allow 10-Yr JGB yields to rise above the BOJ’s 0.0-0.1% target range. Sato, who will be completing his 5-yr term in July, is correct in arguing that a steeper yield curve is probably healthier in driving economic activity (but this should not preclude driving the current policy rate more negative)…

Fintech, Real-time Big-Data Analytics Provider, Nowcast, Inc.

Ryota Hayashi

Fintech, Real-time Big-Data Analytics Provider

Nowcast, Inc.

We at Nowcast develop "Big-Data Economic Analytics Platforms".  We aim to revolutionize the financial markets by providing "accurate" and "real-time" analytics based on economic indicators and corporate activity data procured worldwide. 

Our Main Services

(1) Real-time Analytics
With our Nikkei CPI Now Index at our core, we provide real time analytics of global economic indicators such as POS Data. By utilizing Big-Data technology, we also provide real-time analytics of micro level data such as corporate earnings. 

(2) Big-Data Application Consulting
We too provide business consultation and conduct joint research on initiatives that strive to use data, such as from the operation capacity of construction machinery to number of passengers on railroad trains, as economic indicators. We provide continuous support to Data Scientists specialized in economics in their proposal stage, product development and up till its business development. 

(3) Monetary Policy Insights
With the proactive involvement of and support from from academicians in macroeconomics & key figures in the financial industry, we produce reports, conduct seminars and meetings that discuss about the forecast of financial markets, provide intellectual suggestions on asset allocation, etc. 

<ul><li>February 2017: BOJ core core rise for 2 consecutive months</li><li>The Nikkei CPINow T index (for January 2017) increased by 0.11%</li><li>The Nikkei CPINow S index (for February 2017) increased by 0.62%</li><li>This February 2017 Review is a part of the monthly report series which looks into analyzing the current developments in Japan's economy based on The Nikkei CPINow S index &amp; T index.</li></ul>

February 2017: BOJ core core rise for 2 consecutive monthsThe Nikkei CPINow T index (for January 2017) increased by 0.11%The Nikkei CPINow S index (for February 2017) increased by 0.62%This February 2017 Review is a part of the monthly report series which looks into analyzing the current developments in Japan's economy based on The Nikkei CPINow S index &amp; T index.

February 2017 Review of Current Developments in Japan's Economy

Asia Economist and CEO, Centennial Asia Advisors

Manu Bhaskaran

Asia Economist and CEO

Centennial Asia Advisors

At Centennial Asia Advisors, we tell it like it is. We have no vested interests, no need for a China wall, and no reason to skew our outlook any other way. With over 30 years experience covering Asia’s political economy, you can be sure our conclusions and analyses are based on the unadulterated facts. Through years of fine-tuning our research methodologies, we deliver a quality of macroeconomic analysis few other houses can match.

Centennial Asia Advisors is an independent research and advisory firm that works with governments, multilateral institutions, financial firms and leading MNCs.

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Macroeconomics

South China Sea: US and China remain the key despite ASEAN efforts<ul><li>
US blows hot and cold with China: Despite US Secretary of State Tillerson’s amicable conversation with China’s State Councillor Yang Jiechi when they re-affirmed the importance of a constructive US-China relationship, a US carrier group led by the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson began ‘routine operations’ in the South China Sea. This appears to be a sign that the Trump Administration might want to push back harder on China’s…</li></ul>

South China Sea: US and China remain the key despite ASEAN efforts
US blows hot and cold with China: Despite US Secretary of State Tillerson’s amicable conversation with China’s State Councillor Yang Jiechi when they re-affirmed the importance of a constructive US-China relationship, a US carrier group led by the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson began ‘routine operations’ in the South China Sea. This appears to be a sign that the Trump Administration might want to push back harder on China’s…

US and China Push Their Respective Envelopes

Last month the BOJ made the timely release of the detailed minutes for bank’s Monetary Policy Meetings for the second half of 2006. The insights were particularly relevant given that the Bank had just ended Quantitative easing in March 2006 and debated the end to its ZIRP policy in July, with a shift from Quantitative easing policy to interest rate policy. By June 2006, the BOJ assets had fallen ¥32trn to ¥110trn., as current account reserves declined from ¥31trn to ¥10trn. At the July 14, 2006 BOJ meeting, members argued for a hike from 0 to 0.25%, claiming signs of inflation approaching their vague 0-1% goal were evident and that any hike postponement would create a negative surprise for the market that was expecting an end to ZIRP.1 Against this, the government, represented by the deputy finance minister, periodically huddling with MOF staff, argued that the end to ZIRP was premature when inflation was still tenuous. Nonetheless, the hike was adopted unanimously, despite reservations from MOF (causing MOF to issue a white paper a few days later outlining its preference for a commitment to low interest rates and clear inflation targets before further hikes occurred).

Last month the BOJ made the timely release of the detailed minutes for bank’s Monetary Policy Meetings for the second half of 2006. The insights were particularly relevant given that the Bank had just ended Quantitative easing in March 2006 and debated the end to its ZIRP policy in July, with a shift from Quantitative easing policy to interest rate policy. By June 2006, the BOJ assets had fallen ¥32trn to ¥110trn., as current account reserves declined from ¥31trn to ¥10trn.  At the July 14, 2006 BOJ meeting, members argued for a hike from 0 to 0.25%, claiming signs of inflation approaching their vague 0-1% goal were evident and that any hike postponement would create a negative surprise for the market that was expecting an end to ZIRP.1 Against this, the government, represented by the deputy finance minister, periodically huddling with MOF staff, argued that the end to ZIRP was premature when inflation was still tenuous. Nonetheless, the hike was adopted unanimously, despite reservations from MOF (causing MOF to issue a white paper a few days later outlining its preference for a commitment to low interest rates and clear inflation targets before further hikes occurred).

Central Bank Policy - Why 2018 Is Looking a Lot Like 2006 for the BOJ

Making sense of the Global Market, Euromonitor International Ltd.

Yu Mitsuhashi

Making sense of the Global Market

Euromonitor International Ltd.

We are a global market research company focused on industries, countries, economies and consumers worldwide. Our cross-country comparable research helps your organisation identify opportunities and develop growth strategies in countries and regions across the globe. With offices around the world, 1,200 analysts in 100 countries and market research on every key trend and driver, we give you powerful access to the real story behind consumer change.

<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/021/137/original/map%20of%20metropolitan%20area%20in%20tokyo.png?1487510500" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="21137"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source: Euromonitor International from UN</div><table class="table table-striped">
<thead><tr>
<td>Indicator</td>
<td>2009</td>
<td>2014</td>
<td>2019</td>
</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Total GDP (US$ million, current prices) </td>
<td>1,490,346</td>
<td>1,513,219</td>
<td>1,725,592</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Real GDP Growth (%) </td>
<td>-6.2</td>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>1.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Population: January 1st ('000) </td>
<td>36,551</td>
<td>37,051</td>
<td>37,101</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table><h2>ECONOMY OF THE CITY</h2>Industrial make-up<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/021/138/original/industrial%20make%20up%20of%20tokyo.png?1487510588" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="21138"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source: Euromonitor International</div>With total GDP of US$1.5 trillion in 2014, Tokyo is the largest urban economy in the world, greater than New York (US$1.45 trillion), London (US$1 trillion) and Paris (US$866 billion). However, when measured per person…

Source: Euromonitor International from UN

Indicator
2009
2014
2019



Total GDP (US$ million, current prices) 
1,490,346
1,513,219
1,725,592


Real GDP Growth (%) 
-6.2
0.1
1.1


Population: January 1st ('000) 
36,551
37,051
37,101


ECONOMY OF THE CITYIndustrial make-upSource: Euromonitor InternationalWith total GDP of US$1.5 trillion in 2014, Tokyo is the largest urban economy in the world, greater than New York (US$1.45 trillion), London (US$1 trillion) and Paris (US$866 billion). However, when measured per person…

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BOJ About to Repeat Its 2006 Mistake

BOJ about to Repeat its 2006 MistakeOn Wednesday, one of the BOJ’s most hawkish members, Takehiro Sato, suggested that achieving 1% inflation later...

Custom Products Group

February 2017 Review of Current Developments in Japan's Economy

February 2017: BOJ core core rise for 2 consecutive months The Nikkei CPINow T index (for January 2017) increased by 0.11% The Nikkei CPINow S...

Nowcast, Inc.

US and China Push Their Respective Envelopes

South China Sea: US and China remain the key despite ASEAN efforts US blows hot and cold with China: Despite US Secretary of State Tillerson’s...

Manu Bhaskaran

Central Bank Policy - Why 2018 Is Looking a Lot Like 2006 for the BOJ

Last month the BOJ made the timely release of the detailed minutes for bank’s Monetary Policy Meetings for the second half of 2006. The insights...

Custom Products Group

City Profile Capsule: Tokyo

ECONOMY OF THE CITYIndustrial make-upWith total GDP of US$1.5 trillion in 2014, Tokyo is the largest urban economy in the world, greater than New...

Euromonitor International Ltd.

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