WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR MARKETS OPENING: BOJ, BREXIT AND N.KOREA A FOCUS

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR MARKETS OPENING: BOJ, BREXIT AND N.KOREA A FOCUS

One-Day Meeting BOJ

The BOJ wants to ensure that whatever they do, does not unnecessarily stoke currency strength, but it is widely expected hat that there will be a removal of the QE target and an embrace of QE-finity. There had already been reports 'leaked' by the Japanese media that the BOJ was considering upping many of its existing facilities.

N.Korea : Kim Jong Un death rumours

Meanwhile, from weekend news, there are some unconfirmed reports that North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un has died due to failed cardiac surgery. North Korean regime has done nothing to quash suspicions the leader is seriously ill. Suspicions were raised when, two weeks ago, for the first time since assuming power in 2011, Mr Kim missed one of the country's most important dates, an annual parade commemorating his grandfather, North Korea founder Kim Il Sung. 

Reuters reported that China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on Mr Kim, according to three people familiar with the situation. This weekend, the official Korean Central News Agency reported that Mr Kim had received a message of greeting from the chairman of the Russian Communist Party. Markets are not convinced that the rumours are true as this is not the first time that Mr Kim has vanished from the public eye. Past absences in state media dispatches have also triggered speculation about his health.

Boris Johnson Coming Back To Work

Elsewhere, news centres around the UK's Primine Minister coming back to work, Brexit and nations looking to start easing their social distancing measures. More on that here: