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BOJ optimistic as forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... expanding at annualised rate of 2.2% in the fourth quarter (against expectations for a 3.7% gain); not straight after the Nikkei-225 index hovering above the 18,000-point mark - the highest in seven years; and certainly, not with the yen still going ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... yen retreated against the dollar thanks to investors betting on the US Federal Reserve hiking interest rates soon. The Nikkei in Tokyo, which was closed Wednesday for a public holiday, rallied 1.85 per cent, or 327.04 points, to 17,979.72 on Thursday ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... on turnover of 348.3 billion yuan ($A71.61 billion) after rising as much as 2.43 per cent on the opening exchanges. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday lost 174.12 points to finish at 17,504.62, while the Topix index of all first-section ...

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LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... per cent as a pick-up in the yen hit exporters, overshadowing Wall Street's strong lead and a rally in energy shares. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday fell 222.19 points to close at 17,335.85. WELLINGTON - The NZX rose 25.259 ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... news employment hit its lowest level since 1997, despite a slowdown in inflation and weak consumer spending. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 0.39 per cent, or 68.17 points, to 17,674.39 at the close, with traders buoyed ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... announcement that it was also raising Japan's growth outlook on signs the economy was rebounding. Shares in Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index on Wednesday closed 0.49 per cent lower, falling 85.82 points to 17,280.48. The broader Topix index of all ...

I'm with Bill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
... "Economic woes of developed countries"? This was the year when developed market equities jumped by 26.3%, topped by the Nikkei's 56.7% surge and the S&P 500's 29.6% advance. This time in 2012, the same WEP report printed that, "The world economy is on ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... down owing to an oversupply in world markets. Tokyo dipped 0.68 per cent, snapping a seven-session winning streak. The Nikkei fell 122.26 points to 17,813.38. Sydney tumbled 1.68 per cent, or 90.0 points, to close at 5,282.7 and Seoul gave up 0.40 per ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... Tokyo rallied 0.75 per cent to its best finish since July 2007 thanks to fresh yen weakness which helps its exporters. The Nikkei added 130.25 points to 17,590.10. But Sydney sank 1.98 per cent, or 105.3 points, to close at 5,207.7 and Seoul fell 0.79 ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... ended flat, dipping 16.83 points, to 23,987.45. Tokyo jumped 1.23 per cent, or 211.35 points, to finish at 17,459.85. The Nikkei was helped by a weakening yen and the lower oil prices, which will cut import costs. Japan has ramped up imports of the black ...