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BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... euro edged up to $US1.2716 from $US1.2709 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as news that Japan's economy shrank in the July-September quarter and fears over the US "fiscal cliff" offset another round of healthy Chinese ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... of rising German unemployment. HONG KONG - Asian stock markets have closed mixed but Tokyo closed lower after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced monetary easing that was only slightly bigger than market forecasts and cut its growth outlook. With US markets ...

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AMP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... four-month highs against the yen, which has come under pressure owing to expectations for fresh monetary easing by the Bank of Japan and upbeat US data. Tokyo fell 1.35 per cent, or 122.14 points, to 8,933.06 and Sydney closed 0.84 per cent, or 38.1 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... 110.90 points, to 9,055.20 thanks to a weak yen which makes exports more competitive and hopes for fresh monetary easing by Japan's central bank. Seoul rose 0.55 per cent, or 10.54 points, to 1,924.50 and Sydney closed 0.10 per cent, or 4.7 points, higher ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... profit-taking after an impressive run by global markets in recent weeks following easing measures in the United States, Japan and Europe. Tokyo on Wednesday closed 0.67 per cent lower, shedding 59.95 points to 8,954.30, Seoul fell 0.67 per cent, or 12.85 ...

QE results in currency wars

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... the developed world, we have seen non-traditional policy adjustments from the ECB, the Fed, the Bank of England, Bank of Japan, and Swiss National Bank." In just four years the balance sheets of the G3 central banks have expanded by US$5 trillion. Cobon ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... Economic committee over alleged corruption in Note Printing Australia (NPA) and Securency. In equities news, the Australia-Japan joint business conference is on in Sydney. In Australia, the market on Friday posted gains for a seventh consecutive day ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... edge. The US dollar and euro held on to recent gains against the yen on talk of another round of stimulus by the Bank of Japan (BoJ). Hong Kong, which was returning after a two-day holiday, rose 0.23 per cent, or 47.90 points, to 20,888.28. Tokyo fell ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... Bank (ECB) official said it could not restructure Greece's debt with the regional lender, while tensions between China and Japan continued to weigh on markets. Tokyo tumbled 2.03 per cent, or 184.84 points, to 8,906.70, Sydney shed 0.26 per cent, or ...