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AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... record close for the Dow on Wall Street, while Tokyo reversed morning losses to end on a high as the US dollar broke the 116 yen barrier. Tokyo added 0.56 per cent, or 98.04 points, to 17,490.83 - its highest since July 2007 - and Sydney rose 0.21 per ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... disappointing data indicating a slowdown in the economic giant. Japanese shares extended their run upwards thanks to the weaker yen, with attention turning to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as speculation swirls that he may put off a planned sales tax hike ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed after US shares tapped fresh records for a fourth straight session, while a weaker yen helped Japan's Nikkei extend its recent rally to hit a seven-year high. Tokyo rose 2.05 per cent, or 343.58 points, to ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... markets were mixed following another record close on Wall Street, while the Nikkei resumed its surge as a brief rally by the yen fizzled out. Traders were also buoyed by comments from the head of the European Central Bank that it was ready to widen its ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... the Fed could raise interest rates sooner than expected. HONG KONG - Asian markets rallied and the US dollar pushed past 111 yen after Japan's central bank said it would expand its vast monetary easing scheme and the United States released forecast-busting ...

Goodbye QE, hello QQE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... A¥60 trillion to A¥70 trillion previously to A¥70 trillion - this equates to around US$709 billion based on Friday's US$/yen exchange of A¥112.83). "The Bank will purchase JGBs so that their amount outstanding will increase at an annual pace of about ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... New York late on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed while the US dollar resumed its upward march against the yen after the Federal Reserve wound up its vast bond-buying scheme and reiterated its plan to keep interest rates at record lows. ...

QEnd is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... were bigger movements in the currency markets though. The US dollar jumped by 0.8% versus the euro and by 0.7% against the yen. Hardly surprising given the relativities of the US Federal Reserve no longer printing fresh mints at the same time that the ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... mixed following strong gains on Wall Street, with Tokyo enjoying a significant bump due to the US dollar's rise against the yen. Tokyo on Friday closed up 0.79 per cent, or 152.68 points, at 15,291.64, Sydney rose 29.07 points, or 0.54 per cent, to end ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... rallied following a rise in New York at the end of last week, with Tokyo surging almost four per cent thanks also to a weaker yen. Tokyo, which ended last week at a five-month low, raced 3.98 per cent higher in the biggest one-day points gain since June ...