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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... figures from Washington calmed nerves slightly, and helped push oil higher, while the US dollar and euro ticked up against the yen in the afternoon. Tokyo reversed a morning advance to end 1.40 per cent lower, with exporters hit by the stronger yen. ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... another batch of soft German data. Tokyo rallied 0.92 per cent on Wednesday after five days of losses and helped by a weaker yen, with the Nikkei adding 137.01 points to 15,073.52. Sydney gained 0.73 per cent, or 38.2 points, to close at 5,245.6 with ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... Street as a mixed bag of data raised concerns about the global economy, while the US dollar tumbled a day after breaking 110 yen for the first time in six years. Traders were now awaiting a European Central Bank (ECB) policy meeting later in the day ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... Nikkei giving up earlier gains despite a surprise pick-up in business confidence and the US dollar's breaching of the 110 yen level for the first time since 2008. The US dollar extended its run-up despite weak US indicators, but profit-taking in the ...

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MARKET WRAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... gauge of Chinese manufacturing came in below forecast. Japanese shares were hit by a surprise fall in factory output while the yen edged up against the US dollar. Hong Kong sank 1.28 per cent, or 296.23 points, to 22,932.98, extending Monday's 1.90 per ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... to fresh data indicating weakness in the eurozone. Japan's Nikkei returned from a public holiday on Wednesday to a stronger yen which put downward pressure on exporters. Tokyo slipped 0.24 per cent, or 38.45 points, to end at 16,167.45, while Sydney ...

Average September on average

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... weaker. The greenback's now trading at around 1.27 versus the euro (from 1.38 at the start of the year), 109.21 against the yen (from 105.11) and 1.62 vis-A -vis the British pound (from 1.66). While the green stuff may not appreciate much against the ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... confidence in Germany. Tokyo on Thursday jumped 1.28 per cent, or 206.69 points, at a new seven-year high of 16,374.14 as the yen tumbled, while Sydney added 0.12 per cent, or 6.44 points, to close at 5,382.2, and Shanghai ended slightly higher, edging ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... to fresh data indicating weakness in the eurozone. Japan's Nikkei returned from a public holiday on Wednesday to a stronger yen which put downward pressure on exporters. Tokyo slipped 0.24 per cent, or 38.45 points, to end at 16,167.45, while Sydney ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... purchase Japanese government bonds (JGBs) so that their amount outstanding will increase at an annual pace of about 50 trillion yen...". JGB investors certainly wouldn't be purchasing bonds if they think that inflation, as the BOJ predicts, would be ...