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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 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... ending at a record high. Tokyo surged 1.13 per cent, or 178.90 points, to finish Thursday at 16,067.57 thanks to the weaker yen but Sony plunged after warning of another huge loss this financial year. Sydney edged up 0.16 per cent, or 8.5 points, to ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... inflation data. Tokyo climbed to a fresh eight-month high on Friday, gaining 0.25 per cent, or 39.09 points, to 15,948.29 as the yen lost further ground against the greenback, shrugging off a weak lead from Wall Street. Hong Kong stocks eased 0.27 per ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... Asian shares mostly fell as China released data showing inflation remained tepid in August while the US dollar broke the 107-yen barrier for the first time in six years. The pound rallied on easing concerns about Scotland's independence vote and hawkish ...

A tale of two A's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... https://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/view/43347610 ). Bloomberg's report last night adds to this. According to Bloomie, Japan's "fund managers purchased 199 billion yen ($1.9 billion) of Australian sovereign debt in July, the most since August 2011 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... independence referendum. The euro on Wednesday slipped slightly against the dollar, which had hit a six-year high against the yen. The British pound remained weak, battered by prospects that Scotland may yet split from Britain. Wall Street opened slightly ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... analyst at IG trading group early in the day. HONG KONG - Asian shares were mixed, but Tokyo extended a recent rally after the yen hit a six-year low against the US dollar. In currency markets, the pound struggled to recover from the previous day's sell-off ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... Nikkei-225 index rose - up 0.5% -- on the first trading day immediately following the weekend's Jackson Hole summit. The Japanese yen weakened by as much as 0.4% against the US dollar the same day - both prompted by Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Haruhiko ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... upbeat data indicating the US economy is back on track. The positive US figures helped the dollar consolidate against the yen at a seven-month high on Wednesday, while it was at an 11-month peak against the euro following disappointing German data. Tokyo ...