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Arrows and more arrows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... unchanged at 0 to 0.1% and maintained its target of increasing the monetary base at about A¥60 trillion to A¥70 trillion yen a year. The BOJ continues to aim "to achieve the price stability target of 2 per cent," noting that "Inflation expectations ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... dollar after it took a hit last week. Tokyo rose 0.78 per cent, or 119.84 points, to 15,416.66 on Tuesday thanks to the weaker yen, with investors largely unmoved by the Bank of Japan's expected decision to stand pat on monetary policy. Seoul jumped ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... created more than a quarter of a million jobs in June, sending Wall Street to new records and boosting the US dollar against the yen. The better-than-expected US figures helped regional shares finish on an upbeat week on a high note as investors look ...

Third arrow, broken arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... Japan (BOJ) right in the midst of liquidity pumping. The Japanese stock market's underperformance to date could be due to the yen's renewed strength and/or growing doubts over the economy's outlook. After depreciating by 17.8% against the greenback and ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... jumped 1.62 per cent on Thursday to finish at a five-month high, closing up 245.36 points to 15,361.16 despite a stronger yen. Sydney rose by 1.59 per cent, or 85.48 points, to close at 5,468.2 and Seoul put on 0.13 per cent, or 2.54 points, to 1,992.03. ...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... December quarter to 7.4% in the first) when these slide extrapolations were published. The US dollar is stronger (against the yen and the euro) and iron ore prices have tumbled by more than 32% this year. Yet, the A$ is heading the other way. Never mind... ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... but Hong Kong and Shanghai reversed morning losses following upbeat Chinese data. The US dollar and euro rose against the yen on Friday after the Bank of Japan said it would stand pat on its stimulus program despite fears over April's sales tax hike. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... KONG - Markets sank in Asian trade as Wall Street's record breaking streak came to an end, while Tokyo was hit by a stronger yen as investors looked ahead to a Bank of Japan policy meeting. Tokyo lost 0.64 per cent, or 95.95 points, to finish at 14,973.53 ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... Madrid rose 0.60 per cent and Milan added 0.55 per cent. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell, with Tokyo hit by a stronger yen and data that showed household spending tumbling after a sales tax hike, while investors await the release of key manufacturing ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... prices. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell, retreating from the previous day's gains, but Tokyo bucked the trend as the yen dipped against the US dollar. The euro edged up after suffering losses in the previous session. Tokyo rose 0.23 per cent or ...