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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
... HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed following a muted lead from Wall Street, while Tokyo slipped on profit-taking as the yen regained some of the previous day's losses against the US dollar. Tokyo eased 0.67 per cent, or 103.89 points to 15,515.24 ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
... of a slew of upbeat economic data. Tokyo rose 0.10 per cent, or 16.12 points, to 15,381.72, well off earlier highs as the yen made inroads against the dollar in the afternoon. Sydney advanced 0.90 per cent, or 47.6 points, to 5,335.9 and Seoul added ...

That stupid war again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... considering winding down its stimulus "in coming months". But Tokyo rallied as the comments sent the dollar surging against the yen. The regional decline followed losses on Wall Street as another batch of data provided evidence of an uptick in the US ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... on profit-taking, with investors shrugging off another record close for the Dow on Wall Street, while Tokyo softened as the yen strengthened against the dollar. Shares in Shanghai and Hong Kong were also tepid on Tuesday after rallying Monday on a Chinese ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... where the Dow and S&P 500 closed Friday at record highs for the third straight session. The dollar edged lower against the yen on profit-taking. Tokyo ended flat, giving up earlier gains following a four per cent rise over the previous two sessions. ...

CB onslaught

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... subtracted 0.5 percentage points from third quarter growth. Why oh why? Why oh why is because of the strengthening of the yen versus the US dollar from a low of A¥103.21 in the second quarter to a high of A¥96.22 in the third. The yen's gotten back ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... China. Tokyo on Tuesday closed up 2.23 per cent, with the Nikkei 225 index gaining 318.84 points to 14,588.68 as a weaker yen buoyed exporters. Seoul rose 0.92 per cent, with a rally in Samsung shares helping lift the KOSPI 18.18 points to close at 1,995.48. ...

Debt, deficit, now deflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
... to $1.3763 from $1.3744 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose and the US dollar edged up against the yen after another record finish on Wall Street, but trade was cautious ahead of a Federal Reserve policy decision. With few trading ...