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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 APR 2004
... despite speculation it might cut rates. The US dollar recorded a further fall against the Japanese yen after the Bank of Japan's Tankan survey showed executives at service companies were optimistic for the first time in seven years in March. The Australian ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar firms in early Asian trade

... rebounding late in the New York session. Analysts said the US dollar was supported by suspected intervention by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) for the second night in a row. The BOJ stepped in to sell large amounts of yen yesterday to keep the US dollar above ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar weaker on US unit comeback

... straight sessions of record lows against the euro, snapping out of its losing streak on yen-selling intervention by the Bank of Japan. It rose slightly against the Australian and the Canadian dollar and the Swiss franc, and recovered from a fresh 11 ...

Strong economic performance to boost Government spending: NAB

... opportunity of a pick up in private demand to further tighten fiscal policy. This reinforces NAB's expectations that the Bank of Japan will stick with its ultra low quantitative monetary policy stance.

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hits six year high

... The US dollar fell to fresh three year lows against the yen before its slide was halted by the re-emergence of the Bank of Japan into the market to support the yen at around 110 yen. "US dollar/yen spiked higher at that point and everything else just ...

Midday Market Report: Dollar firm; All eyes on Japan

... local market was content to stick within the range it played overnight and remained watchful for any move by the Bank of Japan to defend dips in the US dollar. Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher today, with bank issues fuelling the rise following Wall ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks make further gains

... up two points to 1.47%. The US dollar strengthened slightly on hopes for better employment numbers and signs the Bank of Japan may have been selling yen. The dollar rose 0.3% to 110.7 Japanese yen, while the euro also drifted 0.3% lower to $US1.1684. ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks rebound on comforting data

... report. The dollar dipped 0.6% to 110.6 Japanese yen, and notwithstanding the continued threat of intervention by the Bank of Japan. The euro also rose 0.6% to $US1.1725, while the Australian dollar surged to a new five and a half year high. At one point ...

Midday market wrap: Nikkei edges up while All Ords deteriorate

... with the topside capped after investors focused on indications of a slowdown in improvements to sentiment in the Bank of Japan's "tankan" corporate survey. The Australian stock market continued to deteriorate at noon today as resource stocks slumped ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks sag, bonds soar on weak data

... points to 1.46%, reviving speculation of a further Fed easing. The US dollar strengthened to 111.4 yen after the Bank of Japan intervened to curb further appreciation of the Japanese currency. But the dollar was weaker against most other major crossrates. ...