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Three arrows hitting the spot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... These are the ones who can certainly afford to sell in May and just chill brotha'...provided of course that they hedged their yen exposures. But hold onto your horses, Black Caviar may have retired from racing but the yen might not have finished with ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... housing data from the US. On the the foreign exchange markets the US dollar dominated sentiment as it spiked close to the 100 yen mark after the G20 cautiously endorsed the Bank of Japan's huge stimulus measures despite wariness from emerging countries. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... people and injured more than 180. Japan's Nikkei index was boosted by a rise in the value of the US dollar and euro against the yen. Dealers expect the unit to break the 100-yen mark soon owing to the Bank of Japan's huge stimulus program unveiled earlier ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... growth figures, with traders keeping a close eye on the Korean peninsula, where military tensions are high. A pick-up in the yen on Monday dragged on Japan's Nikkei after the US warned Tokyo to avoid competitive devaluation as the unit faces heavy selling ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... following another record performance from Wall Street, while Tokyo hit fresh multi-year highs as the US dollar approached the 100 yen mark. While buying sentiment remains positive, dealers are keeping an eye on the stand-off on the Korean peninsula as ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... greater win-win proposition with the BOJ now also expanding its balance sheet to infinity. Just think of all those trillions of yen seeking higher yields. PIMCO boss, Bill Gross, anticipates that some of these will flow onto US Treasuries. He's reportedly ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... fuel the optimism further in the short term." HONG KONG - Asian markets ended mostly higher, with Tokyo supported by the weak yen, while Shanghai slipped following a rare trade deficit for China in March. On Wall Street the Dow index provided support ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... have mostly risen, boosted by positive inflation data from China, but Tokyo's winning streak ended on profit-taking as the yen edged up after hitting multi-year lows. Wall Street also provided a strong lead ahead of the January-March corporate earnings ...

No promises, promises for Kuroda

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... points. In foreign exchange activity on Monday, the euro edged down to $1.3001 from $1.3004 late in New York on Friday. The yen tumbled against the US dollar in the wake of last week's Bank of Japan (BoJ) stimulus announcement. The greenback surged to ...