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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... following a negative lead from Wall Street after a disappointing set of corporate results and soft economic data. The US dollar was subdued against the yen on Friday after seeing a sell-off in New York in response to the latest US figures, while its ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... wind down its stimulus program overshadowed a US budget deal to avoid a repeat of the October government shutdown. The US dollar retreated against the yen after approaching highs not seen for five years, while the euro continued to receive support from ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... Thursday's data on November monthly retail sales. LONDON - European stock markets slid while the euro gained against the US dollar as traders remained firmly focused on the outlook for US stimulus. Attention was also on EADS as more detail emerged surrounding ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... The euro climbed to $US1.3723 from $US1.3705 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose and the US dollar edged higher against the yen as Wall Street rallied in response to a surprisingly sharp fall in the US jobless rate. Tokyo ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
... 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, Sydney ended flat, edging up 4.2 points to 5,357.0, and Seoul added ...

Fund manager warns of 'Japanification' of Europe

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... the next five to ten years." Shanta said he believes the Australian dollar will see a rapid fall to 80 cents to the US dollar, linked primarily to a slowdown in China, where he expects a "growth recession" to bring growth down to 5-6% per annum.

AllianceBernstein targets retirees with high yield fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
AllianceBernstein has launched a Global High Income Fund aimed at annuity investors seeking to diversify and gain access to a higher level of income. AllianceBernstein senior portfolio manager Jeremy Cunningham noted that annuity and term-deposit rates ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... per cent) at 3,949.07. LONDON - European main stock markets opened the week higher and the euro advanced against the US dollar as dealers took their cue from a record early session on Wall Street. London witnessed some huge gains and losses for individual ...

CB onslaught

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... 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 down to around ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... the 1.9 per cent projected by analysts. LONDON - Europe's major stock markets wavered and the euro tumbled against the US dollar, after a surprise decision by the European Central Bank (ECB) to cut its main interest rate to an all-time low of 0.25 per ...