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Moody's does an S&P

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... quarter and the reversal in both industrial production and business and consumer confidence in recent months. The appreciating yen remains the major risk for the Japanese economy going forward. Then again, the appreciating yen tell me that investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... dramatic has really changed overnight." Mr Ive said there was a rumour that the Bank of Japan may intervene again to stop the yen's rise. A strong yen is harmful to the Japanese economy because it reduces the value of foreign earnings for companies that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... the local unit traded between 103.15 US cents and 104.81 cents. The US dollar hit a new post World War II low against the yen after a Wall Street Journal report cited Japan's top currency official saying Japanese authorities do not plan to intervene ...

Buy the fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... of Italy and Spain are now in the crosshairs of bond mercenaries. And... safe haven flows into Japan has strengthened the yen - a sure depressing development in this export-dependent economy. I still recall Japanese firms mentioning their break-even ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... European single currency fell to $1.4309 in London deals from $1.4363 late in New York on Wednesday. The dollar dropped to 77.83 yen from 77.96 yen. The decision by Standard & Poor's to further downgrade Greece's credit rating weighed on sentiment, especially ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... lawmakers are struggling to hammer out a deal to avert a catastrophic US default. The dollar touched a four-month low against the yen in early Tokyo trade after an address to the nation by President Barack Obama failed to indicate any progress on a debt ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... volatile session that saw the key index briefly burst into positive territory, but sentiment remained overshadowed by a stronger yen. The Nikkei-225 index fell 27.02 points to 9,936.12, while the Topix index shed 3.65 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 856.88 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... shares edged upward after recovering from early losses as global concerns about the deepening eurozone debt crisis sent the yen higher, pressuring exporter shares. The Nikkei added 37.22 points or 0.37 per cent to 9,963.14, while the Topix index gained ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... per cent, or 12.97 points, to 857.19. Exporters such as Toyota, Sony and Canon fell as the euro sank against the dollar and yen. Banking shares also fell with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group off 2.93 per cent and Sumitomo Mitsui FG down 2.14 per cent. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... per cent on dilution concerns following reports that it plans to issue new shares. Honda Motor was off 0.3 per cent at 3,250 yen on a firm yen and a weekend Nikkei report that its automobile business would likely suffer a Y70 billion ($A809.58 million) ...