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BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... only 0.3 percentage point in the second quarter from 0.6 point in the first. Why? The yen's appreciation is why. The Japanese yen has surged to a 15-year high to 85 yen per one US dollar. It's also trading at nine-year highs against the euro. It has ...

Converting to convertible bonds

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... unemployment, economists and central bankers are divided as to whether the escalating prices of the late 1970's or a Japanese-style deflationary vortex, lies ahead. Convertibles effectively offer simultaneous exposure two asset classes - debt, which ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... tumbled below its 25-day moving average, now at 9,520, which is considered a proxy for one month and is widely watched by Japanese investors. It had served as support since late July. Charts suggested a downward move may lie ahead, with the Nikkei's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... PARIS - The CAC 40 dropped 4.52 points, or 0.12 per cent, to 3,747.51 points. TOKYO - Improved risk appetite helped lift Japanese shares, with investors taking their cue from a rally on Wall Street and strong banking sector earnings. The benchmark Nikkei ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... 0.22 per cent, to 6,147.97 points. PARIS - The CAC 40 fell 8.77 points, or 0.24 per cent, to 3,643.14 points. TOKYO - Japanese shares dropped on a stronger yen and worse-than-expected data on unemployment and factory output. Unemployment rose 0.1 percentage ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... points, or 0.72 per cent, to 6,134.7. PARIS - The CAC 40 index lost 18.45 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 3,651.91. TOKYO - Japanese shares fell on profit-taking as the safe-haven yen firmed and US markets fell overnight, but sentiment was generally positive ...

Van Eyk strengthens investment team

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... analysts. Angwin worked at van Eyk for five years in a national sales prior to his promotion. Gleeson recently led the firm's Japanese equities review and is currently managing the Australian Small Companies review while Lam previously led the Asian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... per cent, at 6,178.94 points. PARIS - The CAC 40 index added 3.96 points, or 0.11 per cent, to 3,670.36 points. TOKYO - Japanese shares surged ahead Wednesday with sentiment buoyed by solid corporate earnings from electronics maker Canon and a slightly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... TOKYO - Tokyo shares closed mixed on Tuesday as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of earnings results from major Japanese companies later this week. The benchmark Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange was flat, edging down 0.07 per cent, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... 0.81 per cent, also reacting to the banks' stress tests. The CAC 40 index added 29.13 points to 3,636.18 points. TOKYO - Japanese shares ended 0.77 per cent higher on a weaker yen and growing hopes of strong quarterly earnings by major Japanese firms ...