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AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... at $US1.0495 on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose following a surge on Wall Street with unexpectedly weak US data tempering talk of an interest rate. Despite the easing expectations, the US dollar maintained its strength against the euro ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... late on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose for a second straight day, following another slate of impressive US data that helped the US dollar march towards the 120-yen mark for the first time in seven years. Tokyo climbed for a fourth straight ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... Thursday. HONG KONG - Most Asian markets were mixed after Wall Street and European shares stabilised in response to upbeat US data, but traders remained on edge about the global economy and fresh fears over Greece. The figures from Washington calmed ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... Australian shares looks set to open lower following substantial falls on international markets as investors take fright at new US data underscoring the fragile state of the global economy. At 0805 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... record first-half loss of 3.57 billion euros ($A5.35 billion) late on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed after US data showing the world's top economy grew much more than expected in the second quarter was offset by late profit-taking. Tokyo's ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... markets mostly rose, extending a recent rally, with a weaker yen boosting Tokyo while investors awaited the release of key US data and the Federal Reserve's policy meeting. Tokyo rose 0.18 per cent, or 28.16 points, to a six-month high of 15,646.23 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... HONG KONG - Asian markets extended their gains after a mixed lead from Wall Street as investors await the release of key US data later in the week. Tokyo rose 0.57 per cent, or 88.67 points, to 15,618.07, Sydney ended 0.20 per cent higher, adding 11.01 ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... firmed to $US1.3440 from $US1.3430. HONG KONG - Asian markets have mostly risen as investors await the release of key US data at the end of the week, while Shanghai and Hong Kong surged after China approved three private banks as part of an economic ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... With few catalysts to fuel buying, dealers took their cash off the table. Attention is on the release this week of key US data, including revised economic growth for the first three months of the year. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares eased as investors ...

Trend - up, down or up and down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... reports from Coca Cola and Johnson & Johnson, down on news of escalating tensions in the Ukraine, and back up again on US data indicating that the economy remains on a growth trend, but not strong enough to push the Fed to bring forward interest rate ...