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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... 5,319.20. FRANKFURT - The Dax gained 47.65 points to 6,398.80 PARIS - The CAC 40 shed 3.96 points to 4,320.49 TOKYO - Japanese stocks tumbled following heavy losses on Wall Street. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 index lost 194.33 points ...

Who's next to confess?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... diminished. In fact, if anything, I think they are picking up a little steam,' Today, markets will receive updates on Japanese employment and retail sales. Japan's jobless rate is expected to remain at 4.0 percent in June and the job-to-applicants ratio ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... to 5,312.60 FRANKFURT - The Dax lost 30.45 points to 6,351.15 PARIS - The CAC 40 shed 52.73 points to 4,324.45 TOKYO - Japanese stocks rose slightly after a modest boost from gains on Wall Street in the wake of better-than-expected US economic data. ...

This Week's Market Movers (28 Jul - 1 Aug 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... at 4.0 percent in June and the job-to-applicants ratio is expected to fall to 0.91 in the same month from 0.92 in May. Japanese retail trade figures are also scheduled for release on Tuesday. Year-over-year, June's retail sales are expected to fall by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... 5,352.60 FRANKFURT - The Dax lost 3.99 points to 6,436.71 PARIS - The CAC 40 advanced 29.19 points to 4,377.18 TOKYO - Japanese stocks fell two per cent as investors sold exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp on concerns about the health of the US economy ...

This Week's Market Movers (21-25 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... the Fed beige book and the durable goods report will provide important updates on the state of the US economy. Japan: Japanese inflation will also be out this week but markets will have to wait until Friday to receive the latest update. The Tokyo core ...

US houses continue to burn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... scheduled speech by Governor Masaaki Shirakawa and the release of the Monetary Board minutes from the previous meeting. Japanese department store sales for June are due out today. Tokyo's store sales fell by 2.3 percent last month with nationwide sales ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... 115.90 points, or 1.88 per cent, to 6,271.27 PARIS - The CAC 40 added 113.54 points, or 2.76 per cent, to 4,225.99 TOKYO - Japanese stocks added one per cent after a sharp drop in crude oil prices and a strong rebound on Wall Street. The Tokyo Stock ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... 73.67 points, or 1.21 per cent, to 6,155.37 PARIS - The CAC 40 added 51.30 points, or 1.26 per cent, to 4,112.45 TOKYO - Japanese share prices ended narrowly mixed on Wednesday as problems in the US financial sector continued to weigh on sentiment. The ...

Fed Gloom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... In other news, the Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged at 0.5 percent as expected but lowered its forecast for Japanese economic growth to 1.2 percent from the previous forecast of 1.5 percent as higher energy prices slows domestic spending and ...