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Dollar supported by U.S. rate view, Aussie jumps

31/05/2016(0)
The dollar hovered near its highest level in two months against a basket of currencies on Tuesday on growing expectations of an imminent U.S. interest rate hike, while the ... Read More
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Asian stocks get a lift from higher oil prices

20/05/2016(0)
A bounce in oil prices supported major Asian benchmark indexes on Friday, though the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates again weighed on some markets in the region. China-related ... Read More
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Asian Stocks Fall as BOJ Leaves Monetary Policy Unchanged

28/04/2016(0)
Shares slide in Tokyo market, led by brokerages and banks Economists confounded as BOJ refrains from adding to stimulus Asian stocks fell, led by a slump in Tokyo shares, ... Read More
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Asian Stocks Retreat as BOJ Negative-Rate Proposal Weakens Yen

22/04/2016(0)
Microsoft, Alphabet, Sony profits fall short of estimates Topix rebounds as currency weakens; Shanghai Composite falls Asian stocks retreated from a four-month high as companies including Sony Corp. and ... Read More
Currency signs of Japanese Yen, Euro and the U.S. dollar are seen on a board outside a currency exchange office at Narita International airport

Commodity currencies at ten-month highs as oil boosts risk sentiment

19/04/2016(0)
Commodity currencies like the Australian and New Zealand dollars soared to 10-month highs against the U.S. dollar, drawing support from oil prices which stabilized from a slide and underpinned ... Read More
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Bank of Japan:Statement on Monetary Policy

15/03/2016(0)
At the Monetary Policy Meeting (MPM) held today, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided upon the following. (1) Quantity Dimension: The guideline for money market operations ... Read More
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Bank of Japan launches negative rates, already dubbed a failure by markets

16/02/2016(0)
  The Bank of Japan‘s negative interest rates came into effect on Tuesday in a radical plan already deemed a failure by financial markets, highlighting Tokyo’s lack of options ... Read More
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Asia trades mixed after data shows January fall in China factory activity

01/02/2016(0)
Asia markets traded mixed Monday afternoon, with major indexes in Australia, Japan and South Korea extending gains after the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) surprise move into negative interest rates ... Read More
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Central Bank of Japan decided to adopt a negative interest rate policy

29/01/2016(0)
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has issued an announcement to inform that on its meeting held on January 29, the Policy Board decided to introduce “Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing (QQE) ... Read More
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Japan’s Annual Trade Deficit Narrows as Energy Import Costs Fall

25/01/2016(0)
The value of imports fell in 2015 while exports edged up China’s slowdown, low global growth curb shipments abroad Japan’s annual trade deficit narrowed almost 80 percent from a ... Read More
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