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By Isabel Reynolds, Bloomberg |
May 17, 2013
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to increase private investment and infrastructure exports as part of his strategy to overcome deflation and build on an economic expansion fueled by rising consumer spending.
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By Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
May 10, 2013
U.S. stocks advanced, as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rallied for a third straight week, amid optimism that the U.S. economy is improving amid central-bank monetary stimulus.
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By Meera Louis and Simon Kennedy, Bloomberg |
April 19, 2013
Global finance chiefs handed Japan leeway to reflate its stagnant economy by indicating its fresh round of monetary stimulus doesn’t contravene a pact to avoid a currency war.
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By Susanne Walker and Neal Armstrong, Bloomberg |
April 19, 2013
Treasury 10-year notes fell for the first time in three days as the Group of 20 nations debated ways to boost global growth, reducing demand for the safest securities.
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By Christopher Faille |
April 16, 2013
Japan has become a very attractive place to invest in recent weeks. It is something akin to a great river with a lot of fresh meat floating about, and as yet relatively few piranhas benefitting from that environment.
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By Takahiko Hyuga and Takako Taniguchi |
April 11, 2013
RBS's Japan brokerage unit head will reportedly step down as the company faces punishment for attempts to rig benchmark interest rates.
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By Brendan Murray and Scott Lanman, Bloomberg |
April 5, 2013
After watching Ben S. Bernanke take unprecedented steps for four years to rebound from the worst recession since the Great Depression, the Bank of Japan is signaling that the Federal Reserve’s full-throttle approach to stimulus is the way to end 15 years of deflation.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Bloomberg |
April 4, 2013
U.S. stocks advanced, rebounding from yesterday’s drop, as central banks in Japan and Europe reassured investors that they will keep economies awash in cash to bolster growth.
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By Phil Flynn |
April 4, 2013
Seasonal RBOB traders beware! The Energy Information Administration rocked the market by reporting a surge in oil supplies and rocking refinery runs. U.S. crude oil stocks climbed by a higher-than-expected 2.7M barrels.
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By Toru Fujioka and Masahiro Hidaka, Bloomberg |
April 4, 2013
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda began his onslaught to end two decades of economic stagnation and 15 years of deflation as the central bank pledged unprecedented easing, driving the yen down by the most since October 2011.
