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By Joseph Ciolli and John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
May 9, 2013
The yen weakened beyond 100 per dollar for the first time in four years as the Bank of Japan’s deflation-fighting measures have the currency headed for its longest streak of monthly losses in almost two decades.
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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 John Detrixhe and Anchalee Worrachate, Bloomberg |
March 14, 2013
The yen dropped to almost the weakest since August 2009 after the lower house of parliament endorsed Haruhiko Kuroda, an advocate of increased stimulus, as the next central bank governor.
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By John Brinsley, Bloomberg |
February 25, 2013
The Bank of Japan may pack a bigger punch under Haruhiko Kuroda, an opponent of deflation who ran the nation’s currency policy and then built an international reputation leading the Asian Development Bank.
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By Nikolaj Gammeltoft and Sarah Pringle, Bloomberg |
February 20, 2013
U.S. benchmark stock indexes tumbled from five-year highs while oil, gold and silver led commodities lower as minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting showed policy makers debated the risks and benefits of bond purchases.
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By Henry Meyer, Olga Tanas and Scott Rose, Bloomberg |
February 14, 2013
The Group of 20 nations should take a stronger stance against currency manipulation at a meeting in Moscow, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said after conflicting statements on the weakening yen roiled markets.
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By Toru Fujioka and Masahiro Hidaka, Bloomberg |
February 11, 2013
The Bank of Japan could usher in a growth spurt unseen in a generation by stepping up stimulus and ending deflation, according to Haruhiko Kuroda, the head of the Asian Development Bank and a potential contender for BOJ chief.
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By Phil Flynn |
January 15, 2013
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans and cold weather boosted the petroleum markets. The sector is being led by European gas oil which is driving heating oil higher.
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By Wes Goodman and Daniel Kruger, Bloomberg |
January 14, 2013
Shinzo Abe is set to become the best friend of investors in Treasuries as Japan’s prime minister buys U.S. government bonds to weaken the yen and boost his nation’s slowing economy.
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By Susanne Walker and Neal Armstrong, Bloomberg |
January 14, 2013
Treasuries advanced for a sixth time in seven days as investors sought the safest assets on speculation a disagreement among U.S. political leaders over the nation’s debt ceiling will derail the economy.
