Financial Markets
Japan spokesman: Trump criticism of currency policy off base
Feb 1, 2017

Japan spokesman: Trump criticism of currency policy off base

Japanese officials have rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion that Tokyo is seeking to weaken the yen against the U.S. dollar to gain a trade advantage...

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Japan central bank upgrades outlook, keeps policy intact
Jan 31, 2017

Japan central bank upgrades outlook, keeps policy intact

Japan's central bank hedges its bets against looming uncertainties...

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Japan's central bank keeps policy intact, upgrades outlook
Jan 31, 2017

Japan's central bank keeps policy intact, upgrades outlook

Japan's central bank has ended its first board meeting of the year with a decision to keep monetary policy unchanged...

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Asian stocks fall, taking cue from Wall Street on travel ban
Jan 31, 2017

Asian stocks fall, taking cue from Wall Street on travel ban

Shares fall in Asia, tracking Wall Street decline on jitters over President Donald Trump's travel ban...

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Shares in Asia fall on uncertainty over US immigration flap
Jan 30, 2017

Shares in Asia fall on uncertainty over US immigration flap

Asia mostly closed for lunar new year holidays, shares fall in Japan, Australia on Trump immigration moves...

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Trump plan for tax on Mexico exports raises eyebrows in Asia
Jan 27, 2017

Trump plan for tax on Mexico exports raises eyebrows in Asia

Talk of a possible 20 percent tax on U.S. imports from Mexico is raising eyebrows in Asia, where exports to the U.S. drive growth in many economies...

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Asian shares rise in thin trade as markets watch Trump
Jan 27, 2017

Asian shares rise in thin trade as markets watch Trump

Asian stocks are drifting mostly higher in quiet trading as traders and investors prepared for the start of the lunar new year holiday across much of the region...

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Asian stocks up after Dow breaks through 20,000 milestone
Jan 26, 2017

Asian stocks up after Dow breaks through 20,000 milestone

Asian stock markets are higher as investors cheer the Dow Jones industrial average's first ever close above 20,000...

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Japan sees 1st trade surplus on cheaper oil, China rebound
Jan 25, 2017

Japan sees 1st trade surplus on cheaper oil, China rebound

Japan has posted its first trade surplus in six years in 2016 thanks to a rebound in exports late in the year and persisting low oil prices...

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Asian markets spurred by Wall Street's rally
Jan 25, 2017

Asian markets spurred by Wall Street's rally

Asian markets are up, building on Wall Street's overnight rally...

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