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Dollar hits three-week high vs yen after NY Fed president's comments
EghteadOnline: The dollar hit a three-week high against the yen on Tuesday, after an influential Federal Reserve official said U.S. inflation should rise alongside wages, supporting expectations…
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Asian Stocks Gain as Yen Falls, Kiwi Nudges Higher
EghtesadOnline: Stocks in Asia rose, with a weaker yen supporting Japanese equities and shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai advancing before a decision on whether MSCI will include China shares…
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Asia Stocks Mixed as Weaker Yen Lifts Japan Shares
EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks were mixed, with shares in Japan advancing as the yen extended the biggest drop since January. Treasuries fell and gold retreated a third day as traders digested…
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Dollar stuck near six-week low vs. yen as "Super Thursday" events loom
EghtesadOnline: The dollar wallowed near a six-week low against the safe-haven yen on Wednesday, with traders cautious ahead of Britain's general election, a European Central Bank policy decision…
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Trump Concern, Manchester Blast Spur Risk-Off Tone
EghtesadOnline: The yen rose and U.S. equity-index futures fell as investors took a cautious approach amid the latest reports on the Trump administration and a suspected terrorist attack in the…
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Oil Climbs With Asia Stocks on Supply Speculation
EghtesadOnline: Crude oil climbed toward $51 a barrel and Asian stocks advanced, helped by a rise in energy producers amid speculation cuts to crude supplies will be extended further. The yen…
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Caution Reigns as U.S. Politics Takes Center Stage
EghtesadOnline: Growing concerns over the turmoil engulfing President Donald Trump’s administration weighed on risk appetite, boosting the yen and gold and sending U.S. stock futures lower.
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Asia Stocks Rise; Yen Gains Amid North Korea Worry
EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks resumed a rally as Hong Kong shares jumped. U.S. stock-index futures slipped as Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, while the yen rose on concern over North…
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Stocks Advance, Yen Erases Gains on Congress Deal
EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks climbed with U.S. futures, bonds retreated and the yen erased gains as U.S. Congress negotiators reached a tentative deal to avert a shutdown of government this week.
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Asian Equities, Yen Maintain Declines After BOJ
EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks were mostly lower after a five-day rally as the Bank of Japan cut its inflation forecast while keeping stimulus unchanged, and investors assessed a plan to overhaul…
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Global Stock Rally Lives On Amid Earnings Optimism
EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks extended a global rally after corporate results and hopes of U.S. tax reform boosted optimism for global growth. Weakness in the yen lifted Japanese equities for…
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Asia Stocks Drop as China Losses Deepen; Yen Falls
EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks fell as losses in Chinese equities deepened, following weakness in the U.S. amid worse-than-expected corporate earnings. The pound held gains triggered by the surprise…
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Asia Stocks Drop as Iron Ore Hits Commodity Shares
EghtesadOnline: Asian equities fell, with Australian shares slumping as a selloff in iron ore pulled down commodity producers. Japanese stocks benefited from a weaker yen while gold fell for…
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Dollar hits five-month low vs. yen as North Korea tensions mount
EghtesadOnline: The dollar dipped to a five-month low against the yen on Monday as rising tensions over North Korea kept the safe-haven Japanese currency in demand.
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Yen hits multi-month highs as risk-off mood persists
EghtesadOnline: The yen hit five-month highs against the dollar, euro and sterling on Wednesday, as simmering geopolitical tensions checked risk appetite and put the safe-haven Japanese currency…
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Haven Trades Fade as Yen, Treasuries Erase Gains
EghtesadOnline: Investors shifted away from haven assets even as geopolitical concerns lingered, as stocks in Europe advanced while the yen and Treasuries erased gains.
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Most Asian Stocks Rise as Yen's Drop Lifts Topix
EghtesadOnline: Most Asian stocks rose, with a falling yen pushing shares higher in Japan, as investors weighed the impact of the American jobs report and the path for U.S. monetary policy tightening.
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Asia Shares Slump Before Data, Summit; Yen Climbs
EghtesadOnline: Asian equities slipped as investors awaited more clues on U.S. interest rates and economic growth, ahead of a meeting between Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping. Stocks in Shanghai…
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Asia Stocks Drop as Yen Gains, Auto Shares Slump
EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks slipped, taking their cue from a weaker U.S. equities session, as a rising yen weighed on shares in Tokyo. Gold extended gains while oil held Monday’s losses.
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Momentum Builds for Yen to Break 110
EghtesadOnline: The most oversold Group-of-10 currency since the U.S. election is making a comeback. A reassessment on the likelihood of pro-growth policies in the U.S. after the failure of the…
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Dollar edges up after worst run vs yen since 2010, healthcare vote eyed
EghtesadOnline: The dollar edged up against the yen on Friday, recovering from its worst run of daily losses versus the safe-haven currency since 2010, but gains were capped by worries that U.S.…
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Asia Stocks Drop, Yen Steady Before Trump Speech
EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks fell while the yen and gold were steady after three days of gains as investors grew cautious before speeches this week from Donald Trump and Janet Yellen.
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Asia Stocks Gain Even as Topix Swings, Yen Rises
EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks rose even as Tokyo shares wrestled with a strengthening yen, as markets from Hong Kong to Singapore advanced after U.S. shares reached fresh records. The dollar fell…
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Euro struggles as French political concerns take toll
EghtesadOnline: The euro struggled for traction against the dollar and yen early on Monday after suffering significant losses at the end of last week on renewed concerns about the upcoming French…
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Dollar hits two-week high vs yen on U.S.-Japan summit relief
EghtesadOnline: The dollar rose to a two-week high versus the yen on Monday, with the market breathing a sigh of relief as the closely watched two-day U.S.-Japan summit held over the weekend…
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Exports prop up Japan fourth quarter GDP growth, U.S. protectionist risks loom
EghtesadOnline: Japan's economy grew for a fourth straight quarter in the final three months of last year as a weaker yen supported exports, but tepid private consumption and the risks of rising…
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Trump-Abe Rapport Won’t Stop Yen From Passing 100, JPMorgan Says
EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s success in avoiding any clash over exchange rates with U.S. President Donald Trump at a summit meeting hasn’t resolved underlying conflict,…
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Asia Extends Global Equity Rally as Yen Slides
EghtesadOnline: Rumors about the demise of reflation trades look to have been at least a little exaggerated. Asian stocks extended a global rally as investors looked ahead to data that will provide…
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The Trump-Abe Summit Will Be on Currency Traders' Radar
EghtesadOnline: The last time dollar-yen traders were this focused on a U.S.-Japan summit might have been when Bill Clinton and Kiichi Miyazawa haggled over trade issues at a sushi dinner.
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Yen holds gains, European political risks generate safe-haven demand
EghtesadOnline: The yen held large gains against a number of peers on Tuesday as investors sought refuge in the safe-haven Japanese currency amid a latest rise in European political concerns.