Asian markets mixed as strong US tech earnings offset poor data
Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets were mixed on Friday after forecast-topping earnings from Microsoft and Alphabet helped soothe worries that ...
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Tag: Bank of Japan
Yen falls further as Bank of Japan stands pat on rates
Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan kept its ultra-low interest rates unchanged Friday and stopped short of signalling another ...
Weak yen pressures Bank of Japan rate decision
Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan was widely expected to keep its ultra-low interest rates unchanged Friday but analysts ...
Yen hits 34-year low against dollar
Tokyo (AFP) - The yen hit a 34-year low against the dollar on Wednesday, just over a week after the ...
Yen hits 34-year low, equity markets mixed before key US data
London (AFP) - The yen plunged Wednesday to a 34-year dollar low on fervent speculation that the Bank of Japan ...
Easy does it: The Bank of Japan’s experiment
Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan announced a seismic change in direction on Tuesday, hiking interest rates for the ...
Yen falls as Japan hikes rates but stocks mixed ahead of Fed
London (AFP) - The yen fell and Japanese stocks rose Tuesday after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates, but ...
Bank of Japan scraps negative interest rate
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's central bank on Tuesday scrapped its negative interest rate as it finally began unwinding one of ...
Asian trade cautious ahead of key rate decisions
Hong Kong (AFP) - Traders in Asia were cautious on Monday after US shares receded, and as anticipation builds for ...
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