Archive for the February 4, 2005
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US stocks rose on Wednesday after good earnings from Boeing Co and the Federal Reserve raised rates by a quarter-percentage point, keeping its pledge to tighten credit at a measured pace. The gains pushed blue
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US Treasury debt prices hardly budged on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter-percentage point, as expected, and maintained its commitment to measured monetary tightening. In a statement that was almost
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US Treasury debt prices hardly budged on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter-percentage point, as expected, and maintained its commitment to measured monetary tightening. In a statement that was almost
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Malaysian share prices closed flat on Thursday as investors remained sidelined in the absence of strong positive leads ahead of a long break during the Lunar New Year holiday next week, dealers said. The Kuala
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Thai share prices closed 0.93 percent higher on Thursday as foreign investors hunted for bargains ahead of the weekend elections here which the government is expected to win easily, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of
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Taiwan stocks rose 0.26 percent to the highest close in a month on Thursday, helped by heavyweight display makers like AU Optronics Corp, while chipmakers came under profit-taking pressure after recent gains. Analysts said the
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Tokyo stocks closed 0.16 percent lower on Thursday as Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group(SMFG) sank on worries about bad loans, while NOK Corp and firms with poor earnings outlooks also took a beating. But overall losses
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Sri Lankan stocks rose to its second consecutive record high close on Thursday on talk that the largest public pension fund in the United States was considering investing in the local bourse, brokers said. The
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Philippines share prices closed 0.53 percent higher on Thursday as investors bought in again after a relatively modest two--day correction, dealers said They said a firmer peso and lower rates on government bonds may have
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The yuan ended unchanged at 8.2765 per US dollar, near the stronger end of its managed trading range. The one-year non-deliverable dollar forward discount versus the yuan was at 3,850 points, implying a rate of
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