Archive for  January 2010
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.2 percent on Thursday, lifted by Advantest Corp and other tech shares on a stabilising yen, but investor caution about policy tightening in China capped further gains. China released a wave
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Japanese government bond futures dipped on Thursday as Tokyo shares climbed, while 20-year JGBs gained little ground even after a solid auction in that maturity. The offer of super-long JGBs attracted bids totalling 3.02 times
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Japanese government bond futures dipped on Thursday as Tokyo shares climbed, while 20-year JGBs gained little ground even after a solid auction in that maturity. The offer of super-long JGBs attracted bids totalling 3.02 times
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The yuan held steady against the dollar on both the spot and offshore non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) markets on Thursday with traders not expecting strong Chinese economic data to influence yuan policy in the short term.
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The euro hit a five-month low on the dollar, ground down by worries about Greece's deteriorating finances, while the Australian dollar remained on the defensive after strong Chinese data raised the risk of tightening there.
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The euro fell to a five-month low against the dollar on Wednesday amid worries about Greece's ability to finance its deficit, while fear that China is trying to slow bank lending dulled demand for commodity
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The Hong Kong dollar weakened to a 15-month low of 7.7698 against the US dollar as the repatriation of funds by some Chinese banks continued and lingering concern over tighter monetary policy in China damped
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The Australian dollar was on the defensive against a firm US dollar on Thursday as strong Chinese data augured well for Aussie commodity exports but also raised the risk of further tightening there. The Aussie
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Asian currencies were flat to slightly weaker on Thursday, weighed down by a battered euro while jittery investors pondered the chances of China taking more tightening measures following strong fourth-quarter growth data. The euro hit
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The Taiwan dollar pulled back from the previous session's three-week closing low to end stronger on Thursday, as exporters took advantage of its relatively weak value to get rid of their US dollar holdings. The
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