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TOKYO –The Japanese yen rose against the U.S. dollar on Friday after the central bank lifted interest rates as expected at its two-day meeting and maintained a balanced tone on its future decisions, as U.S. trade partners await clarity on policy under a new president. The Bank of Japan “is trying to be relatively cautious and…
Global shares climbed up on Monday, buoyed by a weakened yen and the fallout from Japan’s recent parliamentary elections, which saw the ruling party lose its majority in the lower house. In Europe, France’s CAC 40 rose 0.7 percent to 7,552.94, while Germany’s DAX went up by half a percent to 19,549.65. The UK’s FTSE…
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Monday, as the yen dipped in the midst of political uncertainty after Japan’s ruling party lost its majority in Parliament’s lower house in weekend elections. In currency trading, the U.S. dollar rose to 153.76 Japanese yen from 152.24 yen. It was trading at 140-yen levels last month. The euro…
(Bloomberg) — Japanese shares slumped on Monday after ruling party elections raised expectations of further central bank interest rate hikes. Iron ore jumped after major Chinese cities loosened curbs on home-buying. Most Read from Bloomberg The Nikkei and Topix indexes both fell at the open following Shigeru Ishiba’s victory at the Liberal Democratic Party leadership…
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed Wednesday as investors awaited an expected interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the first in more than four years. France’s CAC 40 lost 0.2% in early trading to 7,474.92, while Germany’s DAX inched down less than 0.1% to 18,723.53. Britain’s FTSE 100 shed 0.5% to 8,268.29….