Posts Tagged ‘Markets’
Japan PM says ready to step into forex markets again
Japan PM says ready to step into forex markets again
Japan’s prime minister signaled on Thursday that authorities would keep intervening to curb yen strength as sagging manufacturing confidence underscored the threat the currency poses to the fragile economic recovery.
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Markets Continue to Push Yen and Franc Higher Despite Official Concern
Markets Continue to Push Yen and Franc Higher Despite Official Concern
We have seen yet another fresh multi-year low for USD/JPY below 83.50, and despite ongoing concerns from Japanese officials over the strength in the local currency, market participants are content on buying the Yen until proven otherwise.
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New players drive turnover in currency markets
New players drive turnover in currency markets
The global economic crisis has driven investors to the forex markets where turnover has soared to a staggering $US4 trillion ($4.4 trillion) a day – equal to what Germany produces in a year.
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Asian markets edge up on bargain-hunting
Asian markets edge up on bargain-hunting
Asian markets edged higher Wednesday as bargain-hunters moved in after the previous day’s losses, while better than expected Australian growth data sent Sydney stocks surging.
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Range Bar Charts: A Different View Of The Markets
Range Bar Charts: A Different View Of The Markets
Nicolellis range bars were developed in the mid 1990s by Vicente Nicolellis, a Brazilian trader and broker who spent over a decade running a trading desk in Sao Paulo .
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Asia Markets: Japan lenders steady after BOJ official’s remarks
Asia Markets: Japan lenders steady after BOJ official’s remarks
Most Japanese bank shares outperform the gloomy broader market, a day after a Bank of Japan official’s comments on the nation’s benchmark interbank lending rate mystifies some analysts.
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