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Japan officials step up warning against yen rise

08/04/2016(0)
Dollar hit fresh 17-mth low below 108 yen Japan seen hesitant to intervene in market Aso says to take steps as needed, mum on intervention Govt watching if any ... Read More
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Asia markets broadly lower as risk-off sentiment settles in

08/04/2016(0)
Asia markets were broadly lower on Friday, after U.S. equities sold off overnight amid renewed concerns over global growth and the effectiveness of central bank policy. Australia’s ASX 200 retraced some ... Read More
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Asia markets mostly higher; Nikkei edges up despite yen strength

07/04/2016(0)
Most Asian markets rose on Thursday, with Japan’s benchmark index snapping a seven-day losing streak despite fresh strength in the yen. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 closed up 34.48 points, or 0.22 ... Read More
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Shinzo Abe Says Countries Must Avoid Competitive Currency Devaluations

06/04/2016(0)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said countries should avoid competitively devaluing their currencies, speaking after the dollar fell to its lowest level against the yen in nearly a year and a half. The yen’s ... Read More
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Asia markets higher; Nikkei turns up on slightly weaker yen

06/04/2016(0)
Asia markets turned higher on Wednesday, shrugging off a global sell-off in equities overnight, as oil prices advanced and activity in China’s services sector showed signs of pick-up. Australia’s ASX ... Read More
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Leading Japanese Online Broker Monex, Inc. Adopts Broadridge Processing Solution

05/04/2016(0)
Monex, Inc., one of Japan’s largest online trading brokers, has chosen Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) to support its Japanese equity and investment trust processing business. Through Broadridge’s JASDEC ... Read More
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Why Japan’s plan to raise the number of lawyers it hasn’t worked out

04/04/2016(0)
Japan is struggling with an unlikely problem: Its people aren’t litigious enough. Fifteen years ago, the nation kicked off a plan to double the number of lawyers. Officials thought ... Read More
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Economic Takeaways From Japan’s Retail Sales, Spending Data

29/03/2016(0)
What you need to know about Tuesday’s data released in Japan: The numbers for February paint a mixed-to-negative picture of the Japanese economy, maintaining pressure on Shinzo Abe’s government ... Read More
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Toshiba confirms SEC investigation as accounting woes spread to US

18/03/2016(0)
Securities commission and justice department examining ‘accounting problem’ at US units, says Japanese corporation, amid profit-padding crisis Toshiba has announced its US businesses are cooperating with authorities over alleged accounting ... Read More
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CFH Clearing enhances execution with matching engine in TY3

11/03/2016(0)
CFH Clearing announces a new matching engine in TY3 in Japan as part of the organisation’s ongoing investment in Asia to provide clients with enhanced execution and reduced latency. ... Read More
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