Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 8, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street rose on Wednesday, bouncing off the previous day’s losses as a weaker U.S. dollar lifted energy and materials stocks.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 27, 2010
TOKYO (Reuters) – Two-thirds of Japanese companies expect the yen’s strength to squeeze profits and 40 percent will shift production overseas if the currency remains near a 15-year high on the dollar, a government survey showed on Friday.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 24, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The yen rose to a 15-year high against the dollar and a nine-year peak versus the euro on Tuesday amid fears the global economy is slowing, testing Japanese authorities’ resolve to stem the currency’s climb.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 19, 2010
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Japanese shares rose on Thursday, outperforming the rest of Asia, and the dollar held steady on a report that the Bank of Japan was considering new monetary easing measures to weaken the yen’s export-sapping rise.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 17, 2010
TORONTO (Reuters) – A Canadian judge approved on Tuesday a plan by Magna International to pay founder Frank Stronach close to a billion dollars in exchange for giving up control of the auto parts giant he started from scratch as a young Austrian immigrant to Canada.
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Japanese shares closed at their lowest level in eight months on Tuesday and the dollar hovered near a 15-year year low against the yen on concerns of a global slowdown ahead of data from the United States and Europe.
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar headed toward a 15-year low against the yen on Tuesday and Japanese shares slid as weak U.S. data added to worries about a global slowdown.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 11, 2010
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar fell toward a 15-year low against the yen while world stocks hit a 1-1/2 week trough on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve’s assessment of the U.S. economy turned more pessimistic.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 10, 2010
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar rose on Friday and world stocks slipped as investors stayed cautious ahead of likely moves by the U.S. Federal Reserve to warn about and possibly prop up a softening economic recovery.
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rebounded against the euro and Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday as investors braced for the outcome of a Federal Reserve meeting that could disappoint some looking for big policy changes.
