Bank of Japan likely to cut economic outlook in next report

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Bank of Japan likely to cut economic outlook in next report
TOKYO (MarketWatch) — The Bank of Japan's policy board warned that it was likely to cut economic growth-rate projections in its April outlook report because data show that the economy has worsened mo…

Wall Street sets 5th weekly gain on banks, Boeing off late (Reuters)

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Wall Street sets 5th weekly gain on banks, Boeing off late (Reuters)

In this photo released by the New York Stock Exchange Euronext, Larry Leibowitz, left, executive vice-president of the New York Stock Exchange Euronext, joins Kathy Ireland, chief designer and chief executive officer of Kathy Ireland Worldwide and Stephen Roseberry, president and chief operating officer of Kathy Ireland Worldwide, for the closing bell at the Exchange, Thursday, April 9, 2009. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped nearly 250 points on Thursday and major market indexes logged their fifth straight week of gains. Markets will be closed for Good Friday on April 10. (AP Photo/NYSE Euronext, Ray Girard)Reuters – Stocks jumped on Thursday after Wells Fargo said it expects to report a record quarterly profit, fueling a month-long rally prompted by hopes that deterioration in the financial sector was abating.


Share prices close at 6-month high on Taipei bourse

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Share prices close at 6-month high on Taipei bourse
Taipei, April 9 (CNA) Taiwan's share prices rose 4.11 percent to a six-month high Thursday, following gains on Wall Street and regional markets. The weighted index, the market's key barometer, advance…

World stocks win back ground before Easter break (AFP)

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World stocks win back ground before Easter break (AFP)

Cherry blossom blooms in front of the window of a securities company in Tokyo on April 1 as businessmen check stock prices. Tokyo stocks jumped 3.74 percent on Thursday after the Japan's ruling party approved a stimulus spending plan that amounts to more than 15.4 trillion yen ((154 billion dollars).(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP – World stock markets advanced Thursday, with Asia boosted by a record new stimulus package in Japan and Europe lifted by overnight US gains before a British interest rate call and the Easter break.


Market opens stronger on Wall St rise

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Market opens stronger on Wall St rise
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite climbed 29.05 points, 1.86 per cent, to settle at 1590.66 and the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index was up 9.61 points, 1.18 per cent, at 825.16. “The …

German, Japanese data jolts investors (AFP)

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German, Japanese data jolts investors (AFP)

A cargo ship is loaded in the German port of Hamburg. Germany posted a 23.1 percent drop in exports in February from the same month in 2008, provisional data released by the national statistics office showed.(AFP/DDP/File/Roland Magunia)AFP – German exports slumped and Japan prepared another stimulus package on Wednesday as the global crisis further undercuts the old economic order, jolting investors hoping for a return to business as usual.


US stocks rally despite dour Fed forecast

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US stocks rally despite dour Fed forecast
New York – US stocks gained Wednesday, ending a volatile session and a two-day losing streak, amid optimism over a major merger in the housing sector. Stocks briefly cut gains after the Federal Reserv…

Asia markets rally on Japan stimulus; Europe gains (AP)

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Asia markets rally on Japan stimulus; Europe gains (AP)

Pedestrians walk by an  electric market board in Tokyo, Thursday, April. 9, 2009. Japanese stocks rallied Thursday to its highest close in three months, climbing on an unexpected rise in machinery orders and the country's latest plans for a massive stimulus package. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)AP – Asian stock markets resumed their upward march Thursday, with Tokyo’s index surging nearly 4 percent, as investors cheered Japan’s $150 billion stimulus proposal and signs recession was starting to ease in the world’s second-largest economy. Major European stock indexes opened higher.


U.S. stocks start up; deal in housing sector revives bulls

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U.S. stocks start up; deal in housing sector revives bulls
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) – Stocks opened higher on Wednesday as investors drew some cheer from word of government aid for life insurers and an acquisition in the homebuilding sector, helping offset Alco…

Dollar drops back below 100 yen (AFP)

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Dollar drops back below 100 yen (AFP)

A US $100 note. The dollar slipped back below the key 100 yen level on Wednesday as sharp falls on global stock markets restored some of the Japanese currency's safe haven appeal, dealers said.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP – The dollar slipped back below the key 100 yen level on Wednesday as sharp falls on global stock markets restored some of the Japanese currency’s safe haven appeal, dealers said.