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Seattle Times, 22.04.13 14:21 UTC

G-20 approval of Japan's easing drives markets up

A global stamp of approval for Japan's aggressive monetary policy and the re-election of the Italian president pushed world stocks higher Monday.

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Seattle Times, 22.04.13 03:48 UTC

Asian markets up with Nikkei nearing 5-year high

Asian markets traded higher Monday, with Tokyo stock markets heading close to a five-year high after a meeting of global finance leaders lent support to Japan's aggressive monetary policy.

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Reuters - Business News, 22.04.13 00:50 UTC

Nikkei bulls charge in as dollar/yen hovers at 100

By Chikako Mogi TOKYO | Sun Apr 21, 2013 8:39pm EDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Bulls drove Japanese shares to nearly five-year highs as yen bears clawed at the symbolic 100 yen/dollar door after the Group of ...

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Reuters - Business News, 19.04.13 00:47 UTC

Global growth worries cap Asian share prices

By Chikako Mogi TOKYO | Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:26pm EDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Worries over global growth capped Asian share prices on Friday as more soft U.S. economic data and mixed U.S. earnings results ...

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Seattle Times, 18.04.13 09:38 UTC

World stocks choppy as global economy wanes

Global stock markets were choppy Thursday as evidence of weakness in the global economy kept many investors at bay.

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Reuters - Business News, 18.04.13 00:47 UTC

Asian shares track U.S. stocks lower on growth worries

By Chikako Mogi TOKYO | Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:30pm EDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares inched lower on Thursday, taking their cues from an overnight drop in U.S. and European equities on renewed concerns ...

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Reuters - Business News, 17.04.13 00:42 UTC

Asian shares rebound after sell-off, U.S. earnings support

By Chikako Mogi TOKYO | Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:39pm EDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares and commodities recovered on Wednesday as a sharp sell-off over the past two sessions lured bargain hunters, with ...

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BBC Business, 16.04.13 00:20 UTC

Asian markets fall after deadly Boston Marathon blasts

Asian markets have declined in early trading after two explosions at the Boston Marathon in the US killed two people and injured dozens more.

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Seattle Times, 15.04.13 03:47 UTC

Asian stock markets drop as China growth slows

Asian stock markets sank Monday as China's slower-than-expected economic growth and disappointing U.S. retail sales weighed on investor sentiment.

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Seattle Times, 12.04.13 18:53 UTC

US retail sales drop keeps markets in check

More disappointing U.S. economic figures weighed on markets Friday after a solid run that's seen the two main U.S. stock indexes strike a series of all-time closing highs.

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Nikkei 225 is a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). It has been calculated daily by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) newspaper since 1950. It is a price-weighted average (the unit is yen), and the components are reviewed once a year. Currently, the Nikkei is the most widely quoted average of Japanese equities, similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. In fact, it was know...

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