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Giappone
Dollar firms to around ¥100.80 on U.S. rate hike hopes
The dollar gained ground moderately to around ¥100.80 in Tokyo trading Monday, thanks to rekindled expectations for an early U.S. rate hike and further monetary easing by the Bank of Japan. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥100.77-77, up from ¥100.14-14 at the same time Friday. The euro was ...
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Giappone
Nikkei pads gains as yen weakens
Stocks extended their gains Monday, supported by the yen’s easing against the dollar and other major currencies. The Nikkei average rose 52.37 points, or 0.32 percent, to end at 16,598.19 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. On Friday, it climbed 59.81 points. The Topix index grew 8.01 points, or 0.62 percent, ...
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Giappone
Japanese AI hedge fund paves way for evolution of trading
Yoshinori Nomura felt like weeping. It was the morning of June 24, Brexit day, and markets were moving against him. Well, not against him, exactly. It was the hedge fund manager’s self-learning computer program that had placed the bet, selling Japanese stock-index futures before a sizable market advance. Nomura had ...
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USA Giappone
Nomura hunting investment bankers in U.S. after streamlining push
Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to hire bankers in the United States, resuming a push to boost investment banking in a market that remains a priority for Japan’s biggest brokerage following a round of cost cuts. The Tokyo-based firm anticipates rising volumes of mergers and stock offerings in the U.S., said ...
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Giappone
Renesas Electronics looks to acquire Intersil amid automotive chip push
Renesas Electronics Corp. said Monday it is considering acquiring U.S. chipmaker Intersil Corp., but revealed few details of the prospective deal. The acquisition could be worth hundreds of billions of yen and an agreement may be reached as early as this month, sources with knowledge of the matter said. Renesas ...
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Giappone
Chinese ‘explosive shopping’ boom turns to Japanese cosmetics, supplements
The spending power of Chinese tourists in Japan is so impressive there’s a special word for it: bakugai, or explosive buying. While the soaring yen this year has threatened to curb tourists’ enthusiasm, the latest figures from the Japan National Tourism Organization show that 731,400 Chinese visitors flocked to the ...
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Giappone
‘Sufficient chance’ of more BOJ easing in September, Kuroda says
There is a “sufficient chance” the Bank of Japan will add to its unprecedented easing at next month’s policy meeting, Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said in a recent interview published in the Sankei newspaper. The BOJ won’t hesitate to act based on discussions on the results of a comprehensive review at ...
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Brasile
‘Gurus’ americanos ainda evitam investimento direto no Brasil
Mesmo com visão de que ‘fundo do poço’ passou, investidores como Soros e Buffett só estão no País por vias indiretas
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Thailandia
SET down 0.30 points at opening
Thai stocks opened down 0.02% at the start of trade this morning.
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Portogallo
Já nem o consumo tira Portugal da cauda da zona euro
A procura interna foi o calcanhar de Aquiles da economia no segundo trimestre. Melhoria na contribuição da procura externa não chegou para compensar