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Yen Continues to Defy Gravity
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 GMT
Figures released yesterday, show that Japan is in a deflationary phase. For the sixth consecutive month, consumer prices have fallen in the world’s second largest economy.
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FOREX: September In Perspective
Monday, September 28, 2009 GMT
Economic parameters vary with great speed over the course of a trading day. For this reason, it is useful to look at data over a slightly longer term to gain an insight into any trends that might be emerging which can be exploited for your investment strategy.
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Mixed Performance In The Japanese Economy
Friday, September 25, 2009 GMT
Japan recently joined the post recession club with the likes of France, Germany and New Zealand. Yet, figures just released for Japanese exports in August showed that they were down by 36% on the previous year’s level.
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Will G20 Call For A Brave New World?
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 GMT
Ahead of the Pittsburgh meeting of the group of 20 strongest economies (G20) later this week, speculation has been raised that leaders will call for changes as to how the world’s economy should run.
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New Lower Threshold For The British Pound?
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 GMT
According to The Bank of England, Sterling may become a long term victim of the recession, settling at a lower level than other major currencies (of course, this has all the hallmarks of a self-fulfilling prophesy).
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FOREX: Last Week In Perspective
Monday, September 21, 2009 GMT
With the exception of the Nikkei, all of the world’s major stock markets gained ground over the course of last week, continuing the trend of the previous week. In Europe, the FTSE put on a further 3.2% of its value, closing at 5172.9; the CAC gained 2.5%, closing at 3827.8; on the back of the previous week’s strong gains, the Dax still managed to close up by 1.4% at 5703.8.
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Japan’s New Government Will Not Intervene On Yen
Friday, September 18, 2009 GMT
The world’s second largest economy is powered by exports to the rest of the world. When the misery of recession settled on the global economy, it tended to hit exporters worse than home-based manufacturers. For the Japanese, there is also the complication stemming from their long-running zero interest rate policy to be added to this.
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Recession Is Ending But Unemployment Is Set To Rise
Thursday, September 17, 2009 GMT
When recession bites, businesses lose sales, but their overheads remain. Ultimately, there comes a point where they will have to shed the workforce to save on costs; often there is little work for employees to do since demand is down.
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