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Tim Geithner's looking a lot better...
The Swampby Frank James Maybe Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner didn't pay his taxes on time. But at least he's always appeared sober and awake, if not confident, when appearing in public. Not so for Japanese finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who......Tags: Japan
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Report says tourism in Japan is rebounding slowly
Money & CompanyThe tourism industry in Japan -- devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami in March -- has slowly begun to rebound, with a full recovery expected by next year, according a report by the Worth Travel and Tourism Council.... -
Treasury bond yields little changed in Asian trading despite U.S. downgrade
Money & CompanyInterest rates on U.S. Treasury bonds were mixed in early Asian trading on Sunday, with short-term rates falling and longer-term rates rising as investors had their first opportunity to react to the government’s downgraded credit rating. The moves... -
Yen sinks as G-7 nations agree to intervene with Japan
Money & CompanyThe Group of 7 industrialized nations agreed Thursday to act together to try to stop the Japanese yen from rising further, hoping to avert more damage to the country’s battered economy. The decision, announced by Japanese Finance Minister... -
How much purchasing power has the dollar lost? Take a look
Money & CompanyWhen the Federal Reserve began telegraphing late last summer that it would launch a new round of monetary stimulus to help the U.S. economy, Wall Street assumed that the dollar would be the sacrificial lamb. More money in the financial...... -
U.S. dollar marks worst week versus yen in a year
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar posted its worst week against the yen in a year on Friday as volatility in stocks and uncertainty about the outlook for U.S. monetary policy spurred investors to pare back bets against the Japanese currency. Some...Tags: Elections, Government, Barack Obama, Altana AG, Employment Opportunities
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Stimulus fears haunt share markets, dollar recovers
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slipped on Friday over worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb a stimulus program that has lifted stocks, while the dollar recovered against the euro after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, IBM, Music, AstraZeneca Plc
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Exclusive: Japan Inc. averse to further yen drop, poll finds
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Signs are that most firms in export-driven Japan Inc, having got the weaker yen they craved, now want the currency to either stabilize or recover ground, rather than continue a slide that will increasingly raise their costs. About...Tags: Photography and Video, Manufacturing and Engineering, International Monetary Fund, Photography Supplies and Services, G20
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EXCLUSIVE-Japan Inc. averse to further yen drop, poll finds
ReutersBy Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - Signs are that most firms in export-driven Japan Inc, having got the weaker yen they craved, now want the currency to either stabilise or recover ground, rather than continue a slide that...Tags: Photography and Video, Manufacturing and Engineering, Petroleum Industry, Nissan Motor Co., Photography Supplies and Services
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FACTBOX-U.S. Treasury acts to avoid hitting debt limit
ReutersMay 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Monday said the Obama administration was suspending investments in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, a government employee pension fund, to help the nation keep paying its bills now...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Finance, Retirement, Government, Financial Markets
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FACTBOX-U.S. Treasury's tools to delay hitting debt limit
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Friday announced a series of steps the Obama administration is prepared to take so it can keep paying the nation's bills once a temporary suspension of the cap on the U.S. government's debt expires...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Finance, Retirement
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Bank of Canada should hike rates to pop bubble -former BoC aide
Reuters* Economist blames low rates for symptoms of housing bubble * Sees inflationary pressures eventually emerging * Canada more vulnerable to a future crisis OTTAWA, May 15 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada should raise interest rates now because five years...Tags: Inflation and Deflation, Toronto (Canada), Finance, Executive Branch, Government
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