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LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar rose broadly on Thursday and was poised for further gains after the Federal Reserve signaled it would begin withdrawing stimulus this year as the U.S. economy improves. Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed was likely to end...

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan slides 2.8 pct to 9-month low * U.S. Treasury yields hit 15-mth high, underpin dollar * China "flash" PMI hit 9-month lows * Asian credit market spreads widen 23 points By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Asian shares...

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan slides 3.5 pct to 9-month low * U.S. Treasury yields hit 15-mth high, underpin dollar * China "flash" PMI hits 9-month lows * Asian credit market spreads widen 23 points By Chikako Mogi and Wayne Cole TOKYO/SYDNEY, June 20...

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan slides 3.5 pct in biggest drop since 2011 * HSBC China "flash" PMI surprisingly weak, PBOC still tight * Asian currencies take a bath, Indian rupee at record low * U.S. Treasury yields hit 15-mth high, underpin US dollar By...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday as weak China data further unsettled markets coming to grips with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's confirmation that the U.S. central bank could trim its bond-buying program later this...

* Fed stimulus end, China weakness fuel broad-based selling * MSCI Asia ex-Japan slides 3.9 pct in biggest drop since 2011 * HSBC China "flash" PMI surprisingly weak, PBOC still tight * Asian currencies take a bath, Indian rupee at record low * U.S....

TOKYO/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian markets buckled badly on Thursday after the Federal Reserve heralded an eventual end to free money and China turned the screw on credit even as factory activity in the world's second-largest economy hit a nine-month low....

* Nikkei futures, Australian stock futures down after Wall St fall * Bernanke confirms market fears of a stimulus withdrawal this year * Dollar higher as U.S. Treasury yields jump By Ian Chua SYDNEY, June 20 (Reuters) - Asian stock markets were braced...

TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to lose ground on Thursday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank could trim its bond buying programme later this year, but losses may be contained by a...

* Manufacturers' sentiment index +15, non-manufacturers +20 * Companies' outlook seen up further despite market swings * 'Abenomics' raises mood but impact on real economy lags * Reuters poll suggests improvement in BOJ June tankan By Tetsushi...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers' mood improved further in June and its gauge reached its highest level in more than two years, a Reuters poll showed, a sign the government's reflationary policies are continuing to bolster business morale...

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan slips 1.2 pct, Nikkei opens down 1.1 pct * Rising U.S. Treasury yields to underpin dollar * China PMI eyed By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Asian shares tracked the overnight drop in U.S. equities after U.S. Federal...