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Japan's first quarter growth beats forecasts as first stimulus effects felt
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy grew faster than expected in January-March, expanding at its quickest pace in a year on the back of solid private consumption and a rise in exports spurred by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive monetary and fiscal...Tags: Economic Indicator, Weather, Japan, Gross Domestic Product, Tokyo (Japan)
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METALS-Copper slips on demand fears after U.S., European data
ReutersSINGAPORE, May 16 (Reuters) - London copper slipped on Thursday after Europe's shrinking economy and a drop in U.S. factory output underlined a dimming demand outlook for metals, although a softer dollar limited losses. FUNDAMENTALS * Three-month...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Land Price, Japan, House Building, Germany
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PREVIEW-Japan Q1 growth pickup to show early stimulus effects
Reuters* Q1 GDP forecast +0.7 pct qtr/qtr, 2.8 pct annualised * Consumption seen +0.9 pct qtr/qtr, capex +0.7 pct * First "Abenomics" report card to show early effects * Economy seen sustaining growth in Q2 as exports recover * No growth contribution from...Tags: Economic Indicator, Consumer Confidence, Japan, Consumers, Investments
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Japan first-quarter growth pickup to show early stimulus effects
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy is expected to have grown in January-March at its fastest pace in a year due to solid private consumption and a recovery in capital investment encouraged by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recipe of aggressive monetary and...Tags: Economic Indicator, Consumer Confidence, Japan, Investments, Consumers
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CORRECTED-ANALYSIS-Japan government-bond selloff sparks fears of too much, too fast
Reuters(Corrects recent range of 10-year JGB yield in 20th paragraph) * Narrowing spread of JGBs, US Treasuries could stem price fall * BOJ could frontload its JGB buying to calm markets -strategist By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - A three-day...Tags: Central Bank, Money and Monetary Policy, Japan, Credit Ratings, G7
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Osaka mayor stirs anger with remark on comfort women
The Straits TimesTOKYO (The Straits Times/ANN) -- Popular Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's description of wartime sexual slaves as "necessary" is being strongly criticised both at home and abroad. The comment by Hashimoto, seen as a potential future prime minister, came...Tags: Human Rights, Asia, Japan, South Korea, U.S. Congress
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Seoul on watch for 'yen carry trade' resurgence
The Korea Herald, Seoul / Asia News NetworkSEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN) -- Korea's financial regulator and central bank are bolstering their monitoring of the foreign exchange market -- investments from funds raised in Japan in particular -- amid the feasibility of sparking the so-called "yen...Tags: Central Bank, Money and Monetary Policy, Business Enterprises, BNP Paribas, Japan
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INTERVIEW-Hedge fund billionaire Loeb says Sony reminds him of Yahoo
ReutersBy Chikafumi Hodo and Tim Kelly TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb says Sony Corp reminds him of Yahoo Inc before he waged a bitter proxy fight that triggered a boardroom shake-out at the Internet company last year....Tags: Entertainment, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Marissa Mayer, Beyonce, Sony Corp.
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COLUMN-Weak yen a boon for investors, not Japan: James Saft
Reuters(James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own) By James Saft May 14 (Reuters) - Buy Japanese stocks if you must but don't expect Abenomics and the fall of the yen to revitalize Japan's economy. The yen has fallen by more than...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Japan, Exports, Investments, Foreign Exchange Market
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Japan PM Abe: Closely watching JGB market movements
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that the government was closely watching movements in the bond market to ensure that it could digest Japanese government bonds in a stable manner. Abe said he expected the Bank of...Tags: Japan, Financial Markets, Bonds
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Woodbrook buys Tokyo office property as market rebounds-sources
ReutersBy Junko Fujita TOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S.-based Westbrook Partners led the acquisition of a majority stake in a Tokyo office tower for about 30 billion yen ($295 million) as the market rebounds in the capital of the world's third-largest economy,...Tags: Realty, Sony Corp., Services and Shopping, Japan, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company
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Japan PM adviser Iijima arrives in North Korea
ReutersTOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - An adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in North Korea on Tuesday in a rare surprise visit to a country with which Japan has no diplomatic ties, but the purpose of the visit was not immediately known. North...Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), Kim Jong Il, North Korea, Japan, Government
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