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The yen's sharp rise is harmful to Japan's export-led economy, the finance minister said Friday as the greenback traded around 85 yen, its lowest level since the mid-1990s.
TOKYO -- Japan's new government, already bickering with the United States about the location of a Marine air station on Okinawa , appears intent on revealing evidence of a decades-old secret pact between Tokyo and Washington that allowed U.S. ships and aircraft to carry nuclear weapons on stopovers...
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- The Japanese Trade and Industry Ministry has lent its support to Japanese conglomerate Toshiba's (6502.TO) bid for the transmission and distribution assets of French state-controlled nuclear group Areva (CEI.FR) in a letter to the French finance minister, a person close to Toshiba who had seen the letter told Dow Jones Newswires Thursday.
But he adds that there are lots of options. USD/JPY consolidating its recovery, now at 86.10.
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks fell, dragging the Nikkei 225 Stock Average to a four-month low, as the dollar slumped against the yen, dimming the earnings outlook for makers of electronics and cars.
Former world champion Brian Joubert's preparations for the Winter Olympics were dealt a blow on Thursday when the French figure skater was forced to pull out of next month's ISU Grand Prix final in Tokyo with a right foot injury.
Japanese stocks fell Thursday as the dollar tumbled to a 14-year low against the yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 58.40 points, or 0.6 percent, to 9,383.24. The broader Topix index fell 0.5 percent to 829.56.
Having vowed US climate action, President Barack Obama heads to Copenhagen needing to perform a delicate balancing act between huge expectations and the reality of a reluctant Congress.
Investors responded to reports that Dubai World, which is thought to have debts totaling around $60 billion, has asked creditors if it can postpone its forthcoming payments until May.
The World Health Organisation said Thursday that it is investigating reports of mutations in the swine flu virus, after half-a-dozen countries recorded cases in which the virus was transforming.
The yen’s strength prompted fresh concerns among Japan’s export giants, and could delay its move out of the deepest recession in decades.
The dollar’s weakness is causing jitters in Japan and other exporting countries that rely on American consumers to keep them afloat.
Decades-old agreement allowed U.S. ships, aircraft to carry nuclear weapons on stopovers in Japan.
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Rory McIlroy bounced back from his disappointing end to the European Tour season by helping Ireland surge to a three-shot lead at the World Cup teams event in China on Thursday.
(Household spending is inflation adjusted. Propensity to consume measures the amount of disposable income spent.)
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