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Australia Home Loan Data Due On Wednesday
(RTTNews) - Australia will on Wednesday release December data for home loans, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In November, home loans were up 0.1 percent on month and investment lending slipped 1.0 percent.
Japan will see January results for M2 money stocks and machine tool orders. The M2 (1.3 percent) and tool orders (11.2 percent) are both expected to be unchanged.
Indonesia will provide December numbers for retail sales; in November, sales were up 0.9 percent on year.
Finally, the markets in Thailand are closed on Wednesday for Makha Bucha Day and will re-open on Thursday.
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Canadian Dollar Advances Against Majors
The Canadian dollar firmed against its major counterparts in the New York session on Friday.
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Swiss Market Ends Higher For 2nd Straight Session
The Switzerland market opened on a slightly weak note on Friday, but recovered swiftly and then kept edging higher to eventually end the day's session on a firm note.
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Major European Markets Close Slightly Weak
The major European markets closed slightly down on Friday as investors assessed recent moves of the central banks and weighed the potential impact of tariffs. A bit of profit taking also contributed to the market's weak close.
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TSX Marches On, Hits Fresh Record High; Materials Stocks Rally
The Canadian market is up firmly in positive territory a little past noon on Friday, extending recent gains, thanks largely to strong buying in the materials sector. Energy stocks are struggling for support due to weak oil prices.
The mood remains fairly bullish amid expectations the Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve will announce further easing this year to boost growth.
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Bank Of Japan Holds Rate Steady; Plans To Lower ETF Holdings
The Japanese central bank left its key interest rate unchanged on Friday, as expected, but surprised markets with a decision to reduce the holdings of its massive stock of exchange-traded funds, suggesting that the monetary policy normalization is underway. The Bank of Japan policy board, led by Governor Kazuo Ueda, voted 7-2 to hold the uncollateralized overnight call rate at around 0.5 percen
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Bay Street Likely To Open On Subdued Note
Canadian shares may open on a somewhat subdued note on Friday with investors reacting to retail sales data, and looking to take some profits following recent gains.
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FTSE 100 Recovers After Slight Setback, Up Marginally At Noon
After an early modest upmove, the U.K. market slipped into negative territory Friday morning, but recovered ground subsequently to emerge above the flat thanks to selective buying at a few frontline counters.
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Pound Slides As UK Bond Yield Soars
The British pound weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Friday, as long-dated UK bond yields rise sharply in response to increasing public sector borrowings in August.
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