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BoJ Minutes On Tap For Wednesday
(RTTNews) - The Bank of Japan will on Wednesday release the minutes from its monetary policy meeting on April 27 and 28, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
At the meeting, the bank's Policy Board unanimously decided to maintain a negative interest rate of -0.1 percent on current accounts that financial institutions maintain at the central bank. The BoJ also unanimously decided to keep its yield curve control policy unchanged.
Australia will see May results for the leading economic index from the Melbourne Institute; in April, the index was flat with a slightly negative bias.
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European Economic News Preview: German Final Inflation Data Due
Final inflation from Germany and Spain are due on Wednesday, headlining a light day for the European economic news. At 2.00 am ET, Destatis is scheduled to issue Germany's final consumer prices for April. Consumer price inflation is seen easing to 2.1 percent from 2.2 percent in March. In the meantime, final consumer prices from Sweden and industrial production from Romania are due.
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U.S. Dollar Falls Against Majors
The U.S. dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Wednesday.
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24 минут назад
Sensex, Nifty Open Higher On Rate Cut Hopes
Indian shares were notably higher on Wednesday as signs of easing retail inflation sparked hopes for more rate cuts from the Reserve Bank of India in coming months.
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Australian Market Maintains Slight Losses In Mid-market
The Australian stock market is maintaining its slight losses in mid-market moves on Wednesday, snapping a five-session winning streak, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 staying well below the 8,300 level, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, with a mixed performance across most sectors. Traders are also booking some profits following the recent upside in the markets.
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1ч 35мин назад
Asian Markets Trade Mixed
Asian stock markets are trading mixed on Wednesday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders assess the impact a temporary US-China tariff war settlement, under which tariffs will be reduced to 30 percent and 10 percent, respectively, for a 90-day period. They also cautiously await trade deals with other major US trading partners. Asian markets closed mixed on Tuesday.
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2ч 20мин назад
Sensex, Nifty Seen Higher At Open
Indian shares look set to open on a positive note Wednesday after official data showed India's consumer price inflation eased further in April to the lowest level in nearly six years amid a slower rise in food prices.
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2ч 38мин назад
Thai Bourse Likely To Remain Rangebound
The Thai stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the previous five trading days since the end of the five-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 50 points or 4.3 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,215-point plateau and it's poised to inch higher again on Wednesday.
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3ч 10мин назад
Japanese Market Notably Lower
The Japanese stock market is trading notably lower on Wednesday after opening in the green, snapping a four-session winning streak, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight. The Nikkei 225 is falling to near the 37,900 level, with weakness in exporters and automaker stocks partially offset by gains in technology and financial stocks.
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