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BoJ Minutes On Tap For Monday
(RTTNews) - The Bank of Japan will on Monday release the minutes from its December monetary policy meeting, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
At the meeting, the BoJ board members unanimously decided to maintain a negative interest rate of -0.1 percent on current accounts that financial institutions maintain at the central bank. They expanded its 10-year Japanese government bond yield target band, pushing the yen sharply higher and leading to a fall in government bonds.
Finally, most of the regional markets are closed on Monday for the Lunar New Year holiday, including South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Indonesia.
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Eurozone Private Sector Growth Eases On Weaker Demand
Euro area private sector growth weakened in April as soft demand conditions limited the speed of expansion and weighed on sentiment, final results of the purchasing managers' survey by S&P Global showed on Tuesday. The HCOB final composite output index fell to 50.4 in April from 50.9 in March, but the reading suggested growth for the fourth straight month.
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U.S. Trade Deficit Surges Much More Than Expected In March
The U.S. trade deficit spiked by much more than expected in the month of March, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday.
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Bay Street Likely To Open On Mixed Note
Canadian shares may be weighed down on Tuesday by U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement on Monday that he is likely to announce pharmaceutical tariffs soon. The Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement, due on Wednesday, is also in focus.
However, higher crude oil and metal prices could trigger some buying in energy and materials space.
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Philips Cuts FY25 Margin View On Tariffs, Despite Higher Q1 Income, Orders; Stock Down
Shares of Royal Philips N.V. were losing around 3 percent in the mid-day trading in Amsterdam, as well as around 5 percent in pre-market activity on the NYSE, after the Dutch consumer electronics giant on Tuesday trimmed its margin forecast for fiscal 2025 to reflect the estimated net tariff impact of 250 million euros to 300 million euros. Further, the firm maintained annual sales view,...
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FTSE 100 Down Slightly As Stocks Turn In Mixed Performance
U.K. stocks are turning in a mixed performance in cautious trade on Tuesday with traders back to trading after a long weekend. Investors are awaiting the monetary policy announcements from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, due on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.
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Yen Rises Amid Risk-off Mood
The Japanese yen strengthened against other major currencies in the European on Tuesday, as European stocks traded lower as investors assessed the latest batch of earnings and awaited upcoming Fed and BoE meetings.
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Australian Dollar Falls On Weak Chinese PMI Data
The Australian dollar weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Tuesday, after China's service sector grew at the slowest pace in seven months in April as disruptions to goods trade amid fresh tariffs negatively impacted new work of some service providers.
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Sensex, Nifty End Modestly Lower; Pharma Stocks Lead Losses On Tariff Worries
Indian shares ended modestly lower on Tuesday, as Middle East tensions intensified and U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff order on movies along with plans to cut reliance on foreign-made medicines reignited concerns about the potential fallout of a global trade war.
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