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Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Bank of Japan ups key rate for 1st time in 17 years
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP Business Writer
Mon,03/18/24-2:58AM , 575 Reads
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mixed in Asia after the Bank of Japan hiked its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding negative rate policy.

In a widely anticipated move, the BOJ raised its overnight call rate to a range of 0 to 0.1%, up from minus 0.1%.
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- AP correspondent Seth Sutel reports downward movement for stocks. ((self open))
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Stock market today: Asian markets retreat after data dash hopes that a US rate cut is imminent
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP Business Writer
Thu,03/14/24-3:01AM , 515 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — Asian markets retreated Friday, with Hong Kong’s benchmark falling 2%, after a mixed batch of data on the U.S. economy dashed hopes that easier interest rates are coming soon.

Oil prices and U.S. futures fell.
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- Stocks end the day mixed. (self intro)
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Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher ahead of a US report on inflation
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP Business Writer
Sun,03/10/24-10:07PM , 462 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday ahead of a report on inflation in the U.S. that could sway the Federal Reserve’s timing on cutting interest rates.

U.S. futures and oil prices were higher.
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- Visitors tour Tiananmen Square as high-rise office buildings of Central Business District are seen in the background, in Beijing, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. China has plenty of room to maneuver to attain its target for robust economic growth of about 5% this year, top Chinese financial officials said Wednesday, after a strong start for the year. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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China says economy got a strong start in 2024, sets sights on latest technology, upgrading factories
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP Business Writer
Wed,03/06/24-5:47AM , 694 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — China has plenty of room to maneuver to attain its annual target for robust economic growth of about 5% after a strong start for the year, top economic officials said Wednesday, though they acknowledged it's a challenge.
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