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Tokyo stocks will surely continue sharp ascent: analysts

The yen appears set to see further sharp falls after plunging to a near six-year low of 112 to the dollar

Mon, Nov 03, 2014 - 5:50 AM

Mr Kuroda has stressed the need for a second tax rise, scheduled for October 2015, to address Japan's deteriorating public finances.

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THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) triggered a minor earthquake in global financial markets last Friday by bumping up its already massive monetary easing and securities purchase programme by a further 60 per cent. The aftershocks are expected to continue reverberating through markets in and...

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