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The Day Ahead Japan & Australia: Japanese Leading Index and Coincident Index
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jul 03 08 21:41 GMT | 
(CEP News) - The week ends with the Japanese leading index for May, which came in at 92.8% in April. Markets will also receive the Japanese coincident index for May, which rose 101.7% previously.
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The Day Ahead Japan & Australia: Aussie Trade Balance, Aussie Exports & Imports
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jul 02 08 21:25 GMT | 
(CEP News) - Aside from weekly Japanese investment data, markets will turn to Australia for the release of May's trade balance report. Australia's trade balance showed a deficit of A$957 million with exports rising 5.8% and imports falling 2.2% the previous month.
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Japanese Nikkei's Downturn Hits Historic Mark
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jul 02 08 16:10 GMT | 
(CEP News) - The Japanese Nikkei fell for the tenth straight session on Wednesday, a dubious honour considering it was the longest such streak for the stock market since 1965.
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Japanese Monetary Base Rises Annualized 0.4% in June
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jul 02 08 12:14 GMT | 
(CEP News) - According to data released from the Bank of Japan on Wednesday, the Japanese monetary base expanded by 0.4% year-over-year in June, slower than the previous month's 0.9% decline.
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The Day Ahead Japan and Australia: Aussie Trade Balance and Retail Sales
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jul 01 08 21:28 GMT | 
(CEP News) - Aside from weekly Japanese investment data, markets will turn to Australia for the release of May's trade balance report. Australia's trade balance showed a deficit of A$957 million with exports rising 5.8% and imports falling 2.2% the previous month.
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Central Bank Watch: Market Attention Shifts to ECB - Finally Time to Hike?
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jul 01 08 18:51 GMT | 
(CEP News) - After last week's highly-anticipated Federal Reserve rate decision, in which rates were expectedly left on hold, markets have shifted their attention to the upcoming European Central Bank rate decision on Thursday.
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Japanese Tankan Survey Rises Slightly Above Expectations in Q2
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jul 01 08 10:55 GMT | 
(CEP News) - Confidence amongst Japan's business leaders were slightly more optimistic than expected in the second quarter of 2008, according to the results of the Bank of Japan's closely-watched Tankan survey.
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The Day Ahead Japan & Australia: Japanese Tankan Index, RBA Rate Decision
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jun 30 08 22:09 GMT | 
(CEP News) - Japan's leading manufacturing index and Australia's monetary policy announcement will be the subject of scrutiny as investors look to see how inflation pressures are affecting both countries.
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JN Preview: Commodity Prices Expected to Weigh on Japan's Q2 Tankan Survey
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jun 30 08 15:46 GMT | 
(CEP News) - Soaring commodity prices are expected to weigh heavily on multiple aspects of the Bank of Japan's Tankan survey for the second quarter, say some economists. They add that with the survey covering so many different facets of the Japanese economy, there will be much for market participants to digest.
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Japanese Housing Starts Decline in May
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jun 30 08 11:59 GMT | 
(CEP News) - According to data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, annualized Japanese housing starts totalled 1.072 million in May despite forecasts for a fall to 1.113 million from April's 1.151 million level.
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Japanese Manufacturing Index Declines in June
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jun 30 08 11:54 GMT | 
(CEP News) - Manufacturing conditions in Japan continued to pull back, according to the Nomura/JMMA manufacturing PMI, the headline index for which fell to a score of 46.5 in June from 47.7 in May.
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The Week Ahead Japan & Australia: RBA Target Rate, Japanese Tankan Survey
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jun 27 08 21:59 GMT | 
(CEP News) - The week ahead will see no shortage of top-tier data releases in the Asia-Pacific. With the Reserve Bank of Australia's cash rate target and the Japanese Tankan survey each due out.
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PBOC's Zhou says Central Banks are in Inflation Fight
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jun 27 08 17:23 GMT | 
(CEP News)- People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaouchuan said monetary policy needs to fight inflation including food and oil while speaking at a press conference following a seminar on euro zone and East Asian banks along with European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet.
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Japan's Job-to-Application Ratio Slips in May
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jun 27 08 13:27 GMT | 
(CEP News) - Japan's total job-to-application ratio slipped to .92 in May, a decline from April's 0.93 reading, according to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. This is the sixth consecutive month that the jobs-to-applicant ratio has fallen.
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Japan's Job-to-Applicant Ratio Slips in May
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jun 27 08 13:27 GMT | 
(CEP News) - Japan's total job-to-applicant ratio slipped to .92 in May, a decline from April's 0.93 reading, according to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. This is the sixth consecutive month that the jobs-to-applicant ratio has fallen.
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Japanese Industrial Production Beats Forecasts in May
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jun 27 08 12:16 GMT | 
(CEP News) - According to the Ministry of the Economy, Trade and Industry, preliminary findings of industrial production in Japan suggested a 2.9% month-over-month advancement, above forecasts for a 2.7% increase and the previous month's 0.2% decline.
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Japanese Houshold Spending Falls an Annualized 3.2% in May
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jun 27 08 12:10 GMT | 
(CEP News) - A government report from Japan showed household spending declined an annual rate of 3.2% in May despite forecasts for a 2.0% fall. In April, spending had declined an annual 2.7%.
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Japanese CPI Moves Higher Across the Board
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jun 27 08 12:03 GMT | 
(CEP News) - According to data released by the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on Friday, inflation in Japan rose slightly faster than expected in June, with prices in Tokyo growing 1.5% year-over-year, above the previous month's 0.9% gain and above forecasts for a 1.2% increase.
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The Day Ahead Japan & Australia: Japanese, Tokyo CPI and Japanese Jobless Rate
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jun 26 08 22:06 GMT | 
(CEP News) - Japanese data dominates the macroeconomic landscape on Thursday evening with CPI figures at the forefront.
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Taiwanese Central Bank Hikes Rates as Expected
Asian Economy |  Written by CEP News |  Jun 26 08 12:54 GMT | 
(CEP News) - As expected, the Taiwanese central bank hiked its main interest rate by 12.5 basis points to 3.625% on Thursday morning - its highest level in seven years - in an effort to cool inflation pressures.
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