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Nikkei Hits Longest Losing Streak in 43 Years

By Aiko Hayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average fell 1.3 percent on Wednesday to hit its longest losing streak in more than 40 years, as worries about the global economy hit exporters such as Canon Inc . Shipping firms extended losses after...

Tags: Financial accounting, Nikkei, Pentax, light-emitting diode, Tokyo, investor, diode, retail company, liquidity, video game, Thomson Reuters Corp., TV, stock, cell phone, security

News items 2008-07-02

Nikkei Edges Down Amid Economic Gloom

By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters UK) - Japan's Nikkei stock average edged down 0.3 percent on Friday, taking aim at the longest losing streak in more than half a century, with high-tech shares such as Tokyo Electron Ltd sinking in the face of general economic ...

Tags: Nikkei, Yen, Markets, Oukbs, US

News items 2008-07-03

Weak Economy and Strong Currency - The Origins of the Strong Yen in the 1990s

During the 1990's the Japanese yen proved astonishingly strong despite the persisting recession. This paper tracks the origins of the high yen. It analyses the influence of interest rates, prices and foreign exchange policy on the yen-dollar exchange rate. It comes to the conclusion that real interest differentials can only...

Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, foreign-exchange, deflation, interest rate

White papers 2004-04-30

Credit Risk and the Yen Interest Rate Swap Market

This paper investigates the pricing of Japanese yen interest rate swaps during the period 1990-96. The paper obtain measures of the spreads of the swap rates over comparable Japanese Government Bonds JGBs for different maturities and analyze the relationship between the swap spreads and credit risk variables. Our empirical results...

Tags: Financial Planning, New York Stock Exchange, swap, interest rate, pricing strategy

White papers 2000-07-01

Additional Resources

Parents help supply teens with booze

WASHINGTON -- Many of the nation's estimated 10.8 million underage drinkers are turning to their parents or other adults for free alcohol. A government survey of teens from 2002 to 2006 said slightly more than half had engaged in underage drinking. Asked about the...

Articles 2008-06-26

Japan trade surplus falls less than expected

TOKYO AFP — Japan's trade surplus in May fell a smaller than expected 7.6 percent, as Chinese demand to rebuild from a major earthquake supported exports, data showed Wednesday. The trade surplus came to 365.61 billion yen (3.39 billion dollars), falling from 395.55 billion yen in May 2007,...

Articles 2008-06-25

Dollar mixed before US rate decision

LONDON AFP — The dollar fell against the euro and rose slightly versus the yen on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve appeared set to maintain the current level of US interest rates, analysts said. Meanwhile, European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet played down any suggestion of several rate...

Articles 2008-06-25

Dollar dips on weak US data

PARIS AFP — The dollar dipped against the euro Tuesday after weak US housing and consumer confidence readings appeared to dampen expectations the Federal Reserve will raise US interest rates in the coming months. The single European currency in late-day trade was at 1.5589 dollars after 1.5513 dollars...

Articles 2008-06-24

Dollar weakens on downbeat economic news

NEW YORK AFP — The dollar weakened against other major currencies Tuesday in the face of downbeat economic news on US consumer confidence and the housing market, and as the US central bank was expected to keep interest rates unchanged. The subdued economic readings weighed on the dollar...

Articles 2008-06-24

Healthcare Specialist Broadens Scope and Reach With Acquisition of Mumbai-Based Company and Formation of Ventures Firm; Re-Launches Website

London & Pacific Healthcare, Inc.(PINKSHEETS: LDPH) and (FRANKFURT: EGU) ("London & Pacific," the"Company"), the healthcare development specialist company, today announcedthe acquisition of Mumbai-based YEN Healthcare Advisors Pvt. Ltd. ("YENHealthcare") for an aggregate consideration of one million common shares ofthe Company, a further one million shares subject to an earn out...

Articles 2008-06-24

JVC Kicks Off World's Largest International Personal Video Festival

2009 Tokyo Video Festival Open to Professional and Amateur Filmmakers WAYNE, N.J., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's largest international video festival kicks off today, as the JVC Tokyo Video Festival, TVF2009, begins accepting contest submissions from professional and amateur filmmakers worldwide. In its 31st...

Articles 2008-06-23

Hitachi Files Form 20-F for Fiscal 2007

TOKYO -- Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT)(TOKYO:6501) today announced that it filed its Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2008 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2008. The Form 20-F is available at http://www.hitachi.com/IR-e/library/20F/index.html Shareholders may request a hard copy of the completed audited...

Articles 2008-06-23

Dollar firm ahead of Fed rate meeting

NEW YORK AFP — The euro weakened against the dollar Monday after weak economic data in the eurozone and ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting at which interest rates are expected to remain on hold. The European single currency fell to 1.5513 dollars around 2100 GMT from...

Articles 2008-06-23

Japanese 'dogman' robs stores to feed pets: police

TOKYO AFP — A Japanese animal-lover on welfare went to extremes to provide for his many pets by robbing convenience stores while wearing the mask of a dog, police said Monday. Takaharu Kawata -- branded by Japanese media as "The Dogman" -- was caught on a surveillance camera...

Articles 2008-06-23

Replidyne Terminates Faropenem Agreements

LOUISVILLE, Colo., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Replidyne, Inc. today announced that it has decided to terminate its license agreement with Asubio Pharma Co., Ltd. for faropenem medoxomil faropenem. In conjunction with this decision, the Company also announced that it has terminated its supply agreement with Asubio Pharma Co.,...

Articles 2008-06-23

The Future US Air Force

The Future US Air Force by Min Zengfu [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.]. PLA Publishing House, no. 40 Di'anmen Xidajie Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China, 2007, 318 pages, [yen] 22.00 ($3.00) softcover. How does the Chinese military view the US Air Force USAF? The Future US Air Force, recently...

Articles 2008-06-22

Dollar falls as market awaits US rate call

LONDON AFP — The dollar was lower against the euro and yen on Friday as traders looked ahead to next week when the US Federal Reserve delivers it next decision on interest rates. The European single currency rose to 1.5564 dollars in morning London trade from 1.5503 dollars...

Articles 2008-06-20

D&M Holdings Announces Tender Offer Agreement With Bain Capital

Tender Offer of 510 Yen per Share to Shareholders to Follow TOKYO, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- D&M Holdings Inc. (TSE 1:6735) and Bain Capital Partners LLC today announced that they have entered into an agreement, under which an acquisition corporation owned by investment funds advised by Bain...

Articles 2008-06-20

Dollar gains on better-than-expected US data

NEW YORK AFP — The dollar held mostly firm Thursday as traders focused on a US Conference Board reading of leading indicators that suggested that the world's largest economy could avoid recession. The euro dipped to 1.5503 dollars at 2100 GMT, from 1.5532 late Wednesday. The...

Articles 2008-06-19

Japan's Sumitomo bank set to invest in Barclays: report

TOKYO AFP — Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. is close to a deal to invest 100 billion yen (930 million dollars) in the British bank Barclays, which has been hit by the credit crisis, a report said Friday. The two banks are in the final stages of negotiations...

Articles 2008-06-19