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The yen sways as the Bank of Japan challenges the market, and stocks rejoice in falling inflation

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Interest rate expectations fell after inflation slowed in the US Asian stocks hit a 7-month high Japanese Treasury yields shatter the Bank of Japan’s ceiling as bets grow on a policy shift SINGAPORE/TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose on Friday as investors rejoiced at slowing U.S. inflation, while the yen hit a seven-month high and … Read more

Brazilian markets stumble on Lula’s first full day in office

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BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian markets delivered a harsh judgment on leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s first full day on Monday after he pledged to prioritize social issues and ordered an extension of a fuel tax exemption over budget breaches. Lula’s decision to extend the fuel tax exemption, which would deprive the treasury of … Read more