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Nayana Devadas

CURRENCIES & BONDS / Dollar below 81.50 yen in Tokyo, cutting early gains ahead of BOJ ... - 0 views

www.yomiuri.co.jp/...T121119003949.htm

shared by Nayana Devadas on 29 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • At 5 p.m., the dollar was quoted at 81.27-30 yen, still up from 81.11-12 yen at the same time Friday.
  • The dollar pared its early gains to trade mostly below 81.50 yen in Tokyo trading Monday, as the recent yen-selling spree took a pause before the Bank of Japan's upcoming monetary policy decision.
  • where it was supported by hopes for an early deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff," or a combination of looming tax increases and spending cuts.
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  • consider a plan under which the central bank buys construction bonds directly from the government
  • expectations for drastic monetary easing by the central bank. Abe's repeated calls for "unlimited" monetary easing, aimed at beating the deflation, sparked such expectations.
  • In futures trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the lead December contract on 10-year JGBs edged down 0.08 point from Friday to end at 144.62. Volume decreased to 25,289 contracts from 33,371.
Nofar Lapidot

August exports grow 2.7% while imports drop 4.7% -- Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 -- ... - 1 views

www.shanghaidaily.com/...%2Bwhile%2Bimports%2Bdrop%2B47

economic growth Balance of Payments exports imports shanghai daily china

shared by Nofar Lapidot on 10 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Nofar Lapidot on 10 Sep 12
     
    exports and imports in China affect the GDP
Yihan Li

Automakers enjoy jump in U.S. sales : Business : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri) - 0 views

www.yomiuri.co.jp/...T120602002588.htm

shared by Yihan Li on 06 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • supply shortages
    • Sean Dolan
      Sean Dolan on 06 Jun 12
       
      Decrease in supply, decrease in quantity
  • strong demand for the Camry sedan
    • Sean Dolan
      Sean Dolan on 06 Jun 12
       
      increase in demand, increase in quantity
  • Low-interest auto loans
    • Sean Dolan
      Sean Dolan on 06 Jun 12
       
      More consumption of cars as it is more affordable than high rates
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  • gasoline prices a
    • Sean Dolan
      Sean Dolan on 06 Jun 12
       
      complementary goods. 
  • Korea's Hyundai Motor-Kia Motors
    • Sean Dolan
      Sean Dolan on 06 Jun 12
       
      weak Won makes Korean car prices relatively cheaper than strong yen japanese cars
  • Automakers enjoy jump in U.S. sales
    • Yihan Li
      Yihan Li on 08 Jun 12
       
      Draw S-D curves and talk about substitute goods 
Nofar Lapidot

Boost in US exports could create 5m jobs by 2020 -- Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 -- ... - 0 views

www.shanghaidaily.com/...create%2B5m%2Bjobs%2Bby%2B2020

economic growth Balance of Payments exports shanghai daily jobs

shared by Nofar Lapidot on 22 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Nofar Lapidot on 22 Sep 12
     
    Increase in exports may cause lowered un employment
senkoffa

Smokers feel the pinch as France raises taxes (France 24 France) - 0 views

www.france24.com/...ent-debt-beer-economy-hollande

smokers taxes france cigarette Demand & Supply externalities market failure

shared by senkoffa on 02 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • French smokers began paying 6.5% to 10% more for tobacco, as an unpopular price rise went into effect
  • It is not clear whether this price hike will finally push French smokers to quit, as France’s 2008 full smoking ban failed to reduce the number of smokers. The number of 18 to 75-years-olds smokers actually increased by 2 points between 2005 and 2012 to near 30% of the population.
  • French anti-tobacco groups said 40 cents per pack was a modest price hike that would not encourage smokers to stub it out in significant numbers.
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  • “A slow and incremental increase, like we’ve seen in the previous five years, has very little effect on consumption,”
  • The last significant drop in the number of daily smokers in France - 27% fewer from 2002 to 2004 – was prompted by a significant price rise in 2003.
Cynthia Huang

More foreign currencies sold -- Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 -- English Window to Ch... - 0 views

www.shanghaidaily.com/...%2Bforeign%2Bcurrencies%2Bsold

currencies exchange rates

shared by Cynthia Huang on 19 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • BANKS in China sold more foreign currencies in August than July
  • yuan funds
  • fell by 17.4 billion yuan last month from July to 25.6 trillion yuan
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  • apparent capital outflow from China due to the weak economic situation
  • outflow occurred as the yuan weakened against the US dollar
  • exchange rate fell from 6.3146
  • to 6.3449
  • predicts the outflow to cease
  • quantitative easing moves by the US Federal Reserve may increase liquidity worldwide and fuel the risk appetite of investors
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