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Japanese government bonds gained
on Friday as the Turkish lira hit a new record low against the
U.S. dollar, triggering broad risk aversion and prompting
investors' flight-to-quality buying in government bonds.
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Posted at 07:06h
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan
has dismissed concerns over the tumbling lira, calling on Turks
to "have no worries", after the currency hit record lows in
recent weeks on the back of a widening rift with the United
States.
Posted at 07:04h
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Australian shares finished lower on
Friday as oil price weakness dragged on energy stocks and as the
outlook for earnings from James Hardie Industries, the world's
top fibre cement producer, disappointed investors.
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Posted at 06:26h
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Russia would consider any U.S.
move to curb the operations of Russian banks or their foreign
currency dealings a declaration of economic war, Prime Minister
Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday.
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Posted at 06:14h
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan
has dismissed concerns over the tumbling lira, calling on Turks
to "have no worries", after the currency hit record lows in
recent weeks on the back of a widening rift with the United
States.
Posted at 05:43h
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Russia would consider it an
economic war if the United States imposed a ban on banks or a
particular currency, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on
Friday, the TASS state news agency said.
Posted at 05:32h
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Singapore shares dropped on Friday as
concerns over renewed U.S.-China trade war friction and lower
oil prices dented sentiment, while the absence of bullish news
failed to propel the other Southeast Asian markets.
Singapore markets, which dropped as much as 1.6
percent, marked their worst intraday...
Posted at 04:27h
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Posted at 04:26h
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Rebounding healthcare stocks
and a rally in high-tech shares on expectations of policy
support boosted Chinese stock markets on Friday, but worries
over a worsening U.S.-China trade spat weighed, pulling the main
Shanghai index lower.
Posted at 03:40h
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Australia's second-largest wealth
manager IOOF Holdings Ltd has told a powerful inquiry
into misconduct that it is reviewing its ownership structure in
light of a tougher regulatory environment, just months after
buying ANZ's pension unit.