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Central bank unable to slow drop past key level, despite vow to buy 100 billion yen ($667 million) of state debt with 10-20 maturities plus another 100bn of bonds with maturities of 5-10 years
Falling prices and cooling demand in China, because of the prolonged crisis in its property sector, caused Rio to more than halve its interim dividend payout in July
Many of the region’s bourses tracked a Wall Street rally overnight but China’s markets slipped amid the CCP’s five-yearly summit
Tokyo dodges questions on whether it is already supporting its currency through ‘stealth intervention’ as US dollar’s surge continues
Investors across the region were boosted after the UK scrapped its proposed tax cuts while China shares dipped amid confusion over the release of key data
Cash has flown mostly out of the bond market, because of China's slowdown, but analysts say there are signs local money is being moved out as confidence in the country's outlook drops
Jakarta’s stock market is Asia's best performer this year and the rupiah held out against a forceful US dollar until last month when it slid slid 2.5%
The data for China's gross domestic product had been highly anticipated after its economy grew just 0.4% in the second quarter. Other economic data has also been suspended.
There were gains for bargain-buyers at the start of the trading week but most investors are preparing themselves for a global slowdown
State banks sold a high volume of US dollars and used swaps and spot trades to defend the weakening yuan on Monday, sources said. One said the operation was 'rather huge'
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