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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party lost seats in the election, but the LDP still retains a parliamentary majority. The result was cheered by investors.
Hong Kong and Shanghai markets got some support after news that troubled property giant China Evergrande had made an overdue interest payment, but other markets were subdued on Friday.
Bonds surge to seven times the intended level. Economists say the RBA could drop yield targeting programme on Tuesday, when monetary policy board is due to meet.
State Council move applies to corporate income tax and domestic value-added tax, domestic consumption tax and other levies.
Group makes offer for all the shares of SPH via a scheme of arrangement and at S$2.10 per share in cash.
Share fall follows People’s Bank of China official warning that some overseas securities institutions have not obtained domestic licences.
CITIC dominates underwriting business for IPO projects in the STAR Market and ChiNext, according to Zheshang Securities research note
Positive corporate earnings reports have provided a counter boost for traders but China's ailing property sector remains a concern
Fossil fuel crunch has been exacerbated by pressure to develop renewable energy sources and reduce emissions
Global Financial Markets Association report calls for "deep and liquid" carbon markets to improve pricing effectiveness to speed up CO2 reduction.
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