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Terry Duffy: Wall Street Is Losing the Best and Brightest
– online.wsj.com
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Asian stocks quiet on Washington shutdown worries, awaiting decision on Japan tax rise
– canadianbusiness.com
TOKYO – Asian stocks were mostly down in early Monday trading, though only slightly, as jittery investors watched the U.S. government near a shutdown.
Tokyo players were also awaiting a decision expected Tuesday, by the Japanese government on raising the consumption tax, said Katsuyuki Hasegawa, chief market economist at Mizuho Research Institute in Tokyo.
The benchmark Nikkei for the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 1.9 per cent in the first hour of trading to 14,480.34. South Korea’s Kospi inched down 0.6 per cent to 1,999.85, while the Hang Seng index crept up 0.35 per cent to 23,207.
Hasegawa said the Nikkei would likely be hurt if Washington shuts down and sets off a plunge on Wall Street.
But he said a tax rise in Japan, which usually is negative for stocks, could prove a plus by signifying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s determination to forge ahead with structural reforms.
“And so now the Tokyo markets are quiet and a wait-and-see attitude is prevailing,” said Hasegawa…
Tokyo players were also awaiting a decision expected Tuesday, by the Japanese government on raising the consumption tax, said Katsuyuki Hasegawa, chief market economist at Mizuho Research Institute in Tokyo.
The benchmark Nikkei for the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 1.9 per cent in the first hour of trading to 14,480.34. South Korea’s Kospi inched down 0.6 per cent to 1,999.85, while the Hang Seng index crept up 0.35 per cent to 23,207.
Hasegawa said the Nikkei would likely be hurt if Washington shuts down and sets off a plunge on Wall Street.
But he said a tax rise in Japan, which usually is negative for stocks, could prove a plus by signifying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s determination to forge ahead with structural reforms.
“And so now the Tokyo markets are quiet and a wait-and-see attitude is prevailing,” said Hasegawa…
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Canada’s economic engines running out of gas
– theglobeandmail.com
With housing and resources cooling, it’s not certain that exports and business investment can pick up the slack
