Yoshinori Nagano

Japan Stocks Erase Gain as China PMI Damps Trade Surplus

Japanese shares rose, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average gaining the most in a week, after the government reported higher-than-estimated exports and an unexpected trade surplus for February. Rising crude prices boosted energy companies.

Japanese Stocks Fall as Yen Strengthens; Shippers, Machinery Makers Drop

Japanese stocks declined for a second day after the yen strengthened and a shift in China’s growth strategy away from investment and exports weighed on shipping companies and machinery makers.

Japan Stocks Advance as U.S. Economic Data Raises Confidence in Recovery

Japanese stocks rose, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average advancing for a third week, after U.S. jobs and housing data beat estimates, boosting confidence in the global economic recovery.

Japan’s Topix Index Gains for Sixth Day Amid Signs of Progress on EU Debt

Japanese stocks edged up, sending the Topix Index up for a sixth day, as proposals from European Union finance ministers to tame the debt crisis reassured investors, boosting the outlook for Asian exporters.

Japanese Stocks Drop on Lower Factory Output, Deflation; Kobe Steel Falls

Japanese stocks fell after industrial production dropped unexpectedly and consumer prices declined more than estimated, raising concerns the nation’s economic recovery will stall.

Japanese Stocks Decline as Turnover at Lowest This Year on Europe Concerns

Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell for the first time in three days as Italian borrowing costs surged, reigniting concern Europe’s debt crisis is spreading and damping the earnings outlook for Asian exporters. Turnover on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was the lowest this year.

Japanese Stocks Retreat on Commodity Prices, Strong Yen; Inpex Declines

Japanese stocks fell as concern China’s interest rate increase will slow growth dragged down commodity prices and after the yen advanced, damping the outlook for export earnings. Trading was the lightest in two years.

Japan Stocks Rise Most in Two Months as Yen Retreats, Production Rebounds

Japanese stocks climbed the most in two months as the yen fell amid optimism the European Union will do more to ease the region’s debt crisis and a report showed Japan’s industrial production is set to rebound.

Asian Stocks Advance as the Fed's Bernanke Eases Economic Growth Concerns

Asian stocks rose for the first time in three days after comments from Ben S. Bernanke, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, eased investor concerns over the strength of the global economy.

Asian Stocks Rise to Five-Month High; Elpida Memory, Shinsei Lead Advance

Asian stocks rose, lifting the MSCI Asia Pacific Index to a five-month high, as manufacturing in China accelerated and a Bank of Japan survey spurred speculation the central bank will take steps to bolster economic growth.

"The trade surplus was a surprise."

- Yoshinori Nagano on Mar 21, 2012

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