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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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yen stories: 26 news summaries

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Dollar Slides to Record Low;
Oil Tops $102

Investors bet on Fed rate cut, driving  euro up against US currency

Feb 27, 08 6:27 AM CST
(Newser) - The dollar declined against most major currencies and fell to its lowest level ever against the euro today as markets anticipated another rate cut from the Fed when it meets March 18, increasing the value of assets outside the US, Bloomberg reports. The dollar’s erosion pushed commodity prices up,... More »

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Ben Bernanke • oil • Taiwan • South Africa • New Zealand • yuan • euro • yen • oil price • US dollar • Fed funds rate • rand • Australian dollar

Dollar Plummets to 15-year Low

Job loss data fuels panic about US economy

Sep 8, 07 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Panic over the state of the US economy pushed the dollar to a 15-year low against major currencies yesterday. The drop came on larger-than-expected July payroll declines, data one analyst called “simply horrific.” Many fear that the credit crunch will drive down consumer spending, igniting a recession. Investors... More »

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currency exchange • financial markets • recession • US economy • euro • yen • US dollar

Market Opens Sharply Down

Aug 16, 07 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - US stocks dipped this morning, following steep declines in Europe and Asia as distress over the expanding credit crisis heightened. The Dow Jones sank over 100 points this morning, and the S&P was off nearly 0.8% after erasing its entire year's gains yesterday. "Everyone is waiting for... More »

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stock market • Federal Reserve • subprime mortgages • Henry Paulson • business • shares • US economy • yen • interest rate • credit crisis

Credit Fears Sink Asian Markets

Nikkei drops as subprime crisis
rocks world

Aug 15, 07 3:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Global credit turmoil rocked Asian markets today, pushing Japan’s Nikkei to 2007 lows, as US and Canadian firms struggled to meet payments and Wal-Mart and Swiss Bank UBS released disappointing forecasts. Through it all the Yen rose, as risk-averse investors turned to some safe havens in Japan, Reuters reports. More »

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Japan • Toyota • subprime mortgages • Sony • Nikkei • yen • Asian markets • credit market • Bank of Japan • Wal-Mart

Toyota Banks Best-Ever Quarter

Good yen rate bolsters $4B quarter

Aug 3, 07 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Toyota reported its highest quarterly earnings ever today after profits surged 32% to $4.1 billion due to booming sales and favorable exchange rates for the yen. Revenue rose $54 billion, up 16% compared to the same quarter last year, and the Japanese giant sold 2.16 million cars, an... More »

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Japan • Toyota • General Motors • Detroit • earnings reports • yen • auto industry • quarterly profits • cars

Mystery Man Dumps Cash in Bathrooms

Flush benefactor has Japanese investigators following the money

Jul 12, 07 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The yen is in the toilet once again. Someone has left over 400 bundles, each containing about $80 worth of the stuff, in men's bathrooms all over Japan. The cash is being discovered in the powder rooms of government offices, along with notes enjoining the lucky gentleman who finds the... More »

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philanthropy • Japan • yen • bathroom

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