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Japan

Retail investors bought Japanese stocks for fourth straight week

This is the longest such streak since the beginning of January 2023.

Global Markets

Japan’s three-day meltdown rewrites records; analysts debate Fed inter-meeting cuts

The Fed did “meaningful” inter-meeting cuts in 2020 during the outbreak of Covid-19, notes one analyst.

Japan

Japan hedge funds post best single-day performance: Goldman Sachs

Japan’s Topix index swung between gains and losses as banks provided support on an increase in long-term bond yields.
Japanese yen

Tokyo stocks close higher on weaker yen

TOKYO (May 20): Tokyo stocks closed higher Friday, ending the week on a positive note as a weaker yen lifted exporters.
Tokyo stocks

Tokyo stocks close higher after sales tax delay report

TOKYO (May 16): Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday as investors cheered a report that Japan's government may postpone a sales tax rise to avoid damaging an already fragile economy.
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