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Vladimir Putin Has Been Rumored To Be Dead Or Dying 10 Times In Past 20 Years
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 - 12:02pm | 898Read More...Rumors about the declining health of the Russian President Vladimir Putin gained steam in February this year after multiple videos of him appearing to tremble and fidget in public surfaced on the internet. But long before the idea of invading Ukraine even unfolded, the Russian President's ill...
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Yen Weakens on Hopes for Further Easing
Thursday, November 15, 2012 - 1:56pm | 686Read More...The yen is trading at its lowest level against the U.S. dollar in six months after Japanese prime minister Yoshihiko Noda held up his end of a bargain struck with the opposition parties and called an election for December 16. The Diet will be dissolved on Friday and campaigning will begin for the...
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Japan Warned of Possible Downgrade
Monday, February 20, 2012 - 9:46am | 577Read More...Standard and Poor's affirmed its AA- rating for Japan, while maintaining a negative outlook for the country. The credit rating agency also warned that Japan could be downgraded if its public debt continued climbing higher or if the Japanese economy grows more slowly than expected. One of the...
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How to Profit from Japanese Warning to Currency Speculators
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 5:42am | 508Read More...Despite news that the Japanese central bank might intervene to reverse a rising yen, the Japanese stock market fell more than 1% during Monday trading because of fears that the United States' economy could fall in to recession. The Nikkei 225 index of Japanese stocks fell 91.11 points, or 1.04%,...
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Japanese Economy Stuck Between Debt, Hard Place
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 12:54pm | 253Read More...Faced with a large rebuilding project, a sluggish economy needing stimulus, a weakening yen, and a massive public debt, Japan finds itself walking a fine line between economic recovery and potential disaster. Japan's finance minister recommended the Bank of Japan use monetary policy to prop up the...
