Asia
Asia
Updated 9:45am: The FTSE suffered triple-digit losses in Tuesday trade after a third explosion rocked Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant, raising fresh radiation fears and sparking a 1,000-point plunge on the country's Nikkei index.
15 March 2011
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Asia
Japan's Topix index posted its worst two-day results since the crash of 1987, as shares continued to sink.
15 March 2011
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Economics
Global insurance company share prices tumbled last night as concerns mounted about the cost of rebuilding Japan following Friday's earthquake and the resulting tsunami.
15 March 2011
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Asia
Fund managers warn Japan could take a short-term hit to GDP following last week's earthquake and tsunami, but they are less concerned about the longer-term impact on the country's fragile economic recovery.
14 March 2011
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Asia
Skandia Investment Group (SIG) has launched the Skandia Asian Equity fund for high conviction asset manager MIR.
07 March 2011
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Asia
Japan's credit rating has been cut to ‘negative' by Moody's on debt level concerns.
22 February 2011
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Asia
William Littlewood, manager of the £798m Artemis Strategic Assets fund, explains why he is bearish on Japanese bonds but favours Asian currencies, and why he is not buying miners.
21 February 2011
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Asia
Artemis' William Littlewood is running a "significant" short on Japanese government bonds in the view they will be damaged by Japan's high public debt.
21 February 2011
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