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Fitch Downgrades Japan - Wall Street Journal - 5/22/2012 4:46am
BloombergFitch Downgrades JapanWall Street JournalBy WILLIAM SPOSATO TOKYO—Fitch Ratings downgraded Japan's sovereign rating to A-plus and said it was maintaining a negative outlook as the country struggles to improve its dire fiscal balance. The long-term foreign-currency rating had been AA and the ...Stocks pressured by Japan downgradeCNNMoneyJapan Rating Cut Rings Alarm for Lawmakers Gridlocked on TaxesSan Francisco ChronicleFitch cuts Japan as politics hinders debt planReutersNew York Times -Bloombergall 313 news articles »
Yen Falls Most In A Month As Fitch Downgrades Japan; Pound Drops - San Francisco Chronicle - 5/22/2012 11:57am
Proactive Investors UKYen Falls Most in a Month as Fitch Downgrades Japan; Pound DropsSan Francisco ChronicleMay 22 (Bloomberg) -- The yen weakened the most in a month against the dollar after Fitch Ratings cut Japan's credit ranking, saying the nation isn't acting quickly enough to tackle its public debt burden. Japan's currency fell versus all its 16 major ...Canada Dollar Fluctuates on Japan's Downgrade, EU SummitBloombergFOREX-Euro slides vs dollar as EU summit hopes waneReutersFitch Downgrades JapanDaily Reckoning - American EditionFinancial Timesall 43 news articles »
US Stocks Climb, Extending Monday's Rise - Wall Street Journal - 5/22/2012 11:46am
AFPUS Stocks Climb, Extending Monday's RiseWall Street Journal... NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--US stocks extended Monday's gains as better-than-expected housing data and positive chatter about an upcoming European Union meeting outweighed a lowered euro-zone growth outlook and a credit downgrade of Japan.Japan Stock Futures Rise as China Comments Spark Global ReboundBusinessWeekJapan Stocks Rise as Germany Agrees to Consider Growth OptionsBloombergEuropean Stocks Pare Advance as Fitch Lowers Japan Debt RatingSan Francisco ChronicleReutersall 510 news articles »
Japan Tax Hikes Can't Wait; BOJ Stimulus Still Needed-OECD - Reuters - 5/22/2012 3:27am
UPI.comJapan tax hikes can't wait; BOJ stimulus still needed-OECDReutersOECD says fiscal consolidation top priority * Desired for Japan to speed up planned sales tax hikes-OECD * BOJ should keep zero rates, QE until inflation goal met * Japan economy seen growing 2 pct in 2012, 1.5 pct in 2013 PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) ...OECD: Japan's Econ To Grow About 2% In 2012 On Reconstruction Spending, Expand ...Wall Street JournalJapan tax hikes can't wait; BOJ stimulus still needed: OECDChicago TribuneIs Europe the new Japan?UPI.comBloomberg -MNI News -msnbc.comall 678 news articles »
Japan Opposition Hints At Tax Deal If Spending Plans Cut - Reuters - 5/22/2012 8:01am
Japan opposition hints at tax deal if spending plans cutReutersBy Tetsushi Kajimoto and Hitoshi Ishida | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's main opposition party appeared to offer a compromise after months of stalemate over a proposed sales tax hike, with a senior official saying it could cooperate with the government on ...Japan PM Noda:Intend To Clear Social Security/Tax Reform Bills During Current ...Wall Street Journalall 11 news articles »