Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Asian Markets Resoundingly Up

by Stewart Douglas

Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific trading zone enjoyed a record day over the course of trade today off the back of a record day for the Dow Jones yesterday, according to the official results from throughout the region.
The Japanese leading exchange, the Nikkei was up way beyond the 17,000 mark, a landmark figure for the [...]

Monday, October 1, 2007

Tankan Survey Reflects Mixed Sentiment

by Stewart Douglas

Investor and commercial confidence in Japan has fallen, remaining stagnant in places, on the back of ongoing global market volatility according to the results of an official survey released today.
The Bank of Japan’s respected tankan survey, encompassing a body of 10,000 companies, reflected no change in its sentiment index which focuses on the feelings amongst [...]