South Korea Rate Decision On Tap For Wednesday

Little Movement Seen For Japan Stock Market

The Japanese stock market has finished higher in five straight sessions, rallying almost 1,850 points or 5 percent along the way. The Nikkei 225 now sits just beneath the 36,050-point plateau and it's likely to hold steady in that neighborhood again on Thursday.

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Japan Rate Decision On Tap For Thursday

The Bank of Japan will wrap up its monetary policy meeting on Thursday and then announce its decision on interest rates, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. The BoJ is widely expected to leave its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 0.50 percent.

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Canadian Dollar Extends Gain Against Majors

The Canadian dollar extended gains against its major counterparts in the New York session on Wednesday.

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Pound Falls Against Most Majors

The pound weakened against its most major counterparts in the New York session on Wednesday.

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Swiss Market Ends On Positive Note

The Switzerland market, which held firm till well past noon on Wednesday after a steady start, suffered a setback in the final hour, but managed to recover in the closing minutes to sign off on a positive note. Easing worries about tariffs and some strong results helped underpin sentiment.

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Major European Markets Close Higher As Investors React To Earnings, Economic Data

The major European markets closed higher on Wednesday amid easing trade tensions, and on largely encouraging quarterly results from several big name companies. Investors also digested a slew of regional economic data, and U.S. GDP report.

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TSX Down Nearly 1% Despite Coming Off Early Lows

Despite staging a fairly strong recovery after an early setback, the Canadian market remains firmly down in negative territory a little past noon on Wednesday, with stocks from energy, technology and healthcare sectors reeling under selling pressure. Disappointing Canadian and U.S. GDP data, and Trump administration's policy uncertainty are weighing on sentiment.

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German Inflation At 6-Month Low, Core Figure Accelerates First Time In 4 Months

Germany's consumer price inflation slowed for a second straight month in April to its lowest level in six months as energy prices continued to fall, but the core price growth accelerated for the first time since December as services cost growth increased, which warrants caution from the European Central Bank that is set to reduce interest rates further.

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EURUSD	1.13247	GBPUSD	1.33231	AUDUSD	0.64114
USDJPY	142.995	USDCAD	1.37917	USDCHF	0.82596

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South Korea Rate Decision On Tap For Wednesday