Asia stocks cautious after Fed minutes, Tokyo sinks
Asian stock markets moved cautiously Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting showed caution about raising interest rates, supporting some markets but hitting Japan. Tokyo's main index sank as the dollar fell against the safe haven Japanese currency, slumping below 100 yen for the second time this week, impacting Japan's exporters. “The message from the Fed is that they’re going to be cautious in raising rates,” Shane Oliver, Sydney-based global investment
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