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In today’s briefing:
- Japan Weekly | BOJ Surprises; Lots of Results
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Japan Weekly | BOJ Surprises; Lots of Results
- The Bank of Japan’s decision to raise the overnight rate to 0.25% significantly impacted financial markets this week
- The Federal Reserve’s decision to keep rates unchanged fueled concerns that it might be lagging in rate cuts.
- Advantest’s share price surged 15% this week due to a positive outlook and strong Q1 results