Japan Election to Reinforce Abe's Economic Agenda

Japanese voters go to the polls on July 21 to elect half of the upper chamber of parliament. With the Prime Minister Abe and his cabinet enjoying strong support and the economy recovering, even if deflation has not been completely eradicated, the coalition government is widely expected to secure a majority. This will end the split in the Diet and ensure Abe has the legislative support for his economic program. Previously, it had appeared the Abe would not be content with a simple majority. It was thought a 2/3 majority was desired to secure sufficient support for his political agenda, which includes constitutional changes to strengthen its military capabilities. This seems considerably less likely now. An important implication of this is that the focus on Abenomics will not be diluted...

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Ahead of the Bell: US Unemployment Benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans likely sought unemployment benefits last week, potentially reversing a big gain the previous week. Weekly unemployment applications are typically volatile in July. Economists forecast that weekly applications fell 20,000 to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, according to a survey by FactSet. That would follow an increase of 16,000 to 360,000 in the previous week. The Labor Department will release the report at 8:30 a.m. EDT Thursday. July can be a tricky time for the weekly unemployment benefit applications data, leading most economists to expect volatile readings this month. Automakers typically shut down their factories for two weeks in early July to prepare them for new models. School systems have also closed. Those factors probably contributed to a jump...

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Market Size and Liquidity

Unlike other financial markets like the New York Stock Exchange, the forex spot market has neither a physical location nor a central exchange. The forex market is considered an Over-the-Counter (OTC), or "Interbank", market due to the fact that the entire market is run electronically, within a network of banks, continuously over a 24-hour period. This means that the spot forex market is spread all over the globe with no central location. They can take place anywhere, even at the top of Mt. Fuji! The forex OTC market is by far the biggest and most popular financial market in the world, traded globally by a large number of individuals and organizations. In the OTC market, participants determine who they want to trade with depending...

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Currencies Are Traded in Pairs

Forex trading is the simultaneous buying of one currency and selling another. Currencies are traded through a broker or dealer, and are traded in pairs; for example the euro and the U.S. dollar (EUR/USD) or the British pound and the Japanese yen (GBP/JPY). When you trade in the forex market, you buy or sell in currency pairs. Imagine each pair constantly in a "tug of war" with each currency on its own side of the rope. Exchange rates fluctuate based on which currency is stronger at the moment. Major Currency Pairs The currency pairs listed below are considered the "majors". These pairs all contain the U.S. dollar (USD) on one side and are the most frequently traded. The majors are the most liquid and widely traded currency pairs in the...

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US Unemployment Benefits Preview

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans likely sought unemployment benefits last week, potentially reversing a big gain the previous week. Weekly unemployment applications are typically volatile in July. Economists forecast that weekly applications fell 20,000 to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, according to a survey by FactSet. That would follow an increase of 16,000 to 360,000 in the previous week. The Labor Department will release the report at 8:30 a.m. EDT Thursday. July can be a tricky time for the weekly unemployment benefit applications data, leading most economists to expect volatile readings this month. Automakers typically shut down their factories for two weeks in early July to prepare them for new models. School systems have also closed. Those factors probably contributed to a jump...

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James Anderson - England

Full name James Michael Anderson Born July 30, 1982, Burnley, Lancashire Current age 30 years 340 days Major teams England, Auckland, England Under-19s,Lancashire, Lancashire Cricket Board Nickname Jimmy Playing role Bowler Batting style Left-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium Height 6 ft 2 in Education St Theodore's RC High School; St Theodore's RC Sixth Form Centre - Burnley Profile For the first six years of James Anderson's international career, the best way to sum up his bowling was to paraphrase Mother Goose: when he's good, he's very, very good - and when he's bad he's horrid. Well, fairly horrid, anyway, because when the force was with him, he was capable of irresistible spells, seemingly able to swing the ball round...

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मह जोडी आमेरिका मा बिशेस प्रस्तुतिका साथ

भर्जिनिया ,आषाढ १५ , ३१ औ ए एन ए न्यु योर्क सम्मेलन प्रारम्भ हुन अब करिब एक हप्ता मात्र बाकी रहेको छ lआयोजक समिति सम्मेलनलाई सर्वोत्कृष्ट बनाउन अहोरात्र मेहनत गरि रहेको जानकारी ३१ औ ए एन ए सम्मेलनका संचार संयोजक सुर्य थापाले एक छापा बिज्ञप्ति मार्फत जनाएका छन् l थापाले उक्त बिज्ञप्तिमा जानकारी गराउदै करिब एक दशक पछि मह जोडी बिशेस प्रस्तुति गर्न अमेरिका आई पुगेको जानकारी दिदै जुलाई ४ देखि ६ सम्म हुने न्यु योर्क सम्मेलनमा सबैलाई मह जोडीको प्रस्तुतिको भरपुर आनन्द लिन आग्रह गरेका छन् lलामो समयको अन्तराल पछि अमेरिकामा बसोबास गर्ने नेपाली समुदायले मह जोडीले बिशेस प्रस्तुति हेर्ने अवसर पाउने छन् भन्ने विश्वास गर्दै आफ्ना साथीभाई ,छिमेकि ,ईस्ट मित्र तथा परिवार सहित पाल्न हुन् अनुरोध उक्त छापा बिज्ञप्तिमा अनुरोध गरेका छन्  l कार्यक्रमको बिस्तृत...

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