Japan Stocks Little Changed Ahead of Fed
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Tokyo's Nikkei share index was little  changed in late afternoon trade on Tuesday, reversing earlier  gains, as Sony Corp. and other tech stocks retreated on caution  ahead of a monetary policy meeting in the United States.
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Japan's central bank kept its loose monetary policy unchanged Friday amid signs that keeping ample cash flowing in the financial system is necessary to keep the nation's economic recovery going.
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U.S. stocks hovered near the unchanged  mark on Tuesday as investors took another pause after last  week's big rally, with the Fed expected to raise interest rates  a quarter point on Wednesday.
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Wall Street was set to start little changed on Wednesday, a day after the Federal Reserve raised rates by 25 basis points as widely expected, while Lehman Brothers  will be in focus ahead of its results.
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The dollar was little changed on  Wednesday as traders left positions unchanged ahead of Friday's  U.S. jobs report after the currency this week won back almost a  quarter of the ground lost against the euro in 2004.
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Stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday before data on inflation and as higher-than-expected earnings from Merrill Lynch & Co.  helped offset concern about the subprime mortgage market.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on Monday as investors kept cautious a day before a Federal Reserve rate-setting meeting expected to keep rates unchanged.
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U.S. stocks ended flat on Monday as a   rebound in oil prices wasn't enough to pull investors from the   sidelines before Wednesday's Federal Reserve meeting, when   policy-makers are expected to keep interest rates steady.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on   Tuesday as data showed inflation slowing in August, but   investors avoided placing big bets a day before the Federal   Reserve decides on interest rates.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke dimmed hopes for an early interest rate cut by sounding a fresh warning about the risks of inflation.
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Tokyo stocks edged higher early Wednesday, taking a cue from Wall Street where investors welcomed the U.S. Federal Reserve's upbeat view of the economy and its decision to raise interest rates. The dollar was lower against the Japanese yen.
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Tokyo stocks rose slightly in early trading Wednesday following Wall Street's gains, but many investors were on the sidelines ahead of the end of Japan's fiscal first-half. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen.
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Japanese stocks dipped sharply during Wednesday morning trading, falling in the wake of an overnight plunge on Wall Street. The dollar was lower against the yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 512.04 points, or 2.98 percent, to 16,666.80 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by the end of morning session. The index had fallen 0.66 percent to finish at 17,178.84 points Tuesday.
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Stock futures were little changed on   Friday as investors awaited a key inflation report which could   shed light on the Federal Reserve's next move on interest   rates.
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The Bank of Japan is seen holding off raising interest rates on Wednesday, hours after the U.S. central bank slashed rates by a hefty half-percentage point to try to shield the U.S. economy from a housing slump and market turmoil.
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U.S. stocks opened flat on Tuesday as  investors took another pause after last week's big rally, with  the Fed expected to raise interest rates a quarter point on  Wednesday.
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Japanese stocks are expected to move in a narrow range on Monday as investors take a wait-and-see attitude because of concern over the impact on the economy of the strong yen.