Alex Hales

Japan’s Nikkei leads gains in Asia after Wall Street soars; BOJ and PBOC keep rates unchanged

Japan’s Nikkei leads gains in Asia after Wall Street soars; BOJ and PBOC keep rates unchanged

A Japanese flag is displayed as shoppers and pedestrians walk past stores at a shopping street in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher on Friday with Japan’s Nikkei 225 leading gains, after Wall Street soared overnight following the Federal Reserve’s outsized rate cut….

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Israel strikes Hezbollah targets inside Lebanon; IDF warns residents to stay near bomb shelters

Israel strikes Hezbollah targets inside Lebanon; IDF warns residents to stay near bomb shelters

Israeli officials on Thursday were warning residents in the north to stay inside or remain near bomb shelters after the Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck hundreds of Hezbollah military targets inside Lebanon.  The IAF, using intelligence from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), struck some 100 launchers and additional “terrorist infrastructure sites” comprising about 1,000 barrels. …

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