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Posted by PT KONTAK PERKASA FUTURES BALIKPAPAN On 3:54 AM No commentsChina : U.S. Must Objective To Tensions in Asia
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China said some neighboring countries
use the U.S. stance shifting the focus of its foreign policy in Asia as
an opportunity to confuse the situation .
WASHINGTON - Chinese military
officials on Thursday ( 15/5 ) new focus blame the Obama administration
over Asia to various disputes in the South China Sea and the East ,
saying ' some neighboring countries ' to use the issue as an opportunity
to provoke problems .
Speaking to reporters at the Defense
Department or the Pentagon , Chief of General Staff Gen. Fang Fenghui
The Chinese military also warned that the U.S. must be objective to the
tensions between China and Vietnam or risk damaging relations between
Washington and Beijing .
He defended the construction of the
oil rig in the South China Sea and said Beijing had no intention of
ignoring drilling despite violent protests in Vietnam .
Fang was at the Pentagon to meet with
the Chairman of the Joint Commander General Martin Dempsey . The meeting
is in the middle of riots that targeted the Chinese at a steel plant in
Vietnam and the protests of anti - China oil rig construction terkair
about 150 miles off the coast of Vietnam.
In response , Vietnam sent ships to
terasebut region , which continues to meet and collide with the Chinese
ships that keep the platform.
Fang stressed that the Chinese
government believes that drilling in China's territorial waters and ' we
do not want to lose an inch ' of the region , which has been passed
ancestors .
Dempsey discussion with Fang refused
to elaborate , saying only that they discussed the ' tensions in the
South China Sea and how provocative actions could lead to confrontation .
'
Fang said ' some neighboring countries
' to use the American position shifted the focus of its foreign policy
in Asia as an opportunity to ' confuse several issues that make the
South China Sea and East China Sea are not as quiet as before. '
Increased focus from the U.S. to Asia ,
including the addition of military forces , ships and other assets in
the region . ( AP )
Source: VOA
Dollar weaker in Asia as US, Eurozone Data Disappoint
Posted by PT KONTAK PERKASA FUTURES BALIKPAPAN On 1:52 AM No comments
The
dollar was under pressure in Asia Friday following a disappointing
batch of data out of the United States and eurozone that led investors
out of high risk assets.
In
afternoon Tokyo trading, the greenback fetched 101.46 yen, down from
101.57 yen in New York and 101.83 yen in Tokyo earlier Thursday.
The euro bought $1.3715 and 139.19 yen compared with $1.3711 and 139.26 yen.
In other trading, the Indian rupee gained more than one percent as the nation's stock market jumped to a record high.
The
dollar bought 58.69 Indian rupees Friday afternoon, down from 59.50
rupees on Thursday, as election results indicated Hindu nationalist
party leader Narendra Modi, riding a wave of public support for his
pledge to revive the economy, was set to become the country's next prime
minister.
In
the eurozone, gross domestic product (GDP) across the 18-nation group
expanded just 0.2 percent in January-March, data agency Eurostat said,
half the 0.4 percent that had been forecast.
Source : AFP
Yen Set for Consecutive Weekly Gain on Haven Bid Amid Slowdown
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The
yen headed for its first back-to-back weekly gain in three months as
signs of weakness in some of the world��s biggest economies spurred
demand for haven assets.
The
dollar traded near the lowest in almost two months against its Japanese
peer as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the U.S. has Å“further
to go to achieve a healthy economy, following data yesterday that
showed inflation accelerated while industrial production unexpectedly
fell. The euro was set for a second weekly decline versus the yen after
growth missed economist forecasts, adding to speculation the European
Central Bank will boost measures supporting expansion.
The
yen was little changed at 101.57 per U.S. dollar as of 10:50 a.m. in
Tokyo after touching 101.32 yesterday, the strongest since March 19. It
traded at 139.35 per euro from 139.26 after strengthening to as much as
138.98 yesterday, a level unseen since Feb. 27. Europe��s shared
currency bought $1.3719 from $1.3710 yesterday, when it fell to $1.3648,
the lowest since Feb. 27.
Source : Bloomberg
Gold holds below $1,300 on solid U.S. data
Posted by PT KONTAK PERKASA FUTURES BALIKPAPAN On 1:51 AM No comments
Gold
struggled below $1,300 an ounce on Friday as U.S. jobs and factory data
indicated brighter prospects for the economy, hurting the metal's
appeal as an investment hedge.
Spot
gold was little changed at $1,296.30 an ounce by 0021 GMT, after
dropping 0.7 percent on Thursday. The metal is still up 0.6 percent for
the week on earlier gains on Ukraine tensions.
New
applications for U.S. unemployment benefits hit a seven-year low last
week while consumer prices recorded their largest increase in 10 months
in April, pointing to a firming economy. Factory activity in New York
state expanded at its quickest pace in nearly four years in May.
Regulatory
data showed that hedge fund Paulson & Co in Q1 maintained its stake
in SPDR Gold Trust, the world's biggest gold-backed exchange-traded
fund as bullion prices rebounded from their biggest annual loss in 32
years in 2013, while PIMCO dissolved its gold ETF investment.
Source : Reuters
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