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Asian shares rise, yen falls as traders shrug off Omicron fears

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A variety of asset classes from oil to Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average are now trading at around one-month highs Asian shares gained on Tuesday, cruising in the slipstream of another record-setting day on Wall Street amid strong retail figures, while the safe-haven yen lost ground as traders stayed in riskier currencies and asset classes like …

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Emerging market bonds, including India, rank amongst best performers in 2021

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Sovereign bonds issued by South Africa, China, Indonesia, India and Croatia topped the rankings of 46 markets around the world in 2021 Emerging-market bonds were supposed to be dragged down this year as central banks moved toward withdrawing stimulus. Instead, the best-performing global debt was all from developing nations. Sovereign bonds issued by South Africa, …

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