Sunday, May 6, 2007

Asian stocks rise; Japan govt bonds, dollar slip

(Reuters) - But increasing appetite for riskier assets like stocks left Japanese government bonds languishing as investors returned to their desks from the Golden Week holiday, when Japanese financial markets were shut on Thursday and Friday.

The dollar slipped against the yen after last week's soft U.S. payrolls report reinforced expectations for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates later this year.


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