Canada's main stock index extended its recent winning streak on Wednesday, led by gains for industrial and technology shares, as upbeat U.S. corporate earnings helped boost investor sentiment globally.

Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, following a rally on Wall Street driven by encouraging update on U.S. inflation. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.2% to 38,532.18. Bank of Japan data showed wholesale prices in Japan rose 3.

Japan's government is likely to submit a nominee on Jan. 28 to fill a seat on the central bank's board that opens up in March, three government and ruling party sources told Reuters.

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Asian shares are mixed after China rolled out more moves to boost its lagging stock markets. Hong Kong and Shanghai rose but then shed some of their initial gains early Thursday.

If the Bank of Japan had behaved in a similar manner to its G 10 peers, notes Tim Baker of Deutsche Bank, the country’s interest rates would have increased by two percentage points over the past few years.

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Setting rates in Japan will become a delicate balancing act if tariffs materialize.

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Traders in dollar-yen options are changing their strategy going into an expected Bank of Japan rate increase Friday now that President Trump’s inauguration is over.

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Banks are known to throw an avalanche of debt at investors after their earnings. This time the issuance trend looks particularly interesting. The amount of long-term bonds, expiring in about 20 to 30 years,