Markets "believe that low inflation plus increasingly soft labor-market numbers equals another round of quantitative easing"
- Matthew Sherwood, Sydney-based head of research at Perpetual Investments
Japanese stocks edged slightly higher on Friday after weaker than expected U.S. jobless claims data fuelled speculation the Fed may introduce next round of quantitative easing.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 0.01 per cent, or 0.43 points, to 8,569.32. The broader Topix Index advanced 0.13 per cent, or 0.91, to 726.57.
Markets "believe that low inflation plus increasingly soft labor-market numbers equals another round of quantitative easing," said Matthew Sherwood, Sydney-based head of research at Perpetual Investments.
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