Japan surges as Fed re-opens door to December taper

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Minutes from the US Federal Reserve's October committee meeting have helped push Japanese stocks higher after the central bank hinted at slowing its asset purchase programme.

In a meeting which took place prior to the strong US jobs figures revealed last month, Fed officials reasserted they may taper at one of the "next few meetings" if labour market data warranted. Of...

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