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Asian currencies rise as markets 'fully loaded' for Fed rate cut

“Slightly lower dollar, some adjustments in market positioning ahead of the weekend and expectations of Fed rate cuts are supporting Asian currencies,” said Irene Cheung, a senior strategist for Asia at ANZ Banking Group (Singapore). “With markets already fully loaded for an October FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) rate cut, it may require an outsized positive surprise from the NFP (non-farm payroll) numbers to shake out the very short-term dollar bears,” OCBC said in a note. India’s rupee gained marginally, showing little reaction to a 25 basis point rate cut that was in line with expectations. …read more […]

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FDA green lights AstraZeneca's asthma drug Fasenra for self-administration

British drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved self-administration of its asthma treatment Fasenra which uses a pre-filled, single-use auto-injector pen. The move is a boost for the drugmaker’s respiratory portfolio after the regulator earlier this week declined to approve AstraZeneca’s combination therapy to treat smoker’s lung, as it tries to catch up with domestic rival GlaxoSmithKline. “We can now offer Fasenra in an even more convenient way, giving U.S. healthcare providers and patients the option of administering Fasenra at home or in a doctor’s office,” Mene Pangalos, executive vice …read more […]

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Apple Is Raising IPhone 11 Output by Up to 10%, Nikkei Says

(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. has told suppliers to increase production of its latest iPhone 11 range by as much as 10% to meet stronger-than-expected sales of the new handsets, the Nikkei Asian Review reported, affirming resilient demand for the company’s most important gadget.The boost would add 7 million to 8 million units to what the Cupertino, Calif.-based company had initially planned on, the Nikkei cited anonymous sources as saying. Shares in Apple suppliers from Murata Manufacturing Co. and Alps Alpine Co. in Tokyo to AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. in Hong Kong climbed after the report. An Apple spokesperson in Japan …read more […]