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China's new-home prices rose last month in 68 of 70 cities tracked by the government, indicating Premier Li Keqiang will need to maintain efforts to cool the property market even as economic growth slows.

No economic conversation has captured the public's eye quite like the explosion of national debt.

JP Morgan Chase & Co on Wednesday joined an increasing number of foreign institutions that have lowered their expectations for China's economic growth due to the country's worse-than-expected economic data in April.

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Traders said that the index may end in negative territory on Tuesday as investors could pocket profits from the recent gains, but losses should be limited by optimism from the weak-yen trend.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. led a surge in Japanese power company shares after Nomura Holdings Inc.

Japanese and Australian stock futures rose after a report showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly advanced in April, buoying the earnings outlook for Asian exporters.

Nomura Holdings Inc. , Japan 's biggest brokerage, climbed to the highest level since November 2008 as securities firms rallied on expectations that they will continue to profit from the country's stock market rebound.

Canada 's dollar fell for the first time in three weeks against its U.S. counterpart as commodity prices weakened and the quickening pace of the American economy overshadowed the nation's recovery.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. , Asia 's largest drugmaker, fell the most in more than four years in Tokyo trading after full-year operating profit missed its own forecast and analyst estimates.

Nomura Holdings Inc. has begun sounding out potential buyers for the unit, known as GE Capital Insurance, which provides consumer credit insurance to around 3 million customers throughout Australia and New Zealand.

The analysts wrote, "Nomura Holdings has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from sell to hold.

By the midday break, the Nikkei was up 0.7 percent to 14,381.99, nearing Wednesday's intraday peak of 14,421.38, its highest level since June 2008.

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Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's stimulus policies are backfiring in the housing market, where mortgage rates are rising even as the central bank floods the financial system with cash.

CHINA'S currency regulator will boost scrutiny of cross-border capital flows by importers and exporters to stop speculative funds from entering the country disguised as trade payments.

Daiwa Securities reported largest quarterly profit in seven years. Tokyo Steel estimated higher sales in second half.

Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Japan's second-biggest brokerage, boosted the bonus pool for its investment bankers and staff to the most in three years after posting its highest profit since 2006.

Shares of Berkshire Hathaway traded down 0.19% during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $106.12. Berkshire Hathaway has a 52 week low of $78.28 and a 52 week high of $108.04. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $104.3. The company has a market cap of $174.7 million and a P/E ratio of 0.01. Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

The industry has enjoyed bumper profits largely as a result of a 60 percent rally in the Nikkei average since mid-November, sparked by hopes the economic policies of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would jolt the economy out of its two-decade slumber.