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ointing to disappointment over the lack of a high-level agreement on TPP at the Obama/Abe press conference as well as de-risking ahead of tomorrow's Tokyo CPI numbers as reasons for the weakness. Australia and New Zealand were modestly firmer ahead of tomorrow's closure for ANZAC Day. The RBNZ raised

s ML FP/CA FP/CO FP ••• ING downgrades ARCAD NA, JPM upgrades TKAAV/NCSP LN & downgrades AFLT RU ••• Natixis upgrades MTU FP/ALO FP & cuts NOVN SW, Barcap upgrades DANSKE DC ••• Nomura downgrades ERICB SS, Nordea cuts LUPE SS & upgrades OPERA NO/NETB SS EFTA00370758 ••• Kepler upgrades LNZ AV (buy),

-1.5% vs est +0.0%) despite the RBA cutting interest rates six times since last November. In Japan, potential BOJ candidate Haruhiko Kuroda spoke in Tokyo and reiterated that a 2% inflation target is appropriate and that monetary policy alone can achieve the goal. He also commented that the yen is in a

y's) • Stifel upgrades USBNVFC (buy's) & cuts FITB/PDH and CMA/KEY (sell), RBC upgrades AOL ••• KBW upgrades RNST & downgrades PRI and SIAL (sell), Barcap initiates USAC (ow) • Key upgrades KNX/SWFT/HTLD (buy's) Europe Key Research: • Citi downgrade TCG LN, Nomura upgrade ETL FP, JPM upgrade BBVASM,

n. NKY225 opened stronger and closed on its highs +2.88% as JPY weakened to a 2.5yr low vs USD (90.85). Japan's Dec CPI released before the open in Tokyo showed the 7th decline in 8 months (core CPI -0.2% y/y vs est -0.2%) and boosted speculation that the BOJ will need to re-think the timing of the ne

e bell. Secondaries (announced/priced): AGRO (holders), BGMD, CHUY, ANTH, ARWR, SFL (equity + convert), BKT SM, BDN IPO's: N/A US Key Research: • Barcap downgrades SCSS/DCOM/F, Bernstein upgrades THRYJEBAY, Citi downgrades GS • CLSA upgrades Honda Motor (7267 JP), DB upgrades JPM/KLAC & cuts GS, GS u