Voice of America: Asian Markets Higher as US Averts 'Fiscal Cliff'

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Asian Markets Higher as US Averts 'Fiscal Cliff' Jan 2nd 2013, 09:42 Asian markets are responding positively after the United States Congress passed a deal late Tuesday to end the so-called "fiscal cliff" crisis that threatened to plunge the world's largest economy into recession. Hong Kong was up 1.9 percent, Seoul rose 1.4 percent, and Sydney saw a 1.26 percent gain in trading Wednesday, as the House of Representatives cleared the Senate-passed deal to avoid $500 billion in spending cuts and tax increases. Markets in Japan and China were closed ... Media files: 03D991C9-7B4A-4C19-A3E9-D22C309742BB_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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