March 15 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asian markets are likely to come under downward pressure at the open on Friday, following the sharp rise in U.S. bond yields and the dollar the previous day on the back of yet another hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation report. Wall Street's late slide on Thursday - the S&P...

(Reuters) - Foreign investors significantly increased their purchases of Japanese bonds last week amid growing expectation that Japan may soon end its long-standing negative interest rate policy and start increasing rates this year. They acquired a massive 1.15 trillion yen (about $7.8 billion) of long-term Japanese bonds on a net basis last week, the largest weekly net purchase since early-April...

(Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asian markets are likely to come under downward pressure at the open on Friday, following the sharp rise in U.S. bond yields and the dollar the previous day on the back of yet another hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation report. Wall Street's late slide on Thursday - the S&P 500 and...

* TSX ends down 0.6% at 21,829.85 * Communication services index falls 1.5% * Energy rises 0.9%; oil settles at 4-month high * Lithium Americas ( LAC ) rises 5.6% on US DOE loan (Updates at market close) By Fergal Smith March 14 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Thursday, consolidating some recent gains, as hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation...