Dollar stands tall after firm U.S. data, Asian stocks wobble - NewsBreak

HONG KONG, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The dollar reached a four-and-a-half-year high against the yen on Wednesday after better-than-expected U.S. retail data, which also boosted Wall Street equities, although Asian shares failed to follow suit. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) slipped 0.45% edging off Tuesday's near...