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Asian shares edge up, wary of China volatility
July 31st, 2015
Asia markets record monthly loss after China drop U.S. GDP data reinforces bets that Fed is on track to hike Nikkei down after Japanese data disappoints Gold, copper record losses on stronger dollar Asian shares inched higher on ...
Wall St. set to open lower as GDP misses expectations
July 30th, 2015
U.S. stocks were set to open lower on Thursday after data showed that the U.S. economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace in the second quarter even as the Federal Reserve left doors open for a possible rate hike in ...
Euro static as Greek bailout talks resume – Euro Currency update
July 29th, 2015
Euro The Greek bailout talks resumed on Tuesday with a high security presence, but as no interesting news emerged from the discussions the Euro was left trading fairly statically against a number of its peers. The common currency did ...
IMF reports: Euro Area Recovering, But Lasting Growth Requires Collective Push
July 28th, 2015
Euro area recovering but stronger growth needed to boost jobs More balanced policy mix can generate large growth dividends Cleaning up bad bank loans can help support more lending and investment The euro area recovery is strengthening, but the ...
Is it all over for Gold?
July 28th, 2015
With prices at five-year lows, Annabelle Williams asks whether the precious metal is truly hammered The Gold price has been hammered in the last few weeks, leaving the precious metal at the lowest prices for five years. Gold took ...
Eurozone debt crisis: why the Greece deal will work
July 27th, 2015
The deal between Brussels and Athens is actually a good one for both sides Now that Greek banks have reopened and the government has made scheduled payments to the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, does Greece’s ...
Asian shares skid as Fed monetary meeting looms
July 27th, 2015
Asian shares began the week on a plaintive note amid losses on Wall Street and worries over China, while investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting that might take another small step toward lifting U.S. interest rates. Financial spreadbetters ...
Oil under $48-a-barrel, but analyst sees a bottom
July 27th, 2015
Oil prices are trading sideways on Monday after last week’s fall due to a supply overhang as well as a broadly strong dollar. Brent crude LCOU5, -0.16% , the global oil benchmark, rose 5 cents to $54.50 a barrel on London’s ICE ...
Dollar flags vs euro and yen, commodities and Fed in focus
July 27th, 2015
Fed meeting eyed to shore up sagging dollar * Impact from lower commodities also remains in focus * Aussie struggles near 6-year lows while kiwi fares better (Adds details, quotes) The dollar flagged against the euro and yen ...
What Blows Up Next? Part 1: Resource-Based Economies
July 24th, 2015
The Great Recession and its aftermath was actually the best of times for countries with natural resources to sell. The US, Europe and Japan ran record deficits and cut interest rates to zero or thereabouts, sending hot money pouring ...