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Dollar Falls Most in a Week Versus Yen after Fed Rate report
July 8th, 2014
The dollar fell the most in more than a week against the yen as investors gauge the timing of Federal Reserve interest-rate increases after reports showing a strengthening jobs market. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose earlier after Goldman ...
Gold Below $1320 as Speculation Shifts to U.S. Rates
July 8th, 2014
Gold fell on Monday as the dollar firmed on speculation over an earlier-than-expected hike in U.S. interest rates following strong job data, which dented investment demand for the metal. Gold has been under pressure since data on Thursday showed ...
Central Banks Testing Limits of Monetary Policy
July 8th, 2014
The world’s major central banks are returning to a more opaque and artful approach to policymaking, ending a crisis-era experiment with explicit promises that they found risked their credibility and did not substitute for action. From Washington to London ...
Technical Analysis Gold – Indecision Resurfaces Under $1320
July 8th, 2014
Technical Analysis Gold for Tuesday, July 8, 2014 After pushing higher to a three month high above $1330 last week, gold has now just eased a little lower back to below $1320 and is showing more signs of indecision again ...
Goldman Sachs Brings Forward Rate Forecast as Treasuries Drop
July 7th, 2014
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. brought forward its forecast for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates after U.S. employers added more jobs than forecast, sending five-year Treasuries lower for a fourth day. The Fed will increase its benchmark in ...
Bank of Japan keeps upbeat outlook on all regions
July 7th, 2014
The Bank of Japan kept its upbeat assessment for all of the country’s nine regions, saying a moderate recovery was taking hold and bolstering views the economy is on track to meet the central bank’s price target without more ...
U.S. jobs data seen reinforcing strong growth outlook
July 3rd, 2014
U.S. employment growth is expected to have continued at a solid clip in June, which would further dispel fears about the economy’s health and underscore its momentum heading into the second half of 2014. Nonfarm payrolls probably increased by ...
Most Emerging-Market Stocks Advance Before U.S. Payroll Report
July 3rd, 2014
Most emerging-market stocks rose, with the benchmark index holding near a 14-month high, before U.S. jobs data and a euro-area monetary-policy decision today. Anhui Conch Cement Co. (914), China’s largest producer, rose 5.1 percent in Hong Kong after saying ...
Wall Street set to extend highs
July 2nd, 2014
The rally on Europe’s main equities markets is continuing, after fresh prices data for the eurozone did not contain any unpleasant surprises ahead of this week’s European Central Bank policy meeting. The region-wide FTSE Eurofirst 300 is up 0.4 ...
Small business bill: HMRC to share VAT data with credit agencies
June 26th, 2014
Under the guise of increasing access to finance, the government brought forward proposals to make VAT registration data available to third parties in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill published yesterday. As previewed in the Queen’s speech, the ...
