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Brent Oil Drops to $100 on Demand Woes
September 3rd, 2014
Brent crude fell to its lowest level in 15 months on Tuesday, pressured by the prospect of slowing oil demand growth in China and Europe, while a strong dollar and ample supplies pressured U.S. oil prices. Oil prices on ...
IMF: Ukraine May Need Bigger Bailout
September 3rd, 2014
Ukraine may need as much as $19 billion in additional funds from donors if its conflict with pro-Russian separatists continues during 2015, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday. Nevertheless, it said the money planned under the program is ...
U.S. Stock Futures Are Little Changed Before Output Data
September 2nd, 2014
U.S. stock-index futures were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index recorded its biggest monthly gain since February, before data that may show manufacturing in the world’s biggest economy continued to expand in August. Apple Inc. and ...
Asian stocks dip, euro stuck near one-year lows
September 2nd, 2014
Asian shares slipped on Tuesday as a U.S. holiday robbed markets of momentum, while the euro hit a fresh one-year low on uncertainty over the European Central Bank’s policy decision later this week. Spreadbetters expected an effectively flat open ...
Gold Remains Below $1290 on Stronger U.S. Dollar; Palladium rise
September 2nd, 2014
Palladium rose for a fourth straight session on Monday to a 13-1/2-year high on fears that supply from top producer Russia could be hit due to the Ukraine crisis, while gold was little changed as the dollar nudged higher. ...
German business attacks ‘complacent’ Berlin
September 1st, 2014
Germany has become “overconfident” and “complacent”, with the government pursuing policies that put the country’s hard-won competitiveness at risk, some of Germany’s top business leaders warn. Their criticisms of chancellor Angela Merkel’s government come as Europe’s largest economy is ...
Asian shares wobble in early trade, euro sinks
September 1st, 2014
Asian shares edged higher on Monday, with investors wary of a deepening crisis in Ukraine and a downbeat China manufacturing survey, while the euro touched a fresh one-year low ahead of this week’s European Central Bank meeting. “Naturally, developments ...
NATO Set to Ratify Pledge on Joint Defense in Case of Major Cyberattack
September 1st, 2014
When President Obama meets with other NATO leaders later this week, they are expected to ratify what seems, at first glance, a far-reaching change in the organization’s mission of collective defense: For the first time, a cyberattack on any ...
A New American Oil Bonanza
August 29th, 2014
The United States now accounts for 10% of the world’s oil production. As it sharply curtails imports from countries like Angola and Nigeria, those producers are then compelled to sell their oil to China and other Asian markets at ...
Gold Up to $1290 on Ukraine Concerns
August 29th, 2014
Gold settled higher on Thursday as tensions over Ukraine increased and equity markets retreated, but analysts said the rebound could be short-lived due to strong U.S. economic growth and prospects of a U.S. interest rate hike. NATO said on ...
