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FTSE rises as Tesco shares bounce back
January 8th, 2015
A rally by Tesco helped to lift Britain’s top equity index on Thursday, as investors warmed to the supermarket group’s restructuring plans. The FTSE 100 index was up by 1.3 percent at 6,503.04 points in early trading. Tesco was the best-performing ...
Australian dollar hits five-year low, fetching 80.53 US cents
January 5th, 2015
The Australian dollar has plummeted to its lowest level in five-and-a-half years. At noon today, the local currency was trading at 80.95 US cents, down from 81.37 cents on Friday. The Australian dollar briefly dipped as low as 80.53 US ...
Gold inches higher on weaker dollar
December 22nd, 2014
Gold edged up on Monday on buying interest from Asia and as the dollar retreated, but gains were kept in check by stronger equities that dulled the metal’s safe-haven appeal. Strength in oil prices also supported bullion, but gains ...
Brent steady above 61 dollars
December 18th, 2014
Brent crude held steady above $61 a barrel on Thursday, bringing a sharp drop in prices to a temporary halt as companies are forced to cut upstream investments around the world. Chevron Corp has put a plan to drill ...
Fed issued final rule to ensure the treatment of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, eligible margin loans, and repo-style transactions
December 17th, 2014
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today issued an interim final rule to ensure that the treatment of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, eligible margin loans, and repo-style transactions under ...
Yen Drops First Time in Four Days Before Elections as Won Gains
December 11th, 2014
The yen fell for the first time in four days on speculation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party will win an election this weekend and extend measures that have weakened the currency. The yen dropped versus all of its 16 ...
Asian Currencies in Longest Weekly Declining Streak in Six Years
December 5th, 2014
Asian currencies dropped for a sixth week, the longest declining streak since 2008, as economic data boosted demand for the dollar and supported the case for higher U.S. interest rates. Malaysia’s ringgit led losses, falling to a five-year low ...
ECB Weighs Further Action As Economic Picture Darkens
December 4th, 2014
The European Central Bank will spell out the scale of economic malaise facing the euro zone after it meets on Thursday under growing pressure to take dramatic action to prevent the bloc going into reverse. With recovery stalled across much of ...
Dollar Rises to 7-Year High Versus Yen on Economy; Aussie Slides
December 1st, 2014
The dollar rose to a seven-year high versus the yen before data forecast to show U.S. manufacturing outpaced global peers, reinforcing the outlook for higher interest rates in the world’s largest economy. The greenback extended gains against the currencies of commodity-producing ...
Mr. Yen Sees Drop He Forecast Nearing End on Economy
November 26th, 2014
The 14 percent plunge in Japan’s currency since mid-year has about run its course, according to the former Ministry of Finance official known as “Mr. Yen.” Eisuke Sakakibara, who got his nickname in the 1990s for his influence over the exchange ...
