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U.S. Index Futures Little Changed With S&P 500 at Record
August 27th, 2014
U.S. stock futures were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index closed above 2,000 for the first time, as Tiffany & Co. (TIF) climbed while Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. slumped on earnings projections. Futures on the ...
India Hedge Funds Are World’s Best Performer on ‘Modi, the Hero’
August 27th, 2014
Hedge funds investing in India have become the world’s best performers this year on expectations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will revive Asia’s third-largest economy. India-focused hedge funds, with a sixth of the $16.5 billion in assets of those ...
Asian shares firm, euro struggles on ECB easing hopes
August 26th, 2014
The euro hit its lowest level in nearly a year against the dollar and euro zone government bond yields fell on Tuesday on growing expectations the European Central Bank could ease monetary policy as soon as next week. The ...
Euro falls, stocks rise on ECB stimulus bet
August 25th, 2014
The euro fell to a near one-year low against the dollar and euro zone stocks and bonds rallied on Monday as investors positioned for rising chances of further policy easing by the European Central Bank. ECB President Mario Draghi ...
Draghi rules ECB Action
August 25th, 2014
Inflation expectations have deteriorated across the euro area and signaled policy makers are ready to add fresh monetary stimulus, according to the European Central Bank president, Mario Draghi. Yet officials aren’t finished with measures to stave off Japan-style stagnation. ...
Chinese state-owned enterprise investment in Australia
August 25th, 2014
As the negotiation of the Australia–China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) moves into what is hopefully its final phase, there is intense focus on how the investment chapter of the FTA will treat the access of Chinese state-owned enterprises to ...
China Regulators: Qualcomm Seeks to End Antitrust Probe
August 22nd, 2014
U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc is seeking to end an investigation by China’s pricing regulator into monopoly practices, the company said on Friday, expressing its willingness to improve and correct pricing issues according to the regulator. The National Development and ...
Dollar flatlines ahead of Yellen, Draghi at Jackson Hole
August 22nd, 2014
The dollar was steady on Friday after its strongest weekly run since March and world stocks were near all-time highs as markets waited for steers from the Federal Reserve and ECB on diverging policy plans. European shares .FTEU3 opened ...
Futures edge higher ahead of Jackson Hole meeting, data
August 21st, 2014
U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Thursday, ahead of a flurry of economic data and the start of the meeting of top central bankers and economists in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Policymakers are due to discuss the labor markets ...
Asian Stocks Fall After HSBC China Manufacturing Drops
August 21st, 2014
Asian stocks outside Japan fell for the first time in nine days after a private gauge of Chinese manufacturing dropped more than economists forecast. The MSCI Asia Pacific excluding Japan Index slid 0.8 percent to 509.13 as of 2:23 ...