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Japan upgrades economic outlook
July 17th, 2014
Japan upgraded its overall assessment of the economy in July for the first time in six months as consumers reopened their wallets following an initial pullback in spending in the wake of a sales tax increase. In its monthly ...
New sanctions cause Russian shares and rouble to tumble
July 17th, 2014
The United States imposed its toughest sanctions yet on Moscow on Wednesday, and Russian stocks and the rouble tumbled on Thursday. Safe-haven assets such as gold, yen and German bonds rose. The rouble-traded MICEX stock market dropped 2.5 percent ...
U.S. foreclosure activity hits lowest level since 2006: RealtyTrac
July 17th, 2014
Foreclosure activity in the United States dropped last month to the lowest level since July 2006, before the housing bubble burst, and likely will continue to drop through the first half of next year, an industry group said on ...
Asia follows Wall St. higher, euro probes lows
July 17th, 2014
Asian equities gained on Thursday, lifted by another record-high close on Wall Street, while the euro probed recent lows against the dollar amid speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve is tilting toward tighter monetary policy in light of a stronger ...
U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise as Apple, IBM Rally on Deal
July 16th, 2014
U.S. stock-index futures advanced as China’s second-quarter economic growth topped estimates and as Apple Inc. and International Business Machines Corp. rallied after announcing a partnership. Apple and IBM rose at least 2 percent each in early New York trading ...
Unemployment in Britain Falls to 6.5 Percent
July 16th, 2014
British workers’ earnings grew at the slowest rate on record in the three months to May, one gauge showed, even as unemployment fell further, giving the Bank of England pause for thought as it prepares to start raising interest ...
EUR/USD: Dollar Rally Continues on Yellen Remarks
July 16th, 2014
EUR/USD continues to point southward on Wednesday. In the European session, the pair is trading in the low-1.35 range. The dollar is broadly higher following remarks from Janet Yellen on Tuesday concerning an interest rate hike. The Fed chair ...
Bank of China Hires in Hong Kong as High-Yield Bond Trade Starts
July 16th, 2014
Bank of China Ltd. is hiring traders and sales people in Hong Kong as it sets up a high-yield bond-trading platform to boost market share and cement its position as one of Asia’s top 10 debt underwriters. Surging sales ...
SEBI bars Satyam’s B Ramalinga Raju, 4 others from capital markets for 14 years
July 16th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Tuesday barred former Satyam Computer Services, founder-chairman B Ramalinga Raju and four others from the market for 14 years for perpetuating the biggest accounting fraud in the country. The capital market ...
China’s economy grows 7.5% in 2nd quarter
July 16th, 2014
China’s economy, the second largest worldwide after the USA, achieved better than expected growth in the second quarter of 2014, according to official figures released Wednesday that showed government stimulus measures starting to bite. Economic growth was 7.5% in ...
