Search Results for: U.S. interest rates
Asia stocks advance before Fed, dollar treads water
March 18th, 2015
Asian stocks shook off a slow start and rose on Wednesday, led by China shares, while the dollar marked time as markets waited for the Federal Reserve‘s policy statement for clues to when U.S. interest rates will rise. Following Asia’s lead, ...
Strongest Dollar in 12 Years Sinks Stocks While Oil Slips
March 11th, 2015
The strongest dollar in nearly 12 years versus the euro and the specter of higher U.S. interest rates fueled a selloff in global equities that sent the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down the most since Jan. 5. Oil ...
$9 Trillion Question Is How Tighter Fed Will Impact the World
February 13th, 2015
When Group of 20 finance ministers this week urged the Federal Reserve to “minimize negative spillovers” from potential interest-rate increases, they omitted a key figure: $9 trillion. That’s the amount owed in dollars by non-bank borrowers outside the U.S., ...
Asian shares skid as bullish Fed take investors by surprise
January 29th, 2015
Asian shares extended losses on Thursday after the Federal Reserve took an upbeat view on the U.S. economy and signalled that it remains firmly on track to raise interest rates this year despite an uncertain global outlook. A greater likelihood of ...
Asia May Revitalize Gold Prices Hurt by Fed, Barclays Says
January 13th, 2015
Gold will extend losses this year as U.S. interest rates increase, providing an opportunity for investors to buy the metal to benefit from a rebound spurred by Asian demand, according to Barclays Plc. “We expect gold prices to test ...
Euro hits fresh low before inflation trial, bonds boom
January 7th, 2015
The euro hit a nine-year trough today as collapsing oil prices and worries about the world economy drove skittish investors into the arms of safe-haven sovereign debt. From Japan to Germany to Australia, government borrowing costs reached all-time lows as oil fell 10 percent in just ...
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 ...
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 ...
Gold Holds Drop Below $1,200 as Dollar Strengthens, SPDR Shrinks
November 20th, 2014
Gold held losses below $1,200 an ounce as a gauge of the dollar traded near the highest level in five years on expectations that U.S. interest rates will rise and assets in the largest exchange-traded product shrank. Bullion for immediate delivery ...
Asian shares slump, euro wallows near lows
November 7th, 2014
Asian shares edged down on Friday ahead of U.S. employment data later in the session, while the euro wallowed around two-year lows after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi vowed to take more easing steps to spark growth in ...
