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U.S. Investment Outflow Hits Record
August 18th, 2014
The U.S. posted a record cross-border investment outflow in June as China and Japan reduced their holdings of Treasuries and private investors abroad sold bonds and notes. “Right at the beginning of June, you had a very strong sell-off ...
Asia shares up after Wall St recovers from Ukraine-driven slide
August 18th, 2014
Asian stocks stalled and the dollar sagged against the safe-haven yen on Monday, as another bout of tensions in the Ukrainian conflict sapped investor confidence. Spreadbetters are picking European shares, which already had a chance on Friday to absorb ...
How Bond Traders Profited Off U.S. Wage of $24.45 an Hour
August 11th, 2014
Yields on 10-year Treasuries (USGG10YR) hit a three-week high, suggesting traders were bracing for evidence the long-awaited pickup in wages would materialize and provide the catalyst for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. While the economy rebounded last ...
Are banks looking at a shrunken future?
August 7th, 2014
Amid the hundreds of billions of bad-credit write-downs and the multibillion- dollar settlements with government watchdogs since the 2008 financial collapse, it’s easy to lose sight of what good shape banks are in. The leftover business from the crash ...
Big Banks’ ‘Living Wills’ Get Failing Grade
August 6th, 2014
Wall Street banks spent two years asking U.S. regulators what they should put in hypothetical bankruptcy plans to prove they aren’t “too big to fail.” The agencies broke their silence yesterday with a grade: Fail. The Federal Reserve and ...
European Shares Swing Amid Earnings as Euro, Oil Retreat
July 31st, 2014
Europe’s benchmark equity index fluctuated amid mixed earnings, while the euro traded near a nine month low versus the dollar. Banco Espirito Santo SA shares were suspended after it said it will need to raise funds while emerging-market stocks ...
Euro touches eight-month low, European shares fall
July 30th, 2014
The euro hit an eight-month trough against the dollar on Wednesday and German bond yields were at record lows ahead of inflation data expected to boost the case for further European Central Bank policy easing. Investors were also awaiting ...
Pound is bullish as Shine Comes Off
July 30th, 2014
The shine is starting to come off the U.K. pound, which has given up its reign as the most popular bullish bet for 2014 among the Group of 10 currencies. Hedge funds and other large speculators cut their net ...
USD/HKD remains bullish as HKMA Buys $690 Million
July 28th, 2014
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank bought $690 million on July 25 to defend the city’s 31-year-old peg to the U.S. dollar as it expects demand for the local currency to continue. “Having regard to the on-going listings, mergers ...
Asia stocks drop after earnings hurt Wall Street
July 28th, 2014
Asian stocks faced a drop in Wall Street and hovered near three-year highs on Monday, with China taking the lead after data showed a robust jump in profits earned by industrial firms in the world’s second-largest economy. The dollar ...
