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Stocks close mixed: S&P drops, Dow bumps up
November 5th, 2014
Stocks closed mixed Tuesday as markets struggled from a one-two punch of falling oil prices and renewed fears of a global slowdown. A wait-and-see posture regarding Tuesday’s elections may also be holding back investors. The Standard & Poor’s 500 ...
Japan Stocks Rise, Standing Out Amid Asian Markets
November 4th, 2014
Asian stocks dipped as China growth slowed, but the Nikkei index rallied because of a weak yen. Asian stocks dipped on Tuesday with latest signs of slower growth in China and the euro zone, although Japan rose to seven-year ...
Dollar climbs on yen, BOJ passes baton to ECB
November 3rd, 2014
The U.S. dollar powered to seven-year peaks against the yen on Monday and a two-year high on the euro, a punishing trend for commodities priced in dollars as gold, silver and oil all fell. Disappointing surveys out of China’s ...
Asia shares edge up on brightening US prospects, BOJ awaited
October 31st, 2014
Japanese stocks soared 4.8 percent to their highest close since November 2007 and the yen skidded to near seven-year lows against the dollar on Friday, after the Bank of Japansurprised markets with fresh easing steps it called a pre-emptive ...
Japan’s Central Bank unexpectedly moves to stimulate economy
October 31st, 2014
The Bank of Japan will buy larger quantities of government debt in an effort to battle deflation. After insisting for more than a year that its aggressive monetary policy was sufficient to revive Japan’s economy and end deflation, the ...
Asia stocks dip, dollar well bid on Fed’s optimistic tone
October 30th, 2014
Asian stocks were mostly lower and the dollar surged to a three-week high versus the yen after the U.S. Federal Reserve ended its massive quantitative easing programme, as expected, but laced its economic assessment with a tinge of hawkishness. ...
Japan Factory Output Enjoys Fastest Pace in Eight Months
October 29th, 2014
Japan’s industrial production rose at its fastest pace since the beginning of the year in September, data showed on Wednesday. Industrial production rose 2.7 percent on month, above expectations for a 2.2 percent rise and up from a 1.9 ...
Asia stocks mostly rise after European bank stress tests
October 27th, 2014
Asian stocks mostly rose after most of Europe’s largest banks passed a stress test aimed at checking the strength of the region’s financial system. European regulators examined the balance sheets of 130 lenders. In total, 25 banks failed, ten ...
Dollar firm around 108 yen on eased concern about global economy
October 24th, 2014
The U.S. dollar stayed relatively firm around 108 yen Friday morning in Tokyo on eased worries about the global economy, but caution over another Ebola infection in the United States capped the currency’s further gain. At noon, the dollar ...
Stocks fall as S&P 500 breaks 4-day winning streak
October 23rd, 2014
Dow drops 153 points and falls back into the red for the year. Stocks fell Wednesday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average back into the red for the year and breaking the S&P 500’s four-day winning streak. The market ...
