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Ultra-low Interest Rates: Dangerous or Just a Price?
September 22nd, 2015
Two recent reports start by observing that long-term interest rates have been at extraordinarily rock-bottom levels for several years now. But from that common starting point, the analysis of the reports heads in different directions. The Council of Economic ...
Oil futures slide with focus on U.S. oil supply
September 22nd, 2015
Crude-oil futures dropped Tuesday, giving up some of the prior day’s strong gains, as analysts said data on U.S. oil supply and China’s economy could cause more price volatility this week. Oil-futures for delivery in November CLX5, -2.49% fell ...
Oil Speculators Most Bullish in Two Months as OPEC Calls for $80
September 21st, 2015
U.S. crude output seen falling the most since 1989 next year Almost 15,000 short oil bets closed out before Fed decision Hedge funds slashed their bets on falling oil prices, leaving them the most bullish in two months ...
Why The Big Banks Want Higher Interest Rates
September 21st, 2015
Something strange is happening in the banking business. In theory, a low interest rate environment is good for banks because it allows them to borrow money for next to nothing and lend it to auto or home buyers for ...
Uncertainty over Greek elections could weigh on Euro – Euro Currency update
September 18th, 2015
Euro As forecast by the majority of economists, the Federal Reserve played it safe and left borrowing costs at record lows after its latest gathering. The decision sent the US Dollar trending lower against the Euro and as EUR/USD ...
Gold logs largest 1-day price gain in nearly a month
September 17th, 2015
Fall in CPI may make Fed hesitate to raise interest rates Gold futures logged their largest single-session price gain in nearly a month on Wednesday, after a U.S. consumer-price report suggested that inflation might be short of the Federal ...
Thomson Reuters: Interview with Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the ECB
September 16th, 2015
Interview with Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the ECB, conducted by Paul Ingrassia, Balazs Koranyi and John O’Donnell on 14 September Is quantitative easing working? It is working and effective in many ways. The ultimate metric to assess success is the ...
Asian Stock Markets Bounce Back
September 16th, 2015
Regional markets come off multiyear lows ahead of Federal Reserve meeting Most markets in Asia climbed back from their lowest levels in years on Wednesday, ahead of an announcement from the U.S. Federal Reserve on whether it would raise ...
China’s currency could double losses this year – economists
September 15th, 2015
Watch out! China’s currency is likely to tumble further before the end of the year, according to a CNNMoney survey of economists. The yuan, also called the renminbi, is expected to slide another 2.8% against the U.S. dollar by ...
Asian Markets Brace for Fed Decision
September 15th, 2015
Stocks in Shanghai deepened losses ahead of possible U.S. rate increase Shares in Japan pared gains after the Bank of Japan tempered its assessment of the country’s economy, while elsewhere, China led markets lower ahead of a decision on interest ...
