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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 ...
Asian shares edge up, dollar soft as Fed stands pat and eyes China
September 18th, 2015
Asian shares rose modestly on Friday on relief the Federal Reserve held off on raising interest rates but gains were capped by renewed concerns about the health of the global economy, in particular China. The dollar was on the ...
Five things to listen for during Janet Yellen’s press conference
September 17th, 2015
Clues as to future interest-rate path will be key for Fed press conference Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen has not spoken publicly since mid-July when she finished two days of testifying to Congress. At the time, she expressed the ...
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 ...
Asian stocks climb amid Fed rate wait, but China lags
September 17th, 2015
Asian stocks advanced on Thursday, as investors eyed gains in oil prices and the positive lead from Wall Street. However, trade volumes could stay light as investors await the Federal Reserve‘s policy decision. The Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ...
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 ...
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 ...
China Stocks Pull Asian Markets Lower
September 14th, 2015
Investors are concerned about both a slowdown in China and this week’s U.S. Federal Reserve meeting China shares finished lower in tumultuous trading Monday, as weak data on Chinese factory output pulled prices down despite apparent efforts by Beijing ...
Gold price to test $1,100 level this week
September 14th, 2015
Gold’s retail prices in Dubai have dropped by nearly Dh2 per gram in one week The gold price could spike down again to test the $1,100 level this week while investors await the next US Federal Reserve’s main policy ...
