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Asian shares gain on earnings optimism, dovish Fed
October 29th, 2014
Asian shares climbed to one-month highs on Wednesday, steered by a robust Wall Street on optimism over corporate earnings and prospects the U.S. Federal Reserve will reaffirm its willingness to wait for an extended period before raising interest rates. ...
S&P 500 Rising at Five Times GDP Shows Recovery Priced In
October 27th, 2014
For almost six years, one of the most powerful bull markets on record has coexisted with the weakest economic recovery since World War II. This month’s selloff in stocks shows how much investors want that to change. In the ...
Fed’s $4 trillion holdings keep boosting growth
October 24th, 2014
Quantitative easing may turn out to be a gift that keeps on giving for the U.S. economy. As the Federal Reserve prepares to end its third round of bond buying next week, the central bank plans to hang on ...
Fed to stress-test banks with housing scenarios
October 24th, 2014
The Federal Reserve said it will scrutinize how 31 large U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc., would respond to a plunge in equity and housing prices and a sharp downturn in the global economy. The ...
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 ...
Asian Equities Lower on Growth Woes
October 23rd, 2014
European and Asian stock markets ground lower on Thursday, worries over banks and corporate results again darkening the mood despite a surprisingly upbeat survey of Germany’s manufacturing and service sectors. U.S. stocks were on course to open a touch ...
Gold Rebounds Boosted by India Holiday Sales
October 21st, 2014
Even after a two-week rally in bullion, domestic prices remain 7.4 percent lower than a year ago just as sales are set to climb for the festival and wedding season. India is the largest gold buyer after China. The ...
Before a Bailout, E.C.B. minutes showed doubts over keeping a Cyprus Bank afloat
October 20th, 2014
As the Cypriot economy reeled from the collapse of its second-largest bank in 2013, the European Central Bank faced a thorny question: Should it keep the institution, Cyprus Popular Bank, alive with short-term loans or pull the plug? By ...
Volatility unlikely to alter Fed’s Policy Course
October 20th, 2014
The Federal Reserve still plans to wrap up its bond-buying campaign at the end of October and remains likely to raise interest rates in mid-2015, although it now seems less likely to act sooner, analysts say. The Federal Reserve ...
Yen at around 110 to the dollar a key pain point for Japan firms
October 20th, 2014
Nearly half of Japanese firms think the government should start defending the yen at this month’s dollar high of 110, a Reuters survey shows, underscoring the threat that rising fuel and other import costs pose to a fragile economy. ...
