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Emerging Nations Bloc to Open Development Bank
July 16th, 2014
At a meeting in Brazil, the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa announced on Tuesday that they were establishing a development bank to challenge the influence of venerable institutions like the World Bank and the International ...
U.S. retail sales, manufacturing data point at firming economy
July 15th, 2014
A gauge of U.S. consumer spending rose solidly in June, in the latest sign that the economy ended the second quarter on a firmer footing. That momentum appeared to have carried into the third quarter, with other data on ...
Japan Leads Global Volatility Decline to Seven-Year Low
July 15th, 2014
Across global stock markets, nowhere is calm descending faster than in Japan. The Nikkei Stock Average Volatility Index, which tracks the cost of options on the Nikkei 225 (NKY) Stock Average, tumbled 33 percent this year to 15.3 yesterday, ...
Bank Earnings Give Stocks a Boost
July 15th, 2014
A better-than-expected earnings report from Citigroup C +3.02% helped kick-start a rally in stocks, lifting market indexes nearly back to levels seen before last week’s swoon. Many investors remain optimistic about the outlook for stocks broadly, amid improving U.S. ...
Asian shares higher as earnings lift Wall Street
July 15th, 2014
Asian stocks markets were mostly higher Tuesday, fortified by Wall Street’s growing optimism over U.S. corporate earnings and hopes for encouraging economic data in China. China, the world’s No. 2 economy, is due to report its second quarter GDP ...
Asian shares firm, count on Fed’s support
July 15th, 2014
Asian shares rose on Tuesday after Citigroup’s earnings and a fresh round of merger and acquisition activity in the U.S. healthcare industry lifted global share prices. Yet, with elevated stock prices on Wall Street and elsewhere relying substantially on ...
European Stocks Advance With Asia as Gold, Oil Retreat
July 14th, 2014
European and Asian stocks advanced with U.S. equity-index futures after a gauge of global shares suffered its biggest weekly loss in three months. Gold fell from a four-month high, corn slid a 10th day and oil dropped as the ...
NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may test post-float high as inflation looms
July 14th, 2014
The New Zealand dollar may test a post-float record this week with second-quarter inflation figures likely to underline the Reserve Bank’s path to higher interest rates, though the currency may struggle to hold those gains. The kiwi may trade ...
Traders Flood U.S. With $3.4 Trillion of Bond-Auction Demand
July 14th, 2014
The intensifying debate over when the Federal Reserve raises interest rates is little more than a sideshow when it comes to the ability of the U.S. to borrow. For all the concern fixed-income assets will tumble once the central ...
Goldman Stays Gold Bear as Bullish Wagers Increase: Commodities
July 14th, 2014
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Jeffrey Currie isn’t backing down from his bearish call on gold. As bullion’s 11 percent rally this year beats gains for equities, commodities and Treasuries, he’s sticking with the view that the metal will be ...
