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Dollar surges to six-year peak on yen, Tokyo stocks cheer
September 18th, 2014
Japanese shares jumped on Thursday after the dollar vaulted to a six-year peak on the yen as the Federal Reserve’s outlook for rising rates underlined the diverging path between the United states and the rest of the rich world. ...
Dow sets record close as Fed says rates to stay low
September 18th, 2014
The Dow jumped to a record close Wednesday after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed that a key short-term interest rate will stay near zero for a “considerable time” after its bond-buying program ends next month. Investors have been eagerly awaiting ...
China Central Bank to Inject $81 Billion Into Top Lenders
September 17th, 2014
China became on Wednesday the latest country to embrace economic stimulus measures, as its central bank reportedly agreed to lend 100 billion renminbi apiece, or $16.2 billion, to each of the country’s five main banks. The decision to inject ...
West TX Oil Eases Below $95 on Stock Build
September 17th, 2014
Brent crude steadied below $99 per barrel on Wednesday, after staging its steepest climb in two weeks in the previous session, on hopes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will cut output and reduce a global supply ...
Gold Steady Above $1230 with Eyes on Fed
September 16th, 2014
Gold added to small overnight gains on Tuesday as investors adjusted positions ahead of a key Federal Reserve policy meeting but they refrained from placing any big bets, awaiting clues on when the U.S. central bank could raise interest ...
Defeating India’s disastrous food price inflation with trade
September 16th, 2014
Indian economic data in July on industrial growth and inflation was disappointing. Industrial sector growth slowed to 3.4 per cent in June 2014 with the manufacturing sector, the largest component, growing at an anaemic 1.8 per cent. But the ...
Rupee extends losses against dollar
September 15th, 2014
The rupee-dollar pair hit 61.0875, its highest since September 18. The pair was trading at 61.06/07 versus Wednesday’s 60.96/97 close. Nifty was down 0.6 per cent. Month-end demand from importers further helped the pair. Foreign fund flows will remain ...
Rupee recovers from initial losses, up 2 paise to 60.91 against dollar
September 12th, 2014
The rupee pared its initial losses to recover by two paise to 60.91 per dollar in late morning deals today following bouts of selling of the greenback by banks and exporters. The domestic unit resumed lower at 60.97 per ...
Is bigger better for ASEAN in a mega-regional world?
September 10th, 2014
Big-block trade agreements or ‘mega-regionals’, revolving around one or more major powers, are the latest trend in trade policy negotiations. ASEAN is involved in two: the American-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Chinese-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). But ...
Dollar sweeps higher, Japan shares shy from peaks
September 9th, 2014
The U.S. dollar held on to broad-based gains in Asia on Tuesday in a boon for shares of Japanese exporters but a burden for oil, gold and stocks in the energy majors. As the dollar finally broke to a ...
