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Dollar Gauge at Five-Year High as Kiwi, Aussie Decline on China
December 8th, 2014
A gauge of the dollar headed for its highest close in more than five years after China said imports unexpectedly fell in November, underpinning demand for the currency of the U.S. where growth is beating forecasts. The dollar rose ...
Euro zone risks return to contraction, China outlook smoggy
December 4th, 2014
The euro zone economy may face another contraction after business activity grew less than expected in November, although although Asian readings were more upbeat, while U.S. data was mixed in global surveys published on Wednesday. Firms across the euro ...
Oil falls below $72 after sharp rally in volatile market
December 2nd, 2014
Brent oil fell below $72 a barrel on Tuesday, giving up some of its gains in the previous day’s rally from five-year lows, as traders voiced uncertainty over whether the market had reached a floor or would keep falling. ...
China’s Stocks Head for Biggest Weekly Gain in Three Years
November 28th, 2014
China’s benchmark stock index headed for its biggest weekly advance in three years on optimism a slide in oil prices will reduce costs for transport companies and the central bank may continue to loosen monetary policy. China Everbright Bank ...
China Mobile’s 4G Explosive Growth Is Positive For Apple
November 27th, 2014
China Mobile ’s 4G user base is experiencing explosive growth. February of this year was the first month that it supported the faster technology (a month after it started to officially support Apple AAPL +1.18%’s iPhone 5c and 5s) and it signed up ...
VW Drives for Gains in Southern China
November 26th, 2014
Volkswagen AG is taking market share from other foreign auto makers in relatively wealthy southern China, as a slowdown in the world’s No. 1 car market intensifies competition. Southern China—the first part of the country to get rich after Beijing ...
China cuts key short-term money rate as Beijing pushes down cash costs
November 25th, 2014
China’s central bank lowered the yield for a key short-term money rate on Tuesday, the fourth time it has done so this year, as regulators step up efforts to reduce funding pressure for Chinese companies. The reduction, announced on ...
Stocks Rise With Oil After China Rates as Euro Falls
November 21st, 2014
Global stocks climbed, and oil and metals gained after China cut interest rates. The euro weakened and bonds in the region rose after Mario Draghi said the European Central Bank must drive inflation higher. The MSCI All-Country World Index advanced 0.2 percent at 11:21 a.m. ...
Emerging Stocks Fall on China, Euro-Area Slowdown; Ruble Gains
November 20th, 2014
Emerging-market stocks fell as manufacturing gauges in China and Germany retreated, dimming the outlook for exporters. The ruble rose as Russian companies sought funds to meet their tax commitments. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index lost less than 0.1 percent ...
Global markets ‘living on borrowed time’: Wilbur Ross
November 17th, 2014
Global financial markets are living on borrowed time with geopolitical crises and deflationary risks still a concern, private-equity billionaire Wilbur Ross told CNBC. “I think are living on borrowed time because investors have no alternatives,” the chairman and ...
