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Spanish Shares Fall After Vote as Greek Stocks Drop Second Day
May 25th, 2015
Equity markets in Spain and Greece fell, dragging European stocks lower as holidays across the region curbed trading volume. The IBEX 35 Index dropped 2.2 percent after local Spanish elections showed support for parties seeking to overturn the political ...
Dollar eases after U.S. data disappoints, awaits Yellen
May 22nd, 2015
* Dollar index hovers below recent 2-week high * For the week, dollar index up more than 2 pct * BOJ keeps policy unchanged as expected * Caution reigns ahead of Kuroda, Yellen comments (Updates prices, adds comments) The ...
Japan shares set fresh 15-year high, dollar holds gains after Fed minutes
May 21st, 2015
Japanese shares hit a new 15-year high on Thursday on hopes that its long-moribund economy was finally coming to life, but weak China factory activity capped stock market gains in much of the rest of Asia. The dollar held ...
Top EU officials eye deal by end-May as technical-level talks make gradual progress
May 20th, 2015
As Greek government officials expressed their confidence that a deal with the country’s creditors is close, top European officials indicated Tuesday that although there has been progress in negotiations, an agreement is unlikely before the end of the month. ...
Asian shares slip, but Japan GDP surprise lifts Nikkei
May 20th, 2015
Asian shares slipped on Wednesday after a mixed day on Wall Street, though Japan’s better-than-expected economic growth lifted the Nikkei to a nearly one-month high. The euro remained pressured by expectations that the European Central Bank would increase its ...
Greece wants loan deal by end of May
May 18th, 2015
Greece wants to reach a loan deal with its EU-IMF creditors by the end of May to resolve an acute cash shortage, the government said on Monday. “A deal is required immediately, this is why we are talking about ...
Dollar pushes higher but near lows after downbeat U.S. data
May 18th, 2015
* Output, consumer confidence data back bets that Fed will wait * IMM data show speculators continued to trim long dollar bets * DXY vulnerable to further near-term correction-strategist * Kiwi skids after tax news raises rate-cut speculation The ...
Top stories of the day
May 13th, 2015
1. The European Central Bank raised the emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) ceiling for Greek banks by 1.1 billion euros on Tuesday, in the wake of Monday’s Eurogroup meeting that recorded some progress in the talks between the government and its ...
Greek Prime Minister concession keeps ELA alive
May 7th, 2015
ECB increases pressure on government for agreement, but offers another 2 bln euros in cash to local banks The European Central Bank is putting extra pressure on Athens for the completion of an agreement with creditors, pegging the maintenance ...
Greece makes IMF payment but hopes of quick deal dashed
May 6th, 2015
Greece made a small interest payment to the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday but European lenders dashed hopes for a cash-for-reforms deal before a more crucial, bigger installment Athens must pay next week. Leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras‘ government ...
