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European stocks suffer 2nd straight fall
June 2nd, 2016
European stocks finished lower Wednesday, with mining shares among the biggest laggards after lackluster Chinese manufacturing data underscored worries about the health of the world’s second-largest economy. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, -0.96% fell 1% to end at 344.12. Among financials, UniCredit ...
Dollar in vogue, hits three-week high on revived Fed rate hike expectations
May 18th, 2016
The dollar rallied to a three-week high against the euro and a basket of currencies on Wednesday on renewed expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates soon. U.S. consumer prices recorded their biggest increase in more than ...
Asian Stocks Fall With Won on Global Growth Woes; Oil Below $44
May 4th, 2016
Dollar gains after Fed officials say June rate hike possible Industrial metals retreat as sovereign bonds advance Asian stocks fell for a sixth day, their longest losing streak since February, as anxiety over the health of the global economy ...
Fed holds on rates
April 28th, 2016
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that labor market conditions have improved further even as growth in economic activity appears to have slowed. Growth in household spending has moderated, although households’ real income ...
Asian Stocks Advance as Oil Holds Near $40; Aussie, Kiwi Climb
April 19th, 2016
Korean won climbs to five-month high as gold declines Japan’s Topix jumps by most in a month as yen weakens Asian equities jumped by the most in a month as crude oil stayed within sight of $40 a barrel, ...
CME traders say chances of April interest rate hike are zero
April 15th, 2016
While the chances had been low, traders now believe there is absolutely no possibility of a Fed rate hike in April. The probability went to zero Thursday morning after two days’ worth of data showed that the economy is ...
Saxo Q2 Outlook: A social contract in tatters fuels anti-establishment voices and volatility
April 7th, 2016
A rise in political and social risk is the biggest challenge facing financial markets in Q2 2016 Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, has today published its quarterly outlook for global markets and key trading ideas for the second quarter ...
YELLEN: The Fed is in no rush to raise rates
March 30th, 2016
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reiterated on Tuesday that interest rates would rise slowly. Yellen was speaking at the Economic Club of New York. In her prepared remarkspublished before the speech Tuesday, Yellen said raising rates with caution was “especially ...
Yellen – Fed not likely to reverse course on rates despite risks
February 11th, 2016
The Federal Reserve is unlikely to reverse its plan to raise interest rates further this year, but tighter credit markets, volatile financial markets, and uncertainty over Chinese economic growth have raised risks to the U.S. economy, Fed Chair Janet ...
FED raises interest rates first time since 2006
December 17th, 2015
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing at solid rates in recent months, and the ...
