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SNB Threatening Negative Rate Awaits Draghi’s Next Move
December 9th, 2014
Swiss National Bank officials have their eyes on one man: Mario Draghi. The prospect of the European Central Bank intensifying stimulus by purchasing government bonds has weakened the euro, pushing the franc to within 0.2 percent of the SNB’s ...
Shanghai Composite Index Breaks 3,000 for First Time Since 2011
December 8th, 2014
China’s Shanghai Composite Index surpassed 3,000 for the first time since 2011 and a gauge of the nation’s biggest companies headed for a record winning streak on optimism shares will extend their world-beating rally. Citic Securities Co. and Haitong Securities Co., ...
Fiat Chrysler launches $2.5 billion mandatory convertible bond, share offer
December 5th, 2014
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) (FCHA.MI) (FCAU.N) said on Thursday it had launched an expected share offer and a $2.5 billion mandatory convertible bond as it seeks to reduce its mounting debt pile and fund an ambitious five-year investment plan. ...
Dollar Approaches 120 Yen on U.S. Growth as Aussie Falls 6th Day
December 4th, 2014
The dollar strengthened to within 0.1 percent of 120 yen, the highest since July 2007, as analysts forecast that U.S. job growth will accelerate while Japan remains in recession. A gauge of the U.S. currency headed for its highest close in more than ...
U.S. Shares Rise With Dollar as Oil Surges Amid Data
December 3rd, 2014
U.S. stocks rose toward records, as energy shares rallied with the price of crude and investors weighed data on hiring and the services sector. European equities climbed and the dollar gained on speculation the region’s central bank will add ...
Asian shares edge down, oil rises as crude inventories decline
December 3rd, 2014
The dollar marked a fresh seven-year high against the yen on Wednesday, which helped lift the Nikkei to a similar record, while oil prices recovered after data showed a drop in U.S. supply. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares ...
Crude, Copper and the S&P 500
December 2nd, 2014
Why the Fed Bubble Is Likely to Burst After more than five years of aggressive accommodation from the world’s central banks, there are many charts that suggest the tremendous run-up in the risk assets during this time period is likely to ...
Dollar Rises to 7-Year High Versus Yen on Economy; Aussie Slides
December 1st, 2014
The dollar rose to a seven-year high versus the yen before data forecast to show U.S. manufacturing outpaced global peers, reinforcing the outlook for higher interest rates in the world’s largest economy. The greenback extended gains against the currencies of commodity-producing ...
Commodities Retreat to Five-Year Low as Oil Tumbles With Bullion
December 1st, 2014
Commodities fell to the lowest in five years as oil sank on prospects for a glut, gold fell after Swiss voters rejected a move to force the central bank to buy bullion and data from China confirmed a slowdown ...
OPEC inaction halts Europe rally; dollar firms
November 28th, 2014
Oil prices extended their recent slide on Friday, sending related shares and currencies lower, after OPEC decided to refrain from cutting output despite a supply glut. Brent crude LCOc1 touched a low of $71.12 a barrel after settling at ...
