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Asian stocks Mixed after China Trade Data
July 10th, 2014
Asian stocks outside Japan rebounded as China’s trade expanded, while the U.S. oil benchmark-contract slipped toward a record losing streak. European index futures were flat and gold was near a 3 1/2-month high. The MSCI Asia Pacific excluding Japan ...
U.S. Dollar Remains Lower Before Fed Minutes
July 9th, 2014
A gauge of the dollar remained lower before the Federal Reserve releases minutes of its most recent meeting amid speculation an uneven economic recovery will prompt policy makers to hold borrowing costs near zero. The greenback held losses from ...
Dollar Falls Most in a Week Versus Yen after Fed Rate report
July 8th, 2014
The dollar fell the most in more than a week against the yen as investors gauge the timing of Federal Reserve interest-rate increases after reports showing a strengthening jobs market. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose earlier after Goldman ...
U.K. Stocks, Power-Tax Rebates, Bonus Remarks: Compliance
July 7th, 2014
Britain’s markets regulator should investigate whether the closing prices of stocks are being manipulated, according to lawmakers. Conservative Mark Garnier pressed for the investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority at a July 3 hearing of the Treasury Committee in ...
Goldman Sachs Brings Forward Rate Forecast as Treasuries Drop
July 7th, 2014
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. brought forward its forecast for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates after U.S. employers added more jobs than forecast, sending five-year Treasuries lower for a fourth day. The Fed will increase its benchmark in ...
Bond Anxiety in $1.6 Trillion Repo Market as Failures Soar
July 7th, 2014
In the relative calm that is the market for U.S. Treasuries, a sense of unease over a vital cog in the financial system’s plumbing is beginning to rise. The Federal Reserve’s bond purchases combined with demand from banks to ...
Wall Street set to extend highs
July 2nd, 2014
The rally on Europe’s main equities markets is continuing, after fresh prices data for the eurozone did not contain any unpleasant surprises ahead of this week’s European Central Bank policy meeting. The region-wide FTSE Eurofirst 300 is up 0.4 ...
Emerging Stocks Advance as Oil Declines While Europe Stoc
June 30th, 2014
Emerging-market stocks rose, extending the biggest quarterly advance since September 2012. Shares in Europe fell, while oil declined as continuing violence in Iraq failed to disrupt supply. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (BUSY) climbed 0.4 percent at 7:25 a.m. ...
Taking Systemic Risk Seriously
June 30th, 2014
There are two leading views about the world’s financial system. The first, heard mostly from executives at leading global banks and their allies, is that the system is safer than it has ever been. According to this view, the ...
New tax reliefs complicate the system and offer more opportunities for tax avoidance’ MPs warn
June 27th, 2014
A committee of MPs has accused the Government of creating more opportunities for tax avoidance by introducing new tax reliefs which cost the country £100billion a year. The Government’s Office of Tax Simplification has introduced 134 new tax reliefs ...
