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Stocks end lower: Nasdaq off more than 1%
September 23rd, 2014
Wall Street took a sharp hit Monday as tech stocks plunged and Alibaba (BABA) fell more than 4% on its second day of trading after a blockbuster start on Friday. Investor concerns of a slowing Chinese economy also weighed ...
Economists can’t tell Scots how to vote
September 17th, 2014
Here is the bad news if you haven’t made up your mind whether to vote for Scotland to become independent – economic analysis cannot give you the answer. That is partly because this dismal science is not capable of ...
Dollar’s rise pressures commodities amid Fed anxiety
September 12th, 2014
The U.S. dollar was riding high in Asia on Friday as unceasing speculation about the prospects for rising U.S. interest rates undermined commodity prices and spurred investors to unwind leveraged trades in higher-yielding currencies. Talk the Federal Reserve might ...
Rupee recovers from initial losses, up 2 paise to 60.91 against dollar
September 12th, 2014
The rupee pared its initial losses to recover by two paise to 60.91 per dollar in late morning deals today following bouts of selling of the greenback by banks and exporters. The domestic unit resumed lower at 60.97 per ...
ECB speculation drives down yields, weighs on euro
August 27th, 2014
Euro zone government bond yields plumbed record lows on Wednesday and the euro fell to its weakest in a year against the dollar on expectations the European Central Bank will act soon to counter low growth and slowing inflation. ...
Asian shares sluggish, Ukraine anxiety fans growth worries
August 13th, 2014
Asian shares were tentative on Wednesday, and copper prices slipped to six-week lows on worries about global growth, as investors remained cautious as the crisis in Ukraine threatened a fragile economic recovery in Europe. Adding to the fragile mood, ...
Commodities markets summary
August 7th, 2014
A summary of trading in key commodities markets: ENERGY Oil prices in New York have fallen again on worries about lower demand, even after an inventory report showed a surprising drop in US gasoline supplies. US benchmark West Texas ...
Asian shares pressured by Wall Street, geopolitical tensions
August 4th, 2014
Fears of further declines on Wall Street pressured Asian shares on Monday, as concerns over geopolitical tensions and Argentina’s debt default eclipsed U.S. data that argued against an earlier start to the Federal Reserve’s rate-tightening cycle. Japan’s Nikkei average ...
Asia stocks sideswiped by Wall St, but China motors on
August 1st, 2014
Asian shares were mostly under water on Friday after a sudden slump on Wall Street spilled over globally, though a surprisingly strong pick up in manufacturing helped Chinese markets hold at seven-month highs. In a promising omen for world ...
Brent slips toward $106 as fuel demand disappoints
July 31st, 2014
Brent crude slipped towards $106 a barrel on Thursday and was set to post its biggest monthly loss in more than a year as higher OPEC output and disappointing demand in the United States outweighed tensions in the Middle ...
