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Dollar, North Asia stocks firm on positive U.S. GDP data
March 28th, 2016
The dollar firmed on Monday and stocks in North Asia rose after fairly strong consumer spending led to an upward revision in U.S. economic growth in the fourth quarter, helping to underpin investor sentiment. “As long as the U.S. ...
U.S. Retail Sales Fell 0.1% in February
March 16th, 2016
January revised to a decrease on lower auto, gas sales American consumers are showing renewed signs of caution amid continued financial-market volatility, clouding the outlook for a segment of the economy that had been a bright spot. U.S. retail ...
Fitch: U.S. Retail Brokers Focus On Customer Wallet Share
March 10th, 2016
U.S. retail brokers continue to capture more client wallet share and drive a more diverse revenue base, which could support further improvements in their financial performance, according to a special report published today by Fitch Ratings. Reflecting these favorable ...
Asian shares hit two-month high after solid U.S. job growth
March 7th, 2016
Asian shares hit two-month highs on Monday, extending sharp gains from last week, following upbeat U.S. jobs data, a rebound in oil and commodity prices and a flurry of reassurances from Chinese leaders that the economy would remain on ...
Japan’s Negative Interest Rates Are Even Crazier Than They Sound
March 3rd, 2016
Yesterday Japan’s government borrowed money on terms that require the lenders to pay rather than receive interest for ten years. And not only was that bond issue snapped up, it was vastly oversubscribed. This raises a lot of questions, ...
Bank of Japan launches negative rates, already dubbed a failure by markets
February 16th, 2016
The Bank of Japan‘s negative interest rates came into effect on Tuesday in a radical plan already deemed a failure by financial markets, highlighting Tokyo’s lack of options to spur growth as global markets sputter. The central bank, ...
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 ...
J.P. Morgan to Increase Deposit Rates for Some Big Clients in January
December 29th, 2015
Bank is among first of big peers to boost deposit rates after Fed decision on interest rates J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. will raise deposit rates for some of its biggest clients in January, according to a person familiar with ...
U.S. Third-Quarter GDP Revised Down to 2.0% Growth
December 22nd, 2015
The economy expands at a slightly slower pace than initially estimated in the third quarter The U.S. economy expanded at a slightly slower pace than initially estimated in the third quarter, as companies spent less stockpiling their inventories. Gross ...
Gold battered by dollar strength after Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hike
December 17th, 2015
Commerzbank analysts say precious metal could see recovery in 2016 Losses for gold futures were building on Thursday, as the metal succumbed to some dollar strength in the wake of the first interest-rate increase by the U.S. Federal Reserve ...
