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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, ...
Pound Bulls Face Day of Reckoning as BOE Inflation Report Looms
August 12th, 2014
This week’s economic forecasts from the Bank of England are shaping up to be decisive for the remaining sterling bulls. The pound strengthened against the euro today as investors prepared for clues from projections due in the central bank’s ...
American taxpayers abandon U.S. before register to FATCA
August 11th, 2014
The U.S. Treasury Department has published indicative numbers illustrating the number of 1 577 United States taxpayers giving up their passports or their green cards in the first half of this year. The increasing number of individuals doing so, ...
How Bond Traders Profited Off U.S. Wage of $24.45 an Hour
August 11th, 2014
Yields on 10-year Treasuries (USGG10YR) hit a three-week high, suggesting traders were bracing for evidence the long-awaited pickup in wages would materialize and provide the catalyst for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. While the economy rebounded last ...
Gemalto will acquire SafeNet for $890 Million
August 8th, 2014
Gemalto, the Dutch digital security company announced that it has agreed to pay 890 million to acquire the data protection software provider, SafeNet. Gemalto’s security products are used for mobile wallets and online banking and in some national identity ...
The Global Economy’s Groundhog Day
August 8th, 2014
In the movie “Groundhog Day,” a television weatherman, played by Bill Murray, awakes every morning at 6:00 to relive the same day. A similar sense of déjà vu has pervaded economic forecasting since the global economic crisis began a ...
Pound About 0.2 Percent From Eight-Week Low as BOE Holds Rates
August 8th, 2014
The pound was about 0.2 percent from its weakest level in eight weeks versus the dollar after Bank of England officials maintained their key interest rate at a record-low 0.5 percent following a two-day meeting. U.K. 10-year government bond ...
China July exports up 14.5 pct year-on-year, imports down 1.6 percent
August 8th, 2014
China’s surprisingly buoyant exports in July pushed its trade surplus to a record, but a drop in imports signals sluggish domestic demand that will likely call for continuing policy support to keep economic growth on track. Manufacturing appears to ...
Oil Falls After Strong Global Supplies
August 7th, 2014
Brent crude traded near its lowest closing level in nine months on speculation that supplies remain sufficient to meet demand. West Texas Intermediate was near a six-month low. Futures were little changed in London. In Iraq, Kurdish exports remain ...
Europe Index Futures Tumble With Asian Stocks; Kiwi Drops
August 6th, 2014
European index futures (SPA) dropped with the euro and stocks in Asia amid escalating tensions over Ukraine and concern that stronger U.S. growth will lead to sooner-than-projected interest-rate increases. New Zealand’s dollar and emerging-market currencies weakened. Futures on the ...
