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Asian shares higher as earnings lift Wall Street
July 15th, 2014
Asian stocks markets were mostly higher Tuesday, fortified by Wall Street’s growing optimism over U.S. corporate earnings and hopes for encouraging economic data in China. China, the world’s No. 2 economy, is due to report its second quarter GDP ...
Asian shares firm, count on Fed’s support
July 15th, 2014
Asian shares rose on Tuesday after Citigroup’s earnings and a fresh round of merger and acquisition activity in the U.S. healthcare industry lifted global share prices. Yet, with elevated stock prices on Wall Street and elsewhere relying substantially on ...
EUR and GBP Are Committed To CFTC Reports
July 14th, 2014
The world has been spoiled by the beautiful game for the past four weeks, and yesterday’s final, although not a classic, the most consistent team was crowned champion. Football was the winner along with sportsmanship. Can the markets now ...
European Stocks Advance With Asia as Gold, Oil Retreat
July 14th, 2014
European and Asian stocks advanced with U.S. equity-index futures after a gauge of global shares suffered its biggest weekly loss in three months. Gold fell from a four-month high, corn slid a 10th day and oil dropped as the ...
NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may test post-float high as inflation looms
July 14th, 2014
The New Zealand dollar may test a post-float record this week with second-quarter inflation figures likely to underline the Reserve Bank’s path to higher interest rates, though the currency may struggle to hold those gains. The kiwi may trade ...
Asian stocks rebound after portuguese bank scare
July 14th, 2014
Asian stocks rebounded Monday from jitters about a struggling Portuguese bank as investors looked ahead to a busy week of data releases in the U.S., China and Europe. Oil edged up to stay above $100 after tumbling more than ...
Asian shares nudge higher, oil nurses losses
July 14th, 2014
Asian shares rose on Monday as euro zone banking jitters faded, but investors remained cautious ahead of corporate earnings and a raft of global economic events, including testimony from the head of the Federal Reserve. MSCI’s broadest index of ...
Asian Stocks Slip With Won on Portugal as Gold Holds Gain
July 11th, 2014
Asia’s benchmark stock index headed for its first weekly loss since May 9, the cost of insuring bonds in the region climbed and the yen maintained gains with gold amid concern that Europe’s debt problems haven’t been resolved. South ...
U.S. Dollar Falls after Lack of Fed Guidance
July 10th, 2014
The dollar fell the most in more than a week as minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting failed to provide additional insight on the pace of interest-rate increases next year. The euro gained for a third day versus ...
Fed, Confident in Economy, Details End of Bond-Buying Program
July 10th, 2014
The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it planned to stop adding to its bond holdings in October, in a sign of its confidence that the economy is gaining strength even as the central bank gradually withdraws its support. ...
