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Stocks: Federal Reserve to the rescue?
April 28th, 2014
Janet Yellen and economic data are poised to steal the business spotlight from Corporate America this week. After a bonanza of corporate report cards dominated recent headlines, investors will likely refocus on the state of the U.S. economy and ...
Wall Street Bond Dealers Whipsawed on Bearish Treasuries Bet
April 22nd, 2014
Betting against U.S. government debt this year is turning out to be a fool’s errand. Just ask Wall Street’s biggest bond dealers. While the losses that their economists predicted have yet to materialize, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Citigroup ...
Europe Stock-Index Futures Little Changed on Fed Remarks
April 17th, 2014
European stock-index futures were little changed, with equities heading for a weekly gain, as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reiterated the central bank will continue to support the economy. U.S. index futures were little changed, while Asian shares rose. ...
European Stocks Rise Before U.S. Data as Tesco Rallies
April 16th, 2014
European stocks rose the most in three weeks as investors weighed earnings reports and awaited data that may show American housing and industrial activity increased. U.S. index futures and Asian shares climbed. Tesco Plc advanced the most since 2012 ...
European Stocks Rise After Two-Day Drop; Kingfisher Gains
April 9th, 2014
European stocks advanced, after the region’s equities posted their first back-to-back losses in more than three weeks. U.S. index futures were also little changed, while Asian shares outside Japan rose. Kingfisher Plc (KGF) added 1.5 percent as UBS AG ...
Gold Holds Gains as Investors Assess Pace of Stimulus After Data
April 7th, 2014
Gold held the biggest one-day advance in more than three weeks as U.S. jobs data that trailed analysts estimates damped speculation that the Federal Reserve will step up the pace of stimulus reduction. Bullion for immediate delivery traded at ...
European Stocks Climb After Weekly Gain; Novartis Gains
March 31st, 2014
European stocks rose, after the biggest weekly gain in more than a month, as investors awaited economic data out of Europe and America later this week. U.S. stock-index futures and Asian shares climbed. Novartis AG advanced 2.8 percent after ...
U.S. Stocks Fluctuate While Europe Slumps on Ukraine
March 24th, 2014
U.S. stocks fluctuated as an index of manufacturing slowed while European shares snapped two days of gains amid concern the Ukraine crisis may escalate. The yen and gold weakened. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell less than 0.1 ...
India’s Bonds Snap Two-Week Gain as Fed Signals Rate Increase
March 21st, 2014
India’s 10-year bonds capped the first weekly decline in three on concern fund inflows into high-yielding assets will slow after the Federal Reserve signaled U.S. interest rates will be raised. The Fed cut its monthly debt purchases by $10 ...
U.S. Index Futures Rise as S&P 500 Heads for Weekly Gain
March 21st, 2014
U.S. stock-index futures advanced, indicating that the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will rise for a second day as it heads for its biggest weekly jump in a month. Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. surged 37 percent in early ...
