Search Results for: U.S. interest rates
Oil Falls to Two-Week Low as U.S. Supply Gain Seen, Dollar Rises
August 31st, 2016
Crude stockpiles climbed 1.3 million barrels: Bloomberg survey Commodities drop, dollar rises to one-month high versus peers Oil dropped to a two-week low before a government report that’s projected to show U.S. crude stockpiles increased, while a strengthening dollar ...
Emerging Currencies Rebound With Shares After U.S. Stocks Rally
August 30th, 2016
Overseas funds net buyers in South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand Concerns of higher U.S. rates are fading, according to KTB Emerging-market stocks rose, heading for their biggest gain in more than a week, as an overnight rally in U.S. ...
Fed’s Dislike of Negative Interest Rates Points to Limits of Stimulus Measures
August 29th, 2016
Federal Reserve officials are content to watch others’ experience of negative rates from a distance Federal Reserve officials are turning a cold shoulder to a controversial idea being tried in Japan and much of Europe to boost anemic economies: ...
Asian Shares Jump With Won After U.S. Payrolls Boost; Oil Falls
July 11th, 2016
Topix jumps by most since February after Abe election victory Won jumps with ringgit after hiring picks up in U.S. Asia’s stocks and emerging-market currencies rallied, while commodities gained as heightened prospects for stimulus in Japan and better-than-expected U.S. jobs ...
U.S. Stocks Advance Amid Drug-Maker Rally as Caution Subsides
July 7th, 2016
Fed minutes show heightened uncertainty on job data, U.K. vote Banks, commodity shares rise after erasing early losses U.S. stocks advanced, led by gains among drug companies, as cautious sentiment eased amid speculation the American economy can weather the ...
Fed expected to hold rates steady as Brexit vote clouds outlook
June 15th, 2016
The Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday and signal if it still plans to raise rates twice in 2016 amid concerns about a U.S. hiring slowdown and Britain’s possible exit from the European Union. ...
Asia currencies jump after weak US jobs report dents Fed interest rate hike hopes
June 7th, 2016
Asia currencies got a bump up Monday after the dollar took a hit from a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report, but it isn’t clear if the move is sustainable. U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by only 38,000 in May, a far ...
Dollar supported by U.S. rate view, Aussie jumps
May 31st, 2016
The dollar hovered near its highest level in two months against a basket of currencies on Tuesday on growing expectations of an imminent U.S. interest rate hike, while the Australian dollar jumped on surprising strong local economic data. The ...
Seven big banks settle U.S. rate-rigging lawsuit for $324 million
May 4th, 2016
Seven of the world’s biggest banks have agreed to pay $324 million to settle a private U.S. lawsuit accusing them of rigging an interest rate benchmark used in the $553 trillion derivatives market. The settlement made public on Tuesday, ...
Tame U.S. inflation supports Fed’s cautious rate policy
April 15th, 2016
U.S. consumer prices barely rose in March and underlying inflation slowed, suggesting little urgency for a cautious Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in the near term. The benign inflation backdrop is prevailing despite tightening labor market conditions, underscored ...
