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Dollar makes broad gains as euro caution returns
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:05:00 GMT
Sterling under pressure as more UK stimulus looms with yen the only leading currency to hold its ground against the dollar
Traders on alert for yen intervention
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:32:45 GMT
Japan knows that should it act unilaterally to prevent further currency appreciation as it did last year, it would risk upsetting the US Treasury
Stocks surge on strong US jobs data
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:46:46 GMT
Equities and commodities benefit from robust US employment data with the FTSE All-World index at its best levels since start of August
Dollar rises as jobs boost dents QE3 speculation
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:29:24 GMT
The dollar strengthens after US data show a larger than expected rise in employment with investors taking this as a positive signal on the economy
Riot halts Egypt bourse rally
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:44:09 GMT
Stock exchange index drops 2.2 per cent following deadly riots, following 28 per cent rise on January.
Aussie dollar hits five-month high
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:21:55 GMT
Currency bounces after data shows Australia?s trade surplus rises to a record high in 2011 while Swiss franc loses some of its recent strength
?Too early? to spot gaps in global regulation
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:18:04 GMT
Increasing concern differences in the way G20 reforms on derivatives are being fleshed out by region could lead to ?regulatory arbitrage?
SNB head warns of political fallout after crisis
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:00:46 GMT
Thomas Jordan, acting chairman, says bank has come under domestic political pressure over the potential cost of further interventions
Jordan vow to continue SNB intervention
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:30:13 GMT
Thomas Jordan, acting head of Swiss National Bank and thrust into the limelight after his boss?s swift departure, promises to continue radical policies
China?s capital flight looks ready for take-off
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:56:52 GMT
As sentiment toward the renminbi sours and the political outlook is more uncertain, Henny Sender predicts more money will leave the mainland
Traders on alert for Swiss intervention
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:08:55 GMT
Franc reaches its strongest level against the euro in almost five months, putting it near the level at which the SNB has previously taken action
Production data boost stocks
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:32:57 GMT
Risk assets are firmer on better than expected manufacturing data from China, Germany, the UK and US, but concerns about America resurface
Euro higher as debt yields fall
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:55:32 GMT
Figures showing better than expected manufacturing activity for much of the eurozone in January help add to single currency?s gains
Credit squeeze threatens eurozone recovery
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:19:44 GMT
Squeeze strengthens case for cuts in ECB?s main interest rate, currently at record low of 1%. But central bank will probably not rush
Icap to cut jobs and clamp down on bonuses
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:09:21 GMT
Weak trading volumes prompted the inter-dealer broker to cut jobs and question compensation levels at the company
Roche steps up Illumina bid as sales hold up
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:05:19 GMT
Swiss drugs group proposes new board members at US manufacturer of genetic testing equipment who, if selected, will tip balance in its favour
Eurozone jobless rate at euro-era high
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:52:17 GMT
Rising unemployment in the single currency region highlights fragile nature of bloc?s economic recovery
Euro slips as debt hopes fade
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:15:29 GMT
The single currency gives up earlier gains against the dollar and strong yen prompts finance minister to warn of possible intervention
Low rates: the drug we can all do without
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:03:37 GMT
The addiction to cheap money continues to hold back economic growth and point to an increasing risk of deflation, writes Satyajit Das
Syrians buy up gold as currency plunges
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:39:59 GMT
Jewellery souk in Damascus is seeing soaring trade as the worsening conflict encourages residents to seek a stable alternative to cash
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