-
By Moming Zhou, Bloomberg |
May 2, 2013
West Texas Intermediate crude gained the most in almost six months as the number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits slipped and the European Central Bank reduced interest rates to a record low.
-
By John Caiazzo |
May 2, 2013
You cannot be happy about creating 150,000 (quality doubtful) jobs in a month while “losing” 350,000 weekly or 1.2 million during the same period.
-
By Jana Randow and Jeff Black, Bloomberg |
May 2, 2013
The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate to a record low as the 17-nation euro region struggles to emerge from recession.
-
By Lucy Meakin, Bloomberg |
May 2, 2013
The euro weakened for the first time in four days against the yen amid speculation the European Central Bank will cut interest rates to a record-low 0.5 percent at a meeting today.
-
By James Ramelli |
May 2, 2013
With the sharp reaction in markets after the last unemployment number, tomorrow’s announcement will be watched closely by traders. Here's an options strategy with defined risk vs. reward to play it.
-
By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
May 2, 2013
The Federal Reserve said it will keep buying bonds at a monthly pace of $85 billion while standing ready to raise or lower purchases as economic conditions evolve.
-
By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
May 1, 2013
Manufacturing in the U.S. expanded in April at the slowest pace in four months, indicating the industry will contribute less to U.S. growth this quarter.
-
By Press Release |
May 1, 2013
Following its latest meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve moved to continue its quantitative easing program, but stressed the importance of watching the jobs market for growth.
-
By Susanne Walker and David Goodman, Bloomberg |
May 1, 2013
Treasury 10-year yields traded at almost the lowest level this year and volatility slid to a record on bets the Federal Reserve will affirm its commitment to the pace of bond purchases to support growth.
-
By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
May 1, 2013
Companies added fewer workers than forecast in April, an indication the labor market has cooled along with the rest of the U.S. economy.
