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By Nicholas Larkin and Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
November 20, 2012
Gold’s 12-year rally, the longest in at least nine decades, is poised to continue in 2013 as central bank stimulus spurs investors from John Paulson to George Soros to accumulate the highest combined bullion holdings ever.
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By Steve Matthews and Caroline Salas Gage, Bloomberg |
November 20, 2012
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker said he opposes a proposal to tie central bank stimulus to the U.S. unemployment rate because such a move may spur inflation.
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By Nicholas Larkin and Debarati Roy |
October 29, 2012
Hedge funds are siding with analysts on palladium prices, even as investors cut holdings in exchange-traded products backed by the metal.
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By Nicholas Larkin, Bloomberg |
October 8, 2012
Global commodity exchange-traded product assets climbed to a record $207.4 billion in the third quarter as investors sought gold as a protection of wealth amid central bank stimulus, according to ETF Securities Ltd.
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By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
October 4, 2012
Federal Reserve policy makers said they could change the size of the central bank’s monthly asset purchases to reduce the risks associated with the program, such as disrupting financial markets and spurring inflation.
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By Susanne Walker and Anchalee Worrachate, Bloomberg |
September 13, 2012
Treasuries rose, snapping a two-day decline, as economists said the Federal Reserve will announce today a third round of bond purchases known as quantitative easing to spur economic growth.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
September 10, 2012
U.S. benchmark stock indexes slipped from four-year highs and the euro fell for the first time in four days as Greece struggled to qualify for aid.
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By Liz Capo McCormick and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
September 10, 2012
Just six months ago, money market traders expected the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by the end of 2013. Now, they see borrowing costs staying at record lows for about three more years as the economic outlook worsens.
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By Lu Wang and Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
September 7, 2012
U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index poised for its biggest weekly gain since June, amid bets on central bank stimulus as American payrolls increased less than projected.
