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By Grant Smith and Ben Sharples, Bloomberg |
January 21, 2013
Oil dropped from the highest level in four months in New York before European finance ministers meet today to discuss the region’s debt crisis and as U.S. lawmakers vote this week on budget measures.
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By Simon Kennedy and Scott Rose, Bloomberg |
January 16, 2013
The world is on the brink of a fresh “currency war,” Russia warned, as European policy makers joined Japan in bemoaning the economic cost of rising exchange rates.
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By Austin Kiddle |
December 14, 2012
Gold is finding support from a trifecta of geopolitical locations ranging from the Fed's continued stimulus, gold buying in Germany and the expected outcome of next week's Japanese election.
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By Rita Nazareth and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
December 13, 2012
U.S. stocks fell, halting a six-day rally in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as the standoff in federal budget negotiations overshadowed a drop in jobless claims and growth in retail sales.
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By Andrew Frye, Bloomberg |
December 10, 2012
The imminent end of Prime Minister Mario Monti’s government fueled the largest increase in Italian borrowing costs in four months and threatened to open a new front in Europe’s crisis fight before a year-end summit.
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By John Detrixhe and Neal Armstrong, Bloomberg |
December 4, 2012
The euro strengthened for a fifth day versus the dollar on speculation European Union finance ministers meeting in Brussels will make further progress in their efforts to stem the debt crisis.
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By Asjylyn Loder, Wes Goodman and Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
December 3, 2012
For the second time this year, stocks, bonds, commodities and the dollar posted monthly gains amid optimism central bank stimulus programs are bolstering growth in the world’s biggest economies.
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By Austin Kiddle |
November 28, 2012
Gold prices and the EUR/USD got a boost on Nov. 23 as the market anticipated a Greek deal.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
November 27, 2012
U.S. stocks fell for a second day and Treasuries rose as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said budget talks in Washington have made little progress.
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By Allison Bennett and Neal Armstrong, Bloomberg |
November 26, 2012
The euro fell for the first time in six days against the yen as European Union finance ministers gathered for a third meeting this month to try to reach agreement on aid for Greece.
