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By Susanne Walker and Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
January 18, 2013
U.S. stocks closed at a five-year high and Treasuries rose for the fifth time in six days as investors weighed prospects for a short-term lift in the U.S. debt ceiling. The yen traded at a 2 1/2-year low.
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By Eleni Himaras, Bloomberg |
January 14, 2013
Investment banks are cutting jobs in equities faster than any other division as revenue recovers at a slower pace than the rest of their businesses and more trading is automated.
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By Joseph Ciolli and Anchalee Worrachate, Bloomberg |
January 14, 2013
The yen touched the weakest level versus the dollar since June 2010 on bets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will select a central-bank chief who will expand monetary easing, accelerating the currency’s decline.
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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
January 9, 2013
Treasury 10-year note yields traded close to the highest level since April after the U.S.’s first auction of the securities this year was met with weaker-than-average demand.
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By Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg |
December 31, 2012
The dollar fell against most of its biggest peers as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he’s hopeful a last-minute U.S. deficit-reduction deal will be reached to protect all but top earners from a tax increase
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By Claudia Carpenter and Lu Wang |
December 18, 2012
Stocks rallied, sending the S&P 500 to a two-month high, and commodities gained on signs of progress in U.S. budget talks.
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By Gabrielle Coppola and Josue Leonel, Bloomberg |
November 16, 2012
Brazil’s real fell, extending its biggest weekly drop since June, on speculation the central bank will allow the currency to weaken as U.S. budget wrangling spurs demand for a refuge in the dollar.
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By Joseph Ciolli and Lukanyo Mnyanda, Bloomberg |
October 16, 2012
The euro rose above $1.30 for the first time in a week as German investor sentiment improved more than economists predicted and amid speculation that Spain is moving toward asking for financial assistance.
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By Joseph Ciolli and Lucy Meakin, Bloomberg |
October 9, 2012
The euro declined vs. most of its major counterparts as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the common-currency bloc faces risks from financial instability.
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October 2, 2012
Wall Street banks’ equities-trading units aren’t getting much relief from the strongest stock rally since 2009, as sinking volume and already thin margins threaten to make their annual performance the worst in six years.
