-
By Lukanyo Mnyanda and John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
May 6, 2013
The yen fell for a third day, trading at almost 100 per dollar, as a decline in the U.S. jobless rate to a four-year low fueled optimism that growth is gathering pace and reduced demand for Japan’s currency as a haven.
-
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 Susanne Walker and David Goodman, Bloomberg |
April 30, 2013
Treasuries rose, pushing 10-year yields to the lowest level this year, after a private report showed business activity in the U.S. unexpectedly shrank in April for the first time in more than three years.
-
By Steve Matthews and Jeff Kearns |
April 25, 2013
Debate among Federal Reserve policy makers is shifting away from the timing of a reduction in bond buying to the need to extend record stimulus as inflation cools and 11.7 million Americans remain jobless.
-
By Joe Richter, Bloomberg |
April 22, 2013
Hedge funds increased bets on gold rallying after prices plunged the most in 33 years, underscoring billionaire John Paulson’s view that bullion will rebound.
-
By Nikolaj Gammeltoft and Cecile Vannucci, Bloomberg |
April 22, 2013
U.S. equity volatility rose the most in almost four months last week after unexpectedly slow growth in China and a selloff in commodities triggered the biggest stock-market drop since November.
-
By Lu Wang and Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg |
April 18, 2013
U.S. stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a six-week low, as earnings from UnitedHealth Group Inc. to EBay Inc. disappointed investors.
-
By Jeff Kearns and Steve Matthews, Bloomberg |
April 17, 2013
The Federal Reserve said the U.S. economic expansion remained “moderate” amid gains in manufacturing, housing and autos that offset weakness in defense-related industries in some regions.
-
By Inyoung Hwang and Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg |
April 17, 2013
Ten days of pessimism flared into gold’s worst rout since 1980 this week, with selling so strong it knocked the world’s third-biggest exchange-traded fund further below its asset value than any time in a year.
-
By Nikolaj Gammeltoft and Cecile Vannucci |
April 16, 2013
Traders who made record bets on volatility scored the biggest gains in almost two months as equities plunged.
