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By Stephen Kirkland and Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Bloomberg |
May 8, 2013
Stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a record for a fifth day, amid better-than- projected earnings forecasts. European shares and metals gained as China’s trade and German industrial output beat estimates.
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By Pratik Parija, Bloomberg |
April 23, 2013
A rush by Indian consumers to buy gold jewelry and coins after the biggest plunge in prices in three decades is prompting jewelers to offer premiums on imports as traders and banks run out of stockpiles, a trade group said.
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By Godfrey Marawanyika and Franz Wild, Bloomberg |
April 22, 2013
The government in Zimbabwe, which has the world’s second-biggest platinum deposits, is preparing a law allowing it to seize controlling stakes in companies without compensation, according to a draft of the legislation.
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By John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
April 3, 2013
The yen gained versus the dollar, erasing yesterday’s loss, amid speculation a decision tomorrow by the Bank of Japan will signal its monetary-easing efforts will fall short of its goals and fail to reignite inflation.
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By Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
March 25, 2013
China’s slowdown last year probably didn’t exceed government reports, researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco said, differing from concerns voiced by some analysts about the accuracy of the official data.
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By John Detrixhe and Emma Charlton, Bloomberg |
March 25, 2013
The euro fell to a four-month low versus the dollar as the Cyprus bailout plan added to concern about the safety of the region’s bond holdings and deposits.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
March 5, 2013
Stocks jumped, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record, and metals rose as China vowed to maintain its growth target, U.S. service-industry growth improved and investors bet central banks will continue stimulus measures.
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By Fion Li and Ye Xie, Bloomberg |
February 27, 2013
For the first time, China’s yuan has overtaken the Russian ruble for transactions in the global payment system, according to Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, a financial messaging platform.
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By Simon Kennedy and Gonzalo Vina, Bloomberg |
February 12, 2013
Group of Seven policy makers roiled the currency markets they sought to calm amid conflicting messages on how much of an economic threat is posed by the weakening yen.
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By Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg |
January 29, 2013
The euro rose to its strongest versus the dollar since December 2011 after exceeding a technical level amid increasing appetite for risk.
