Stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday for a second straight session as the dollar strengthened and oil prices declined in late trading, eroding earlier gains in the energy sector.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 60.09 points, or 0.53 percent, to 11,346.75. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index declined 9.85 points, or 0.8 percent, to 1,213.40. [...]
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Markets Fall for a Second Day as the Dollar Improves
November 9th, 2010 by Financial Writer
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more...China Fear of Echoing Post-Plaza Japan Limits `Hyundai Accord’
October 21st, 2010 by Financial Writer
China’s reluctance to deliver “shock therapy” through a faster appreciation of the yuan may be a bid to avoid repeating history: Japan’s.
As Group of 20 finance chiefs begin talks today in Gyeongju, South Korea, China is deflecting foreign pressure to fast-track the yuan’s gains after limiting them to about 2 percent against the dollar since [...]
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Gold May Climb to Record $1,650 an Ounce on Fed Easing, Goldman Forecasts
October 13th, 2010 by Financial Writer
Gold may rally more than 20 percent from this month’s record to a high of $1,650 an ounce in 12 months as the Federal Reserve takes action to stimulate the U.S. economy, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Bullion may gain to $1,400 an ounce in three months and $1,525 an ounce in six months, analysts [...]
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China Opposed to Rapid Yuan Gain, Tells EU to Back Off
October 6th, 2010 by Financial Writer
China stiffened its opposition to a rapid appreciation of the yuan, setting the stage for a confrontation over exchange rates at this week’s international monetary meetings in Washington.
Premier Wen Jiabao said China will stick to its policy of gradually increasing the currency’s flexibility and lashed out at European Union leaders for teaming with the U.S. [...]
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A New Bid to Prop Up Economy Brings Shrugs in Japan
October 5th, 2010 by Financial Writer
FOR years, Japan has flooded its moribund economy with money: interest rates near zero, asset purchases by the central bank and public works projects that have dammed the nation’s rivers and paved remote mountain roads.
Japan’s central bank redoubled that effort Tuesday, lowering its benchmark interest rate to a range of 0 percent to 0.1 percent [...]
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Japan’s Benchmark Bond Yields Are Near Six-Week Low as Central Bank Meets
October 4th, 2010 by Financial Writer
Japan’s 10-year government bond yields were near a six-week low on speculation the Bank of Japan will unveil additional easing steps after a policy meeting today.
Ten-year bond futures advanced to the highest level in seven years after Nikkei English News said the central bank may boost purchases of government bonds. Demand for the safety of [...]
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New U.S. financial risk council meets Friday
September 30th, 2010 by Financial Writer
A new council of U.S. regulators charged with identifying risks to the financial system holds it first meeting later on Friday with an agenda that includes risky trading and how to pick which non-bank financial institutions need special scrutiny.
The Financial Stability Oversight Council, created under the financial overhaul signed into law in July, is scheduled [...]
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Dollar slides; potential Fed easing in focus
September 29th, 2010 by Financial Writer
The dollar fell to its lowest level in eight months Wednesday, as growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will further ease monetary policy outweighed simmering problems in Ireland and other European countries.
Three Federal Reserve members have speeches planned for the day, and traders will be listening for any hints on their disposition to engage in [...]
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Yuan Climbs to Strongest Since 1993 After Obama Criticizes China Policies
September 20th, 2010 by Financial Writer
The yuan climbed to the strongest level since 1993 after President Barack Obama criticized China for not letting its currency strengthen.
China’s leaders haven’t done “everything they said would be done” to allow appreciation, Obama said at an hour-long town hall discussion in Washington. Yuan forwards gained for a fourth day as the dollar weakened against [...]
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Yen Falls From 15-Year High Against Dollar After Japan Sells Its Currency
September 18th, 2010 by Financial Writer
The yen tumbled from a 15-year high versus the dollar and weakened against all of the most-traded currencies after Japan intervened for the first time since 2004 to curb gains that threaten an export-led recovery.
The yen had its biggest weekly decline against the greenback since April after Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Sept. 15 [...]
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