US Stocks Mixed in Volatile Trade after ADP; Fed Minutes Ahead
U.S. stocks fluctuated on Wednesday following the prior day's jump, with the ADP private-employment report…
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Yellen Gets Final Stamp of Approval to Head U.S. Fed
Janet Yellen, a key force behind the Federal Reserve's unprecedented and controversial efforts to boost the U.S.…
G20 Hopes Grow for U.S. Deal to Avert Default
Top finance officials from the G20 leading economies looked set to keep their focus on the receding risk of a U.S.…
Fed Surprises, Sticks to Stimulus As It Cuts Growth Outlook
The U.S. Federal Reserve defied investor expectations on Wednesday by postponing the start of the wind down of its…
Janet Yellen: A Keynesian Woman at The Fed
With Ben Bernanke’s term as chairman of the Federal Reserve up at the end of January, 2014, the speculation about…
U.S. Stocks Leap as GDP Offsets Taper Talk
U.S. stocks jumped Wednesday, pulling benchmark indexes into positive terrain for the week, as a revision in…
Gold, Silver Hit by Fed Fears, Dollar Gains
Gold and silver futures slumped Wednesday, remaining under pressure as upbeat U.S. economic data supported the view…
No need to panic over falling rupee: FM
Finance minister P Chidambaram said on Friday that there was no need for panic over the weakness in the rupee and…
US Fed Weighs Slowing Down Bond-Buying
Investors sell both stocks and bonds after Bernanke cites strengthening economy as reason for winding down…
Volatile Nikkei Keeps Asian Stocks on Edge
Asian stocks fell to one-month lows on Friday and the yen rebounded broadly as extreme volatility in the Nikkei…
Asia Stocks Mostly Advance On U.S. Cues
Stocks in Asia mostly rose Wednesday as U.S. economic data and comments from Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke…
Europe Stocks Recoup After Italy-Driven Selloff
European stock markets showed upbeat moves on Wednesday, recouping from the prior day’s steep losses, which came…
Gold Futures Off Ahead Of Bernanke Speech
Gold futures were lower in electronic trade on Thursday, a day ahead of a much awaited speech from U.S. Federal…
Weak Data Send European Stocks Lower
European stock markets dropped on Thursday, following a raft of weak macroeconomic data, while investors also got…
Europe Stocks Mostly Flat; L’Oreal, Rio Tinto Off
European stocks were trading flat to slightly lower on Wednesday, with investors looking ahead to the Jackson Hole,…
Brent Slips Below $104 As Bernanke Offers No Signal On Stimulus
Brent crude slipped below $104 a barrel on Wednesday, snapping five days of gains as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben…
Dollar Firms Thursday Amid Fed Announcement, China Data
The dollar firmed across the board Thursday, after the Federal Reserve limited easing measures to an extension of…
Comex Gold Posting Moderately Higher
Comex gold futures prices are trading moderately higher Monday morning and are seeing short covering and…
Gold Fails to Rebound, Extends Losses
Gold struggled to regain lost ground on Wednesday after tumbling nearly 2 percent in the previous session, as the…
Gold Prices Higher On Bernanke’s Remarks
Gold prices started off the week trading higher based on Monday’s news that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke…
European Shares Dip as Spain Concerns Weigh
European equity markets weakened on Wednesday as the boost given by speculation over further Federal Reserve…
U.S Stocks Moving Higher amid Bernanke’s Comments
Stocks are moving higher Tuesday, adding to Monday’s strong gains after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben…
Asia Stocks Rally on Bernanke Comments; Nikkei at 1-Year High
Asian stock markets rallied on Tuesday, tracking strong overnight gains from Wall Street made on the back of dovish…
European Stocks Higher, DAX Up 0.92%
European stock markets were higher on Tuesday, as investors carried over Monday’s optimism following dovish…
U.S. Fed’s Bernanke Affirms Low Rates
The U.S. economy needs to grow more quickly to bring down the unemployment rate further, Federal Reserve Chairman…
Yen Weakens, USD Rebounds
Yen weakened against the dollar and most of its major counterparts ending its recent rise as Japanese importers…
Bernanke says recovery slow but small banks climbing back
The weak economic recovery has made it harder for banks to make money from loans but the financial conditions of…