Posts Tagged ‘ market ’

pa href=”http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-chinas-towering-metal-stockpiles-cast-economic-shadow-075211485–business.html”img src=”http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/k_.SZL_2ahJriBvm_qZycQ–/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-18T075211Z_1_CBRE84H0LVX00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-CHINA-COMMODITIES.JPG” width=”130″ height=”86″ alt=”A labourer walks on coils of steel wire at a steel market in Shenyang” align=”left” title=”A labourer walks on coils of steel wire at a steel market in Shenyang” border=”0″ //aQINGDAO, China (Reuters) – When metals warehouses in top consumer China are so full that workers start stockpiling iron...
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pa href=”http://news.yahoo.com/global-shares-fall-deepening-greek-turmoil-weighs-034705092–finance.html”img src=”http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MuAtCJw7x_S8T5N2dQfXRg–/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-14T034705Z_2_CBRE84D0ACB00_RTROPTP_2_US-MARKETS-JAPAN-STOCKS.JPG” width=”130″ height=”86″ alt=”Visitors to the Tokyo Stock Exchange look at monitors displaying various market indices in Tokyo” align=”left” title=”Visitors to the Tokyo Stock Exchange look at monitors displaying various market indices in Tokyo” border=”0″ //aTOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Monday after weekend talks to form a new Greek government...
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pa href=”http://news.yahoo.com/sudans-economy-grew-2-pct-q1-2012-finance-121710099–sector.html”img src=”http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H6CjnccnrpIlceajvP12kQ–/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2012-05-07T122157Z_1_AJOE8460YCQ00_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-SUDAN-ECONOMY-20120507.JPG” width=”130″ height=”86″ alt=”Children sell vegetables at the Bor market in the Jonglei state capital Bor” align=”left” title=”Children sell vegetables at the Bor market in the Jonglei state capital Bor” border=”0″ //aKHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s economy grew 2 percent in the first quarter of this year, the state minister for finance said...
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand held firm against the dollar on Thursday and government bonds ticked up in early trade although the debt market’s gains might not be sustained in the long-term as traders price in higher interest rates next year. The rand was at 7.72 to the dollar by 0655 GMT, up...
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pimg class=float_right src=http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/4f9843cf69bedd003600003d/gilliant-tett.jpg border=0 alt=Gilliant Tett //ppFrontline aired the first two parts of their 4-episode documentary Money, Power amp; Wall Street last night./p pThe documentary explores the causes and effects of the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis, tracing the creation of the credit default swap, its application to the mortgage market, the de-regulation of Wall...
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Economists mostly shrugged off news that U.S. hiring slowed in March as a one-month aberration warped by warm weather. But what if they#8217;re wrong? What if the sharp drop in job creation signaled something more ominous? Investors appeared worried Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 131 points on the first day of trading...
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand fell to a 2-1/2 month low against the dollar on Tuesday as investors dumped riskier emerging market assets for safer-haven currencies such as the Japanese yen, owing to a weak global economic outlook. The rand led the list of losers against the U.S dollar in 20 emerging market...
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pa href=”http://news.yahoo.com/obama-warns-ups-downs-job-market-144831713.html”img src=”http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lCYkR6.GWVDJXuYi9Oz6mQ–/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA–/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b8ce117ac5060f090c0f6a706700a295.jpg” width=”130″ height=”86″ alt=”President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks at the White House Forum on Women and the Economy, Friday, April 6, 2012, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)” align=”left” title=”President Barack Obama pauses as he...
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pa href=”http://news.yahoo.com/saudi-arabia-says-act-push-down-oil-prices-075319377.html”img src=”http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4yEUqc1EVoyo7lxwnSHAwg–/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/000_Par6720810.jpg” width=”130″ height=”86″ alt=”Saudi Arabia “will use spare production capacity to supply the oil market,” the minister said” align=”left” title=”Saudi Arabia “will use spare production capacity to supply the oil market,” the minister said” border=”0″ //aSaudi Arabia will act to bring down oil prices, Saudi oil minister, Ali Naimi, said in the...
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Chairman Ben Bernanke says the U.S. job market remains weak despite three months of strong hiring and that the Federal Reserve#8217;s existing policies will help boost growth. Further job gains will likely require more robust consumer and business demand, Bernanke said Monday during a speech at the National Association for Business Economics spring conference...
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s government bonds rallied on Thursday after domestic inflation surprised the market to the downside, backing the case that the Reserve Bank might not have to increase interest rates after all this year. The rand extended losses against the dollar, however, and was also weaker versus the euro, partly on...
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pa href=”http://news.yahoo.com/us-factories-help-job-recovery-endure-march-185744831.html”img src=”http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nMzaToVUuNPfVERHZfErtw–/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d6bc3e2e8de7fc07090f6a706700c5c7.jpg” width=”130″ height=”86″ alt=”In this March 3, 2012 photo, George’s restaurant employee David Lopez works on filling a customers order, in Waco, Texas. Fewer people sought unemployment benefits last week, adding to signs that the job market is strengthening. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)” align=”left” title=”In this March 3, 2012 photo, George’s restaurant employee...
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