Poroshenko Seeks Merkel’s Support as Russia Bristles
As Russia warns officials in Kiev against deepening their ties with Europe, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is preparing to meet Vladimir Putin -- at a summit of European Union leaders. The two...
View ArticleJapan Futures Jump After Stock Rebound While Yen Retreats
U.S. and Japanese index (VIX) futures climbed while the yen extended its decline after global stocks halted their slide and a report indicated Japan’s pension fund will boost investment in shares. Oil...
View ArticleAsian Futures Fall Amid S&P 500 Retreat; Oil Extends Drop
Asian index futures dropped amid a retreat in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, while the yen held gains before Japanese retail sales data. Crude oil continued its decline and Twitter Inc. slipped...
View ArticleDIARY - Emerging Markets Economic Events to Oct 29
n">Oct 16 (Reuters) - For other related diaries, please double-click on: for emerging market economic indicator release dates and forecasts for a diary of top economic events for a debt auction...
View ArticleFed Ends QE While Keeping ‘Considerable Time’ Low-Rate Pledge
The Federal Reserve confirmed it will end an asset-purchase program that has added $1.66 trillion to its balance sheet and maintained a pledge to keep interest rates low for a “considerable time.”...
View ArticleAsian Stocks Extends Weekly Gain on U.S. Earnings, Europe
Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index extending its first weekly gain in seven weeks, after U.S. earnings beat estimates and data signaled stronger European growth. The MSCI Asia Pacific...
View ArticleJapan Stocks Fall, Led by Airlines, Ahead of BOJ Meeting
Japanese stocks fell, with the Topix index halting a two-day gain, as airlines led declines and investors awaited central bank policy announcements. The Topix declined 0.1 percent to 1,252.81 as of...
View ArticleCurrency Wars Evolve With Goal of Avoiding Deflation
Currency wars are back, though this time the goal is to steal inflation, not growth. Brazil Finance Minister Guido Mantega popularized the term “currency war” in 2010 to describe policies employed at...
View ArticleFed Cites Improved Labor Market While Ending QE as Planned
The Federal Reserve said it sees further improvement in the labor market while confirming it will end an asset-purchase program that has added $1.66 trillion to its balance sheet. “Labor market...
View ArticleAPEC Finance Ministers Agree to Boost Infrastructure Investment
Finance ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum pledged to boost infrastructure spending to spur regional development, according to a statement released after they met in Beijing...
View ArticleWorld Economy Gives Investors Growth Scare; Banks Exhaust Stimulus Arsenals
The global economy faces its biggest test of confidence since the European sovereign debt crisis as investors fear it's running out of engines. Japan and the euro area are throwing up fresh signs of...
View ArticleRecord Money Pulled on Economy as Europe Forsaken in ETFs
Investors have had enough of Europe. Amid a global selloff that has sent the Standard & Poor's 500 Index down 5.2 percent in three weeks, losses have been almost twice as big in the Euro Stoxx 50...
View ArticleAsia Stocks Rise as ECB Stress Tests Ease Europe Concern
Asian stocks rose, after the regional benchmark gauge capped its first weekly advance in seven weeks, as a stress test passed by most European banks added to signs of recovery in the region. The MSCI...
View ArticleFed Wraps Up Asset Purchases as It Cites Stronger Labor-Market Conditions
Reinvesting Proceeds The Fed said it will continue reinvesting proceeds from a balance sheet that swelled to a record $4.48 trillion in the course of three rounds of so-called quantitative easing that...
View ArticleS&P 500 Rallies for 4th Day on ECB Stimulus, Apple Profit
U.S. stocks rose for a fourth day as investors speculated the European Central Bank will boost economic stimulus and Apple (AAPL) Inc. forecast record sales. Apple advanced 2.4 percent, sending the...
View ArticleJapan stocks soar 5 percent, yen falls on stimulus
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Japan's stock index surged 5 percent and the yen slid against the dollar Friday after the Bank of Japan unexpectedly announced new stimulus to boost a flagging economic...
View ArticleU.S. Stocks Halt 4-Week Slide With Best Rally Since 2013
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index posted the best weekly gain since January 2013, halting a four-week slide amid better-than-estimated earnings from Caterpillar Inc. to Yahoo! Inc. and data signaling...
View ArticleChina encourages citizens to buy EVs
By Mamoru Kurihara / Yomiuri Shimbun CorrespondentBEIJING — China’s central and local governments are encouraging people to buy electric vehicles as the country’s air pollution grows ever more serious....
View ArticleTen Reasons to Be Cheerful on Growth in Cruellest Month
There’s no mistake that this week has been a wild one for financial markets, living up to October’s billing as the cruelest month for equities. Still, as the week ends, some economists are wondering if...
View ArticleDIARY- Top Economic Events to Oct 31
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