On Tuesday the pound sterling has reached a more-than seven year high against the euro - a day after the European Central Bank (ECB) began its government bond buying programme and as markets were concerned over Greek standoff...
On Tuesday persistent jitters about what’s seen as an inevitable U.S. rate hike this year unsettled stock futures and pushed the dollar to new records, which also weighed on commodities and overseas equities...
The pound dropped against the U.S. counterpart on Tuesday, as growing expectations for a near-term U.S. rate hike continued to lend broad support to the greenback...
Brent oil futures fell to the lowest level in more than two weeks on Tuesday, as a firmer dollar weighed on the commodities complex...
The base metals are down an average of 0.2 percent this morning, led by a 0.6 percent fall on copper to $5,815, while the rest are little changed – volume has been very light with just 3,091 lots traded as of 06:00 GMT – see table below for more details...
On Tuesday the Australian dollar continued its decline against its peers in the Asian session after data showed that the nation's business confidence declined in February...
The New High - New Low Index: Stock Market's Best Leading Indicator Dr Alexander Elder Will your stocks rise or fall? It largely depends on the general trend of the stock market. A rising tide will lift all the boats just as surely as a falling tide will smash them against the rocks...
On Monday the European Central Bank (ECB) fired up the euro area’s highly anticipated bond buying plan, elevating the price of government debt, but leaving stocks unchanged...
On Monday the dollar backed off eleven-and-a-half year highs against its peers as investors took profits in the wake of a rally driven by Friday’s upbeat jobs report...
On Monday Brent oil futures fell below $59 a barrel touching the lowest level in almost two weeks, as bearish comments from OPEC Secretary-General Abdullah al-Badri weighed on the sentiment...
On Monday emerging Asian currencies declined after stronger-than-expected US job data spurred expectations that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates in the middle of this year, damaging regional appeal of higher yields...
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- FEBRUARY 2015 Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 295,000 in February, and the unemployment rate edged down to 5.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today...
Bitcoin Is A Major Difficulty For World’s Central Bankers They are faced with the questions: should they ban it, regulate it, embrace it, or ignore it...
How has public opinion evolved about the digital currency? Look to the Kubler-Ross Model. Sentiments on bitcoin, the digital currency, vary wildly at the moment...
Two new services enabling bitcoin transactions on chat platforms have launched, with one already gaining thousands of users. TeleBit launched in mid-February and has attracted some 6,400 registered users, according to co-founder Jonathan Harrison...
The Parker FX Index, a global benchmark that tracks the performance of leading currency funds, has reported a jump of 2.71% MoM in the month of January, with approximately 63% of programs in the index showing positive results...
On Friday the greenback was broadly higher against its peers, as investors expected an upcoming report on U.S. nonfarm payrolls due later in the day. The euro touched new lows, as ECB's Draghi confirmed the central bank will begin purchasing euro zone government bonds on Monday...
On Friday the Australian dollar edged up marginally in a slim data day with the focus ahead on nonfarm payroll data in the U.S...
On Thursday the U.S. dollar climbed against its Canadian peer, despite data indicating that U.S. jobless claims rose unexpectedly last week. The euro stays under broad selling pressure after the ECB statement...
On Thursday the British currency dropped to one-month lows against its US peer, as downbeat U.K. house price data weighed and as markets eyed the Bank of England's upcoming monetary policy statement due later in the day...
