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On Friday the Australian dollar gained in Asia after central bank Governor Glenn Stevens noted driving demand in the economy would take more work, hinting the government should increase spending. The euro was higher versus the U.S. dollar on Friday...
On Thursday oil prices rebounded more than $1 to $56 a barrel, after a two-day decline, as a weakened dollar and industry spending cuts offset fears of a supply glut. The agreement to halt months of deadly fighting in Ukraine also weighed...
On Thursday the dollar edged lower against its counterparts, after the release of weak U.S. retail sales and jobless claims data. At the same time, fears over Greece's bailout crisis continued to drive safe-haven demand...
Settlement of the anti-trust dispute with Chinese regulators appears to be only the beginning of Qualcomm's woes, as mobile chipmaker now faces a new investigation into its business practices in South Korea...
On Thursday Sweden’s central bank cut its main interest rate into negative territory for the first time and announced a bond-buying program, joining a widening group of central banks trying out unconventional measures to battle low inflation...
Mark Carney, Bank of England's governor, has cautioned that interest rates may rise earlier than the City expects, although the Bank of England expects that inflation will become negative for the first time in more than half a century, The Guardian reports...
On Thursday the International Monetary Fund said it would provide a new four-year $17.5bn bailout for Ukraine that is expected to lead to a restructuring of Kiev’s privately-held debts so that it can shore up its public finances, Financial Times reports...
The Russian currency rallied and stocks surged after the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France reached a deal on a cease-fire in Ukraine from midnight, Feb.15...
European shares surged on Thursday morning after Russian President Vladimir Putin said a deal was reached in Ukrainian peace negotiations and a ceasefire would start on Feb 15, says Reuters...
Gold regained ground on Thursday after hitting five-week low on Wednesday, as negotiations between Greece and European Union officials failed to progress on a way forward to allow Athens to get a needed funding program in place before the end of the month...