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The euro zone rate of inflation has entered negative territory due to falling oil prices. That was an impulse for the ECB to act, as what is good for consumers is bad for the economy...
The ruble dropped to the weakest level since panic swept across Russian financial markets last month after a surprise interest-rate cut signaled the central bank no longer considered tackling inflation its primary task...
On Friday the greenback lost some ground but was still soaring around 11-year high versus the other major currencies, as investors were expecting the release of fourth-quarter U.S. economic growth data, as well as additional U.S. reports due later in the day...
Both the Australian dollar and the yen gained in Asia on Friday on data sets that showed mixed economic trends but generally within expectations...
According to government data released on Thursday, initial jobless claims declined to 265,000 in the seven days ended Jan. 24 from a revised 308,000. The number of people who sought new U.S. unemployment benefits in late January fell to its lowest level in 14 years...
Brent crude oil futures held above $48 a barrel on Thursday as investor inflows offset data showing that U.S. crude stocks had hit a record high...
On Thursday the common currency held steady against the dollar despite preliminary data showing that Germany fell into deflation for the first time since July 2009 this month...
Emerging-market stocks registered their biggest drop in three weeks as China's battling with speculative trading intensified and a fear grew the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is pushing their economies into a crisis. The ruble and Russian Eurobonds tumbled...
According to Jeffrey Gundlach, bond trader and CEO of Doubleline Capital, gold looks attractive by comparison with government bond yields negative in Switzerland and parts of Europe...