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According to official data released on Tuesday, U.S. durable goods orders fell unexpectedly in December; core orders also fell, fuelling concerns over the strength of the economy. US stock index futures furthered sharp declines on the negative news...
On Tuesday German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said he did not think member states of the European Union should contribute to the EU's planned 315 billion euro investment fund...
On Tuesday the pound sterling slid lower against the greenback after official data indicated that economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter of 2014, although grew at the fastest annual rate since 2007...
British Petroleum has frozen the pay of its 84,000 staff globally in response to the sharp drop in the oil price, which has more than halved in the past six months...
The Swiss currency fell to its lowest level against the euro since the Swiss National Bank abandoned its exchange-rate cap as the SNB’s vice president Jean-Pierre Danthine reiterated it is to intervene in markets...
On Tuesday gold fluctuated near a one-week low, as market players anticipated the start of a Federal Reserve meeting later in the day for further clarification on when interest rates might start to grow...
The Netherlands added to its gold holdings for the first time since 1998 as the ninth-biggest holder boosted assets to the highest in seven years, while Russia bought for a ninth month, International Monetary Fund data showed...
On Tuesday the euro steadied as markets digested Syriza's pledge to renegotiate the terms of Greece's €240 billion international bailout. The Australian dollar traded weaker in Asia on a mixed business confidence and conditions outlook by National Australia Bank (NAB...
Abdullah al-Badri, OPEC Secretary-General, said oil prices may have bottomed out, also warning there exists a risk of a future jump to $US200 a barrel if investment in new supplies was too low. After his comments, Brent crude oil prices traded above $US48 on Tuesday...