European shares climbed and sterling rose from multi-month lows on Thursday after a poll showing most Scots intend to vote against independence next week softened concerns over the United Kingdom's future...
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11 September 2014, 12:25 #Nikkei
On Thursday Asian share market sentiment was cautious after U.S. President Barack Obama vowed to fight Islamic State militants, while the dollar pushed to fresh six-year highs against the yen...
Market News
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11 September 2014, 08:36 #Nikkei, usd/jpy
The Bank of Japan took a dramatic step in its already unprecedented effort to fight inflation and a likely sign it will continue its aggressive asset purchases...
Events
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10 September 2014, 15:52 #Bank of Japan, inflation, ECB
U.S. stock-index futures were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index slid the most in a month on investor concern about the timing of Federal Reserve interest-rate increases...
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10 September 2014, 14:52 #Fed, S&P 500
On Wednesday the dollar kept up near 14-month highs against the other major currencies, as growing expectations for an early hike in U.S. interest rates continued to raise the US currency...
Currency
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10 September 2014, 13:05 #usd/cad, usd/jpy, GBP/USD
The Guardian: There is uncertainty about how Scottish savers will be protected after a vote for independence, admits the UK body which guarantees deposits up to £85,000 in bank accounts, althought it expects a transitional arrangement to be put in place...
Events
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10 September 2014, 12:04
U.K. 10-year government bonds dipped for a third day before Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and fellow policy makers testify to lawmakers on the central bank’s August Inflation Report...
Market News
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10 September 2014, 11:40 #Bank of England, GBP/USD
The Australian share market has suffered its worst fall in more than a month, with investors influenced by losses on Wall Street and an unexpected fall in consumer confidence...
Market News
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10 September 2014, 11:11
Asian shares dipped on Wednesday, as markets wagered the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates earlier than expected, sending U.S. bond yields higher and keeping the dollar well bid near 14-month highs against a basket of major currencies...
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10 September 2014, 09:49 #Nasdaq, Nikkei, S&P 500
With miners battling iron ore prices at five-year lows, up to 235 million tonnes of iron ore capacity is expected be taken out of the market in the next 18 months. Thus, it's "the end of the Iron Age", according to Goldman Sachs...
Forecasts
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10 September 2014, 08:59 #Goldman Sachs, metals