Markets awaiting Federal Reserve's comments on QE tapering
Jun 18, 2013
Asianomics on the big QE debate
Jun 7, 2013
Fed to start reducing QE in September '13: AMP Capital
May 27, 2013
Fed will not rush when withdrawing stimulus
May 17, 2013
World stocks firm, dollar slips against euro as markets await Fed
Tuesday June 18, 2013
US equities pushed higher on Tuesday as investors grew more confident that the Federal Reserve would temper its recent statements on the future reduction of US monetary support, while still pointing to economic improvement.
Wall Street rises before Fed meeting to consider stimulus
Tuesday June 18, 2013
Wall Street rose on Tuesday, led by growth-oriented sectors, as Federal Reserve policymakers gathered for a two-day meeting to discuss the future of the Fed's bond-buying to stimulate the economy.
Rupee falls 1.5 per cent to record closing low
Tuesday June 18, 2013
The rupee fell 1.5 per cent to a record closing low on Tuesday as traders worried that the country's current account deficit made the currency especially vulnerable to any scaling back of the US Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus.
Sensex, Nifty fall ahead of Fed meet, banks weigh
Tuesday June 18, 2013
The BSE Sensex fell on Tuesday as blue chips such as HDFC Bank declined on anxiety over potential foreign outflows should the U.S. Federal Reserve signal winding down of its bond-buying programme later this week.
Rupee slides on high anxiety ahead of Fed meeting
Tuesday June 18, 2013
The rupee approached a record low while other Asian currencies also fell, reflecting the high stakes for regional policymakers should the Federal Reserve end a period of easy money that had boosted markets from Jakarta to Mumbai.
Photoshop helps fuel extortion boom against Chinese officials
Dan Levin and Amy Qin, The New York Times | Tuesday June 18, 2013
The photograph usually arrives as an email attachment or the old-fashioned way, in an envelope with no return address. It is rarely a pretty picture.
Pentagon reveals 'indefinite detainees' list at Guantanamo Bay
Reuters | Tuesday June 18, 2013
The Pentagon has released the names of Guantanamo Bay's 46 "indefinite detainees," terror suspects considered too dangerous to transfer from the prison and who cannot be tried in court.
Sensex falls on caution ahead of Fed meet
Tuesday June 18, 2013
The BSE Sensex declined 0.4 per cent while the Nifty fell 0.44 per cent lower on Tuesday. Lenders fell, retreating from gains on Monday, ahead of the Fed's meeting ending on Wednesday as an early end to U.S. monetary stimulus is raising worries about...
Greek court orders to reopen state TV, compromise expected soon
Reuters | Tuesday June 18, 2013
A Greek court has ordered the state broadcaster back on air while it is restructured, allowing squabbling coalition leaders to move towards a compromise that avoids early elections.
Monsoon rains cover India early, boost crop hopes
Reuters | Monday June 17, 2013
The monsoon rains have covered India a month ahead of the normal schedule, increasing the prospects for a bumper output for summer-sown crops such as rice, oilseeds and cotton in one of the world's leading producers.
Wall Street week ahead: Investors eye Fed's take on stimulus
Sunday June 16, 2013
Stock investors, eager to hear from the Federal Reserve about its plans for continuing economic stimulus, may receive some soothing words from the US central bank in the weak ahead.
Wall Street slides in volatile week, eyes on the Fed
Saturday June 15, 2013
Wall Street fell on Friday on low volume to end its third negative week in four on lingering concern over whether the world's central banks will soon start to trim their stimulus programs.
Wall Street drops as BoJ heightens stimulus worries
Tuesday June 11, 2013
Wall Street fell on Tuesday after Japan did not offer new measures to calm its bond market, disappointing US investors who are also trying to gauge the future direction of central bank policy at home.
Gold slides to three-week low on stimulus concerns
Tuesday June 11, 2013
Gold had already been hurt by talk the US Federal Reserve may be set to taper its monetary easing sooner than expected, after Standard & Poor's revised up its US sovereign credit outlook on Monday and a US payrolls report last week beat forecasts.
Nikkei soars after solid US jobs, Asia shares steady
Monday June 10, 2013
Japanese shares rebounded strongly on Monday, tracking a rally in global equities, as U.S. jobs data was solid but not strong enough to spawn new worry about near-term tapering of the Federal Reserve's stimulus, while weak China data hit copper.