posted by
stephenie
1494 days ago
in JPY, Fundamental
The yen rose across the board on Wednesday as a rebound in the euro and commodity currencies faded, with the market on watch for clues about the health of the banking system as a key to longer-term direction.
posted by
Sylvanna
1494 days ago
in NZD, Fundamental
The financial crisis wracking the world economy threatens to spawn a whole new suite of financial market regulations aimed at preventing the same thing happening again, well, not anytime soon.
posted by
LadyGodiva
1494 days ago
in Fundamental, Daily
The minutes to the April central bank meeting gave little away to the markets, the RBA saw "Tentative signs of improvement" in "some indicators for several countries, but it was too early yet to judge how durable they would prove to be"; hence th
posted by
eriathwen
1495 days ago
in GBP, Fundamental
The onset of recession has led to an increase in the number of UK consumers living unhealthy lifestyles, according to new research.
posted by
Lacy
1495 days ago
in EUR, Fundamental
Economists warn against excessive optimism following a stronger-than-expected German investor sentiment report, noting that "hard" data will likely point to further deterioration in the economy, with a significant recovery not expected before 201
posted by
forexanalysis
1495 days ago
in USD, Fundamental, Daily
The Dollar continued its bullish run yesterday, appreciating for the 6th day in a row against the EUR as the pair reached a one-month low. Driving the Dollar's gains were losses in U.S. equity markets which were sparked by renewed banking fears a
posted by
LadyGodiva
1495 days ago
in USD, Fundamental
Government aid to financial institutions may raise the total cost of the crisis by not allowing insolvent firms to fail, according to Kansas City Fed President Thomas Hoenig.
posted by
penpip
1495 days ago
in USD, Fundamental
U.S. businesses see signs that the prolonged recession is easing a bit in the world's largest economy but a return to healthy growth remains uncertain, a survey showed yesterday.
posted by
blitz
1495 days ago
in Fundamental, Special
Evidence of more pain inflicted by the global financial crisis on banks, manufacturers and whole economies dampened hopes for a speedy recovery and snapped a six-week global stocks rally.
posted by
KiwiTrader
1495 days ago
in USD, Fundamental, Manufacturing
The United Steelworkers union asked President Barack Obama to cap automobile-tire imports from China, saying the lower-priced goods are costing US jobs.
posted by
dennis
1495 days ago
in NZD, Fundamental
New Zealand had a net increase in permanent and long-term (PLT) migration of 313 in March 2009 in actual terms, as more Kiwis returned home and more Chinese and Indian migrants arrived. The monthly net migration compares to net outflows of 1,000
posted by
strawberry
1496 days ago
in GBP, Fundamental
Chancellor Alistair Darling looks set to ramp up public borrowing to at least 160 billion pounds this year as he admits the economy will shrink at its fastest pace in over 60 years.