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Europe past "inflection point"

posted by sassygirl 825 days ago in EUR

Europe has turned an "inflection point" and should maintain a trend of moderate growth, European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Board member Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo said in an interview published on Sunday.

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Fisher Says BOE Policies Have ‘Strongly Supported’ Asset

posted by sassygirl 828 days ago in GBP

Bank of England markets director Paul Fisher said monetary policy “strongly supported” asset prices last year, and the central bank’s bond-purchase program has bolstered demand for corporate debt.

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Unemployment will remain high

posted by sassygirl 829 days ago in USD, Employment

Minutes released on Wednesday in Washington DC, of the January rate setting FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting, show that Federal Reserve staff continued to project a moderate recovery in economic activity over the next two years, with

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Fed weighs sale of mortgage securities

posted by sassygirl 829 days ago in USD made popular 829 days ago

A growing number of U.S. Federal Reserve officials want to begin dumping the roughly $1.2-trillion (U.S.) portfolio of mortgage securities it acquired during the financial crisis.

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Oil prices are too high, says Gordon Brown

posted by sassygirl 830 days ago in GBP, Oil

Gordon Brown has highlighted motorists' need for diesel discount by calling for global oil prices to be produced.

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UK 10-Year Gilt Yield Nears 5-Week High as Home Prices Rise

posted by sassygirl 831 days ago in GBP, Inflation made popular 831 days ago

U.K. 10-year gilt yields climbed toward the highest in five weeks as a private report showed the average cost of a British home climbed 3.2 percent this month and stocks rose, curbing demand for fixed-income assets.

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Japan GDP Grows In Q4 But Posts Record Drop in 2009

posted by sassygirl 832 days ago in JPY, GDP made popular 832 days ago

Japan's economy posted the third straight quarter of modest growth in the October-December period, backed by continued consumer spending gains and a rebound in business investment, but for the whole of 2009 dropped a record 5.0% in inflation adju

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Euro zone needs stronger economic management

posted by sassygirl 833 days ago in EUR made popular 833 days ago

The fragility of the euro zone economy and public finances underline the need to extend and strengthen euro-wide economic management, European Central Bank Governing Council Member Mario Draghi said on Saturday.

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New Zealand Dollar Ekes Out Gains but Risks Further Losses

posted by sassygirl 834 days ago in NZD, Technical, Retail Sales made popular 834 days ago

The New Zealand Dollar finished the week modestly higher against its US namesake, bolstered by a similarly tepid bounce in the US S&P 500 but weighed down by its own economic fundamentals.

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Bernanke sees less stimulus, estimates higher credit rates

posted by sassygirl 835 days ago in USD, Inflation made popular 835 days ago

Prepare for the end of record-low interest rates, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says. Just not yet.

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Gold Price Crash Forecast to $250 an Ounce

posted by sassygirl 835 days ago in Gold made popular 835 days ago

The contrarian recommendation for gold since 2001 through today has been to buy. As capital was pumped into the economy via easy credit, the price of gold, stocks, real estate and most other assets rose significantly.

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Bernanke's "Exit Plan"

posted by sassygirl 836 days ago in USD, Inflation

Another huge snowfall in the nation's capital prevented Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke from delivering this speech before the House Financial Services Committee today, but it was posted on the central bank's website anyway.

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