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...Regional currencies lost ground as the US dollar was firmer and oil edged lower....
...The dollar index tracking the US currency against a basket of peers was flat at 93.515. Oil prices were pulling back from gains made in the previous session....
...The dollar index — a measure of the currency against a basket of peers — was flat at 96.262. The euro had shed 0.1 per cent to $1.1338....
...As such, the conditions for a slide in the currency towards $1.20 against the US dollar is very possible....
...(0.00%) at 3,985 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 9,269 Currencies €/$ 1.11 (1.10) $/¥ 101.87 (101.99) £/$ 1.33 (1.32) €/£ 0.8314 (0.833) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.59 at 47.75 Light Crude (...
...United States of Japan, by Peter Tieryas, Angry Robot, RRP£8.99/$14.99 Sometimes you just feel the need for a story about giant robots, virtual reality and sumo wrestlers....
...will test investor hopes for a pick-up in the U.S. and global economies… Bulls are hoping to see evidence of an economic rebound in the United States in this week’s busy calendar of data that includes the...
...The Chinese currency fell another 0.07 per cent to 6.131 per dollar as the central bank cut the fixing rate....
...(Reuters) “Japan’s factory output unexpectedly fell in February at the fastest pace in eight months, leaving the economy in a precarious position as an impending sales tax hike threatens to choke consumption...
...Markets: Asian shares, oil prices and the dollar came under pressure on Monday as politicians in Washington showed no signs of making progress to resolve the U.S. budget standoff, while safe-haven gold inched...
...(Reuters) State of emergency declared in Egypt; scores dead: “Egypt’s security services on Wednesday stormed two Cairo protest camps housing thousands of Islamists, killing scores and igniting a wave of...
...Currencies €/$ 1.35 (1.35) $/¥ 98.77 (98.82) £/$ 1.60 (1.60) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.01 at 108.15 Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.06 at 103.53 100 Oz Gold (Comex) unchanged 0.00 at 1,327...
...Ferc said yesterday that the bank’s traders had engaged in eight “manipulative bidding strategies” that generated “tens of millions of dollars at rates far above market prices” in 2010 and 2011....
...Today in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the developed world, women are better off than ever....
...Gideon Rachman ——————————————- HISTORY Nixon, Kissinger and the Shah: The United States and Iran in the Cold War, by Roham Alvandi, Oxford University Press, RRP£35.99/$55 Knowledge of the 1970s, when...
...Twenty-five years later, the Carlyle Group has $150bn in assets under management and is among the most successful alternative investment firms, investing in real estate and hedge funds as well as taking...
...crisis Iran has revived a multiple-rate currency system last used in the aftermath of its eight-year war with Iraq, but it has failed to curb a currency crisis caused by international sanctions over its...
...The Mexican peso, Brazilian real and Indian rupee have outstripped currencies in the world’s most industrialised nations to gain more than 5 per cent against the US dollar this year, bouncing back from sharp...
...The average commute by public transportation in the United States is forty-eight minutes; the average commute by car is twenty-four minutes....
...As of 04.40am GMT, the MSCI Asia Pacific excluding Japan index sank 0.8% to 460.91. S&P500 Index futures lost 0.3%. Oil gained as much as 1.2% in New York....
...High oil prices threaten to derail growth in China, India – IEA High crude prices have slowed the economic recovery in the United States, the world’s largest oil consumer, and could derail growth in China...
...The thousands serving our country in operations overseas will receive 100% Relief on an average Council Tax bill....
...banks and debt crisis: The overall picture is: Very limited direct exposure, a lot more capital in the system, a much stronger and more resilient financial system in the United States....
...to the whole of the Pacific basin, except mainland United States and Canada. 0943 - Google has set up a people finder service for those affected by the earthquake, as it did during the Haiti and New Zealand...
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