NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The U.S. dollar turned sharply lower against the yen Wednesday afternoon as a weaker-than-expected U.S. ISM reading led investors to sell U.S. stocks and buy Treasurys, pulling down yields...
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. airline stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, as investors fretted that news of a first Ebola case in Texas would discourage people from flying. Delta Air Lines DAL, -2.77% fell 3.7%, United Continental UAL, -1.72% shares slid 3.1%, American Airlines slid 3...
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock investors continued to sell their assets pushing priced lower on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected data on private-sector hiring once again raised concerns that the Federal Reserve may start tightening policy sooner...
Germany auctioned 10-year bonds with yield below 1 percent for the first time, since a deteriorating euro-area economy and the prospect of a further incentive from the European Central Bank reduce borrowing costs across the region...
The euro fell to session lows against the dollar on Wednesday, re-approaching a two-year trough after data showed that factory activity in the euro area slowed to a 14-month low in September...
On Wednesday gold futures traded near the lowest level in ten months, as market players looked ahead to the release of key U.S. data later in the session for further indications on the strength of the economy and the future path of monetary policy...
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Gold on Wednesday started the fourth quarter where it ended to the third, and that’s in the dumps. The selling was even more pronounced in platinum, which pushed down to levels sot seen in five years. At last check, gold for December GCZ4, -0.31% was down $4.80, or 0...
European stock-index futures descended as Italy cut its growth forecasts, adding to concern that the euro-area economy is deteriorating. Asian shares fell, while US index futures were little changed...
One of the biggest trading errors of all time could have occurred today, as stock orders amounting to more than the size of Sweden’s economy were canceled in Japan...
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The U.S. currency gained ground on the yen and the euro Tuesday, cementing the strongest quarterly rise for the ICE dollar index since a haven-inspired surge into the greenback during the height of the financial crisis. The index DXY, +0.35% rose 0.4% to 85.916...
Johnson & Johnson agreed to acquire privately held Alios BioPharma Inc. for $1.75 billion, in a deal that gives the health-products giant a biopharmaceutical drug developer focused on treatments for viral diseases...
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. dollar jumped versus the Russian ruble Tuesday after a news report said Russia's central bank is weighing whether to impose capital controls to halt money flowing out of the country. The dollar fetched 39.667 rubles in recent action, up 0.5...
On Tuesday bitcoin prices traded near the lowest level in more than five months, as concerns about possible regulation of the virtual currency continued to disturb...
“Emerging markets are vulnerable to profit-taking caused by the prospect of an increase in U.S. rates and unfavorable data coming out of China,” Allan Yu, first vice president at Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co., which manages $7.27 billion, said to Bloomberg by phone in Manila. “As U.S...
On Tuesday, global stocks were generally higher, after Wall Street declined and pro-democracy protests in a major financial center Hong Kong contributed to political risk worries. "U.S...
STOCKHOLM--Swedish telecom operator TeliaSonera AB (TLSN.SK) Tuesday announced new initiatives to increase its competitiveness through both growth and savings measures, and maintained its full year guidance...
We can easily recognize any of major circulating currencies. Euros, dollars and pounds are easy to visualize, what cannot be said, however, about cryptocurrencies...
Behind central banks in terms of size and ability to move the foreign exchange market are the banks...
The dollar index on the six major counterparts weighted market starts to archive September, the best monthly performance in over a year . Among the currencies that are most penalized by the mention of New Zealand...
