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According to the data compiled by Bloomberg, real rates (benchmarks minus inflation) in South Korea, Poland and Israel are now higher than they were at the start of the year...
Tuesday marked the first fall for copper prices in three sessions, as investors awaited cues on monetary policy from the Federal Reserve...
UK gross domestic product (GDP) grew less than it was forecast in the first quarter at 0.3 percent, in the last major economic indicator before Britain's general election in nine days' time...
Crude-oil futures fell in Asian trade Tuesday, with Brent below the $65 mark, ahead of inventory data due later and a pledge from Saudi Arabia to keep pumping oil. Barclays analysts say the market has passed through the worst, but it is not out of woods yet...
Pun on Greece has been active in recent weeks. While economic circles widely discuss "Grexit", the Greek crisis vocabulary has added some new words. Last week brought the word "Grimbo," or Greece in limbo, coined by a group of Citigroup economists...
On Tuesday the Australian dollar reached one-month peak against the greenback, following comments by Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens. The New Zealand dollar declined against its US peer, but losses were limited as the greenback remained vulnerable after recent soft U.S. data...
On Tuesday Asian stocks pulled back from a seven-year peak as markets were nervous ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy two-day meeting due to start later in the session...
On Monday U.K. stocks traded at a record level, with HSBC PLC set for its strongest session in nearly two years after a report the company is seeking to spin off its U.K. retail bank...
Analysts at Commerzbank consider there will be continued demand for gold in Europe, as Greek concerns will continue to weigh for some time...
On Monday the U.S. dollar was lower against its Canadian peer, as Friday's downbeat U.S. economic data dampened optimism over the strength of the country's recovery, weighing broadly on the greenback...