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S&P futures add to gains after data »

NEW YORK | Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:13am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wednesday as investors remained cautiously optimistic about progress on plans to lessen the euro zone’s debt woes.

International auditors headed to Greece to scrutinize [...]

US Jobless Claims & Continuing Claims Data Due at 8:30AM »

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Wall St dips after trade, jobless data »

By Chuck Mikolajczak
NEW YORK | Thu Sep 8, 2011 10:08am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks slipped on Thursday after data showed continued softness in the labor market but a shrinking trade gap, ahead of a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama detailing his plan for jobs [...]

Wall Street set to dip after jobs data »

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street was set for a slightly lower open on Thursday as a listless report on jobless claims offset cheer over a big software acquisition.

On the M&A front, German software company SAP AG (SAPG.DE)(SAP.N) plans to buy smaller U.S. rival Sybase Inc (SY.N) for $5.8 billion to acquire technology that delivers [...]

Key Data Points to a Soft Australian Payroll Number »

Earlier this month the RBA raised the Cash Rate for the 6th time out of the previous 7 meetings, pushing the rate to 4.50%, a 4.25% differential between themselves and the FED Fund Rate. This was widely anticipated by market participants as the Consumer Price Index, Producer Price Index and MI inflation all showed positive [...]

Stock futures drop on Greek deficit news, U.S. data eyed »

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as Greece’s financial position appeared to deteriorate, hurting risk appetite.

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Doubts over Greece’s ability to finance itself have triggered negative investor sentiment in recent months. On Thursday, the European Union reported that Greece, as well as Ireland, had much larger budget deficits last year than [...]

The pound gains on the data »

During the last couple of month the British currency used to be under pressure more often than not for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the economy didn’t perform as good as the market hoped. Secondly, the BoE responded with the heaviest intervention on the bond market among the developed economies and just as these factors [...]

Pound Rallies Following Data, BOE Dale’s Comments, and Polls »

The Pound rose in Tuesday’s trading on the back of some positive fundamental data, some hawkish comments from Bank of England Chief Economist Spencer Dale, and polls showing the Conservative party had widened its lead over the ruling Labour Party.

In this look at the GBP/USD pair we see hourly candles for most of the past [...]

Stock futures signal gains; housing data eyed »

(Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.21 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.21 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.15 percent.
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Pound resumes incline on upbeat UK employment data »

Wed, Mar 17 2010, 11:06 GMT
The dollarfell after Federal Reserve Bank officials yesterday pledged to leave interest rate near zero, therefore increasing demand on higher-yielding currencies, which caused investors to sell the dollar against major currencies. The Dollar Index, which measures strength of the dollar versus six major currencies, is currently traded [...]