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Stocks end shortened session at new 2009 highs (AP) »
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A weaker dollar also helped buoy the market, lifting energy and materials stocks.
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last month.
fell 28,000 to 452,000 last week, the
reported, the latest sign of improvement in the job market. It was the best figure since September 2008, just before the credit crisis peaked, and better than the 470,000 [...]
Asian Session: Pakistan Coup Denied but Scares Markets »
Fri, Dec 18 2009, 08:25 GMT
FX markets were choppy in the Asian session, as the thin liquidity amplified small moves. Asian equities were slightly weaker, with Shanghai down -2.0% following yesterday’s drops across Europe and the US . Risk appetite was damaged as rumors of a Coup in Pakistan sent traders into [...]
Asian Session: Waiting on the FOMC »
Wed, Dec 16 2009, 10:34 GMT
The USD was able to hold gains in the Asian session. The EURUSD started the session at 1.4535, as growing concerns over European sovereign risk and Austrian banking sector, combined with the hawkish shift in FOMC expectations, after strong US data (including NFP, Retail Sales, PPI and [...]