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BLBG: Asian Stocks Advance as Fed Cuts Interest Rates to Record Low
  17 Dec 11:40
 
By Shani Raja and Ian Sayson


Dec...
 
RTRS: DIARY - European Central Bank (ECB) events to Feb 15
  17 Dec 11:39
 
This diary includes speeches and public appearances by members of the ECB\'s
Governing Council, which sets monetary policy for the 15-nation euro zone...
 
BD: Gold, silver drop as investors sell
  17 Dec 11:37
 
Gold fell in Asia, ending a seven-day rally, as the metal’s 13...
 
BLBG: Australian, New Zealand Dollars at 1-Month High on Fed Rate Cut
  17 Dec 11:37
 
By Candice Zachariahs


Dec...
 
AFP: Gold prices edge higher after Fed rate cut
  17 Dec 11:37
 
NEW YORK (AP) - Gold prices edged higher Tuesday as the dollar sank against major currencies after the Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate to the lowest level on record...
 
DT: Gold price steadies as greenback softens
  17 Dec 11:35
 
LONDON: Gold steadied on Tuesday, as the dollar softened against the euro and oil prices rose, but trading was muted ahead of a US interest rate decision...
 
BLBG: BOJ Rate-Cut Speculation Surges After Fed Reduction
  17 Dec 11:31
 
By Toru Fujioka


Dec...
 
MW; Stocks off highs as Fed rate cut euphoria fizzles out
  17 Dec 11:29
 
Automobile stocks drop in Tokyo, while banks tumble in Sydney

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets gave up most of their early gains Wednesday, with initial enthusiasm over the U...
 
BLBG: Most Japanese Stocks Drop on Carmaker Profit Concern, Yen
  17 Dec 11:28
 
By Patrick Rial


Dec...
 
MW: Paulson: Not contemplating 4.5% mortgage plan
  17 Dec 11:24
 
Treasury is not expecting any major financial institution failures, said Paulson

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday that he isn\'t contemplating a plan to set a 4...
 
RTRS: Gold retains allure as cenbanks battle deflation
  17 Dec 11:24
 
By Frank Tang - Analysis

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Even as fears of deflation prompted the U...
 
MW: Fed cuts rates to record low range of zero to 0.25%
  17 Dec 11:23
 
Senior Federal Reserve official outlines scope of new programs

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve pulled out all the stops in its campaign to save the U...
 
RTRS: Shock Fed rate cut puts focus on Bank of Japan
  17 Dec 11:19
 
* Fed cuts rates to zero to 0...
 
BLBG: Platinum, Palladium Climb in N.Y. as Weak Dollar Boosts Demand
  17 Dec 11:18
 
By Halia Pavliva

Dec...
 
RTRS: Oil rises above $44 an OPEC supply cut expectations
  17 Dec 11:13
 
By Annika Breidthardt

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil gained some ground to above $44 on Wednesday as expectations OPEC will cut supplies further moved to center-stage, stealing the limelight from concerns about an ill-performing global economy that is weighing on fuel demand...
 
MW: Treasurys spike after Fed repeats call to buy bonds
  17 Dec 11:12
 
10-year bond yield drops 23 basis points; moves could cut mortgage rates to 5%


SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Long-dated Treasurys extended their gains Tuesday, further crushing yields to historic lows, after the Federal Reserve slashed its target rate to as low as zero and repeated its intent to lower borrowing costs by buying bonds...
 
ND: Gold Closes Higher, Then Surges On Rate Cut
  17 Dec 11:12
 
Gold prices closed modestly higher on Tuesday and then surged in after hours trading on the Federal Reserve\'s interest rate cut...
 
MW: Dollar tumbles after Fed cuts rates
  17 Dec 11:11
 
By Polya Lesova & William L...
 
RTRS: Wall Street rallies on Fed's rate cut
  17 Dec 11:11
 
By Chuck Mikolajczak

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rallied on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve rewrote its playbook by slashing borrowing costs to a record low, even zero, and pledging more unconventional steps to fight the deepest recession in generations...
 
MW: Gold extends gains as dollar falls further after Fed
  17 Dec 11:09
 
By Moming Zhou, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures extended gains as the U...
 
FT: Oil slips but gold gains as Fed cuts
  17 Dec 11:08
 
Crude oil prices remained volatile on Tuesday before Wednesday’s Opec meeting, while gold rose after the Federal Reserve cut the main US policy interest rate to a target of zero to 0...
 
RTRS: FTSE ends up on oils, pharmas before Fed; HSBC dips
  17 Dec 11:06
 


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FTSE ends up on oils, pharmas before Fed; HSBC dips
Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:14pm EST
* Tullow Oil rises on Ugandan oil find

* Defensive pharmaceuticals in demand

* HSBC falls on fundraising worries

By Dominic Lau

LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Britain\'s blue chip index ended higher on Tuesday, ahead of the U...
 
MW: Gold extends gains as dollar slides further after Fed
  17 Dec 11:05
 
By Moming Zhou


NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures extended gains in after-hour electronic trading as the U...
 
RTRS: Fed drops rates to target of zero to 0.25 percent
  17 Dec 01:05
 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday cut its target for overnight interest rates to zero to 0...
 
MW: FOMC cuts rates to record low range of 0 to 0.25%
  17 Dec 01:04
 
Promises to keep rates low and try new tactics

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Federal Reserve pulled out all the stops in its campaign to save the U...
 
MW: Oil futures fall 2% after Fed cuts rates
  17 Dec 01:02
 
By Polya Lesova


NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures fell 2% Tuesday after the Federal Reserve cut its target for overnight interest rates by three quarters of one percent to a record low 0...
 
MW: Dollar drops vs. rivals after Fed's easing announcement
  17 Dec 00:59
 
By Lisa Twaronite

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The dollar dropped against major counterparts Tuesday, after the Federal Open Market Committee effectively announced a comprehensive quantitative easing policy and said it would establish a target range for the federal funds rate of zero to a quarter pecentage point...
 
MW: Gold rises on weaker dollar ahead of Fed decision
  17 Dec 00:58
 
By Moming Zhou, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures ended slightly higher Tuesday as the U...
 
MW: FOMC cuts rate 0.75 percentage point to 0.25%, use all tools
  17 Dec 00:57
 
By Greg Robb

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Federal Open Market Committee Tuesday lowered its target for overnight interest rates by three quarters of one percent to a record low 0...
 
MW: Text of Fed statement
  17 Dec 00:57
 
MarketWatch

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Federal Open Market Committee released the following statement Tuesday after its meeting...
 
BLBG: U.S. Federal Open Market Committee Dec. 16 Statement: Text
  17 Dec 00:57
 
Dec...
 
BLBG: Canada’s Dollar Little Changed Ahead of Fed’s Rate Decision
  16 Dec 20:20
 
By Chris Fournier

Dec...
 
RTRS: India copper trims losses;eyes US Fed decision
  16 Dec 20:19
 
MUMBAI, Dec 16 (Reuters) - India copper futures trimmed early losses on Tuesday, as continuing uncertainty over the health of the global economy and the subsequent demand for industrial metals pressured prices, analysts said...
 
BLBG: Dollar Declines to Two-Month Low Before Fed’s Rate Decision
  16 Dec 20:18
 
By Jamie McGee and Kim-Mai Cutler

Dec...
 
MW: U.S. stocks open up as investors anticipate Fed
  16 Dec 20:17
 
By Kate Gibson

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U...
 
BLBG: Sugar Rises as Energy Costs Climb, Signaling Demand for Ethanol
  16 Dec 20:15
 
By Ron Day

Dec...
 
MW: Gold little changed ahead of Fed rate decision
  16 Dec 20:14
 
By Moming Zhou, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures were little changed Tuesday, trading above $830 an ounce ahead of the Federal Reserve\'s interest-rate decision...
 
MW: Dollar falls ahead of Fed decision
  16 Dec 20:13
 
By William L...
 
BLBG: Fed Readies for Balance Sheet Tool as Rate Nears Zero (Update2)
  16 Dec 20:13
 
By Craig Torres and Steve Matthews


Dec...
 
ND: Gold Little-Changed As Traders Await Rate Decision
  16 Dec 20:13
 
Gold prices were little-changed early Tuesday morning as investors awaited the Federal Reserve\'s interest rate decision later in the day...
 
MW: Crude gains 1% on eve of OPEC supply decision
  16 Dec 20:11
 
By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures posted early gains Tuesday, boosted by expectations that the OPEC cartel will agree on a big production cut tomorrow...
 
BLBG: U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise on Rate-Cut Speculation; GE Gains
  16 Dec 20:10
 
By Adria Cimino and Whitney Kisling

Dec...
 
MW: Futures point higher ahead of rate decision, Goldman earnings
  16 Dec 20:09
 
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RTRS: Gold could surge as investors seek alternatives to paper assets
  16 Dec 20:09
 
By Pratima Desai

LONDON (Reuters) - Gold could once again surge above $1,000 an ounce as the dollar plummets and investors seek alternatives to stocks, bonds and bank deposits as well as protection from inflation...
 
BLBG: Housing Starts in U.S. Fell 18.9% to 625,000 Pace (Update1)
  16 Dec 20:06
 
By Courtney Schlisserman


Dec...
 
MW: Gold little changed ahead of Fed decision
  16 Dec 19:14
 
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures were little changed Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve\'s interest-rate decision...
 
TMS: Sensex tests 10k, Nifty closes above 3000
  16 Dec 19:14
 
MUMBAI: The Indian stock market rallied across the board on Tuesday outperforming global markets yet another day...
 
BLBG: Indian 10-Year Bond Yield Falls Below 6%, First Time Since 2004
  16 Dec 19:14
 
By Anil Varma

Dec...
 
MW: U.S. stock futures point to opening rise; November CPI drops
  16 Dec 19:14
 
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U...
 
BLBG: Australian, N.Z Dollars Gain as Fed Set to Cut Rates to Record
  16 Dec 19:14
 
By Garfield Reynolds

Dec...
 
RTRS: London silver fix - Dec 16 - 1050.00 U.S. cents
  16 Dec 19:14
 
US Cents per troy ounce
Spot 1050...
 
MW: Housing starts plunge 18.9% to record low
  16 Dec 19:04
 
Single-family building permits fall 12...
 
MW: Oil futures rise on expected supply cut by OPEC
  16 Dec 19:03
 
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures rose early Tuesday, gaining on expectations that the OPEC oil cartel will agree on a big production cut at its meeting tomorrow...
 
MW: U.S. consumer prices fall 1.7% vs. 1.4% drop expected
  16 Dec 19:00
 
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- U...
 
MW: U.S. Nov. housing starts plunge 18.9% to record low
  16 Dec 19:00
 
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - U...
 
BLBG: Crude Oil Rises as OPEC Members Prepare to Reduce Production
  16 Dec 18:05
 
By Alexander Kwiatkowski


Dec...
 
BLBG: Aluminum Falls to 5-Year Low in London After U.S. Demand Drop
  16 Dec 18:01
 
By Claudia Carpenter

Dec...
 
NHA: Sensex Reach 145 pts, closed at 9,977
  16 Dec 18:00
 
Mumbai: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Tuesday spurted and regained the 10,000-point level in the fag end of trading but closed the session a little lower below this psychologically important level...
 
CHD: Markets open lower, rise marginally
  16 Dec 17:59
 
MUMBAI: A key index of the Indian stock exchange opened on Tuesday lower than its previous close, but later rose marginally...
 
IBN: Sensex regains 10,000 level, IT stocks back in limelight
  16 Dec 17:58
 
Mumbai: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Tuesday spurted and regained the 10,000-point level in the fag end of trading but closed the session a little lower below this psychologically important level...
 
IND: BSE Sensex surged 86 points at 9,918 and the Nifty was up 36 points at 3,018.
  16 Dec 17:57
 
Market extended gains to second straight trading session on Tuesday...
 
RTTN: Indian market surges on late buying
  16 Dec 17:56
 
(RTTNews) - Tuesday, the Indian market made a sharp comeback in the last one hour of the trading, helped by an intra-day recovery in Asian stocks and on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will lower its target for benchmark overnight rates by at least a half-percentage point to 0...
 
BLBG: Indian Rupee Rises to Five-Week High as Investment May Increase
  16 Dec 17:55
 
By Anil Varma

Dec...
 
RTRS: Indian rupee gains buoyed by weak dlr, rising stocks
  16 Dec 17:52
 
* Rupee off one-month highs as refiners buy dollars

* Fed rate decision will be closely watched

* Gains in stocks raise hopes of some fresh inflows (Updates to close)

By Swati Bhat

MUMBAI, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The Indian rupee strengthened on Tuesday, buoyed by broad dollar weakness and later supported by gains in local shares, but was knocked off one-month highs by dollar demand from oil refiners...
 
TMS: Equities gain 1.47% to close below 10k
  16 Dec 17:52
 
MUMBAI: Equities rose 1...
 
BS: Sensex climbs to its highest in a month, oil, metal stocks up
  16 Dec 17:51
 
Indian stocks rose, with the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index climbing to its highest in a month...
 
RTRS: Nikkei down 1.1 percent on profit-taking before FOMC
  16 Dec 17:50
 
By Elaine Lies

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan\'s Nikkei average slipped 1...
 
AFP: Euro hits two-month peak against dollar
  16 Dec 17:49
 
LONDON (AFP) — The dollar fell on Tuesday to a fresh two-month low against the euro as traders took the view that the US Federal Reserve would cut interest rates again later in the day...
 
ONE: Oil rises to $45 ahead of OPEC meeting
  16 Dec 17:48
 
By midday in Europe, light, sweet crude for January delivery was up 53 cents to $45...
 
RED: Sensex ends up 145 points at 9,977
  16 Dec 17:47
 
The Sensex opened 38 points lower at 9,794, and soon touched a low of 9,790...
 
FB: European markets edge higher ahead of Fed decision
  16 Dec 17:47
 
European stock markets edged higher Tuesday following a mixed performance in Asia earlier, as investors eyed an expected interest rate cut from the U...
 
ENM: Oil prices firm on eve of OPEC meeting
  16 Dec 17:46
 
LONDON: World oil prices firmed on Tuesday on the eve of a crucial OPEC meeting in Algeria that could see the crude producers\' cartel slash output

in a bid to stop the market falling any further, analysts said...
 
MW: Tokyo retreats as Bangkok extends relief rally
  16 Dec 17:44
 
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets ended mixed Tuesday in a volatile session marked by thin trading volumes as investors awaited the U...
 
ONE: Stock futures edge up ahead of Fed rate decision
  16 Dec 17:44
 
Most economists are anticipating a half-point rate cut in the federal funds rate target from 1 percent to 0...
 
ENM: Australia shares end down 1 pc, Telstra drops
  16 Dec 17:43
 
SYDNEY: SYDNEY: Australian stocks fell 1 percent on Tuesday, dragged down by top phone company Telstra Corp Ltd, while Macarthur Coal Ltd tumbled

on a profit downgrade...
 
RTRS: US stock index futures mixed ahead of Goldman, Fed
  16 Dec 17:43
 
(Corrects to remove wrong description of Goldman Sachs in third paragraph)

* U...
 
MW: Dollar steadies ahead of Fed decision
  16 Dec 17:42
 
Euro slips; data signal deeper euro-zone downturn

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The...
 
ENM: Nikkei falls 0.7 pc after rally, Fed decision eyed
  16 Dec 17:42
 
TOKYO: The Nikkei average fell 0...
 
MW: European shares edge higher in early trading
  16 Dec 17:40
 
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares started flat-to-higher on Tuesday, as drugmakers such as AstraZeneca up 1...
 
BS: Sensex flat again; HDFC down 4%
  16 Dec 14:30
 
The Sensex is once again almost flat at 9,836 - up four points - after having erased all its gains...
 
IND: BSE Sensex surged 86 points at 9,918 and the Nifty was up 36 points at 3,018.
  16 Dec 14:29
 
Markets have gained momentum in the afternoon trades led by the IT, Pharma, capital goods and banking stocks...
 
NK: Pound, Euro and Yen rise; USD declines
  16 Dec 14:29
 
Mumbai, Dec 16: Following were the indicative currency notes and travellers\' cheques buying and selling rates per unit, as given by Thomas Cook India here today...
 
BS: Gold falls after rally entices selling
  16 Dec 14:28
 
Gold fell in Asia as a 12% rally in the past month enticed some investors to sell the precious metal before the year-end...
 
BLBG: Australian, N.Z Dollars Gain as Fed Set to Cut Rates to Record
  16 Dec 14:27
 
By Garfield Reynolds

Dec...
 
RTRS: UPDATE 1-India gold cuts losses, domestic demand dull
  16 Dec 14:26
 
(Updates to trends in the physical market)

* Spot gold down at $836...
 
MDE: Dollar weakens, gold price rises
  16 Dec 14:26
 
Gold prices advanced Monday as the U...
 
NK: Silver and Gold price goes up
  16 Dec 14:25
 
Mumbai, Dec 15: The Precious metals further advanced today with Silver moving up by Rs 175 per kg to finish at Rs 17,335 and Gold was slightly higher by Rs 15 per ten gm to end at Rs 12,905 on brisk buying support and strong global cues, traders at the Bombay Bullion Association said...
 
BLBG: European, Asian Stocks Fall, U.S. Futures Drop; BHP, Rio Slide
  16 Dec 14:25
 
By Adam Haigh

Dec...
 
BLBG: Canada’s Dollar Climbs as U.S. Dollar Tumbles, Gold Advances
  16 Dec 11:42
 
By Chris Fournier

Dec...
 
BLBG: Dollar Trades Near Two-Month Low on Outlook for Fed Rate Cut
  16 Dec 11:42
 
By Stanley White

Dec...
 
BLBG: Gold Falls in Asia After Rally Entices Selling; Silver Drops
  16 Dec 11:41
 
By Feiwen Rong

Dec...
 
BLBG: Copper Falls to More Than Three Year Low as Stockpiles Increase
  16 Dec 11:41
 
By Li Xiaowei

Dec...
 
BLBG: Oil Is Little Changed as Demand Decline May Outweigh OPEC Cuts
  16 Dec 11:40
 
By Christian Schmollinger

Dec...
 
MS: MCXCOMDEX continues to fall
  16 Dec 11:40
 
At the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), MCXCOMDEX is trading down by 13...
 
BLBG: U.S. Consumer Prices Probably Dropped by a Record in November
  16 Dec 11:38
 
By Bob Willis

Dec...
 
BLBG; Asian Stocks Retreat as Recession Darkens Earnings Outlook
  16 Dec 11:38
 
By Patrick Rial and Shani Raja


Dec...
 
AFP: Dollar drops; Gold's highest closing in 8 weeks
  16 Dec 11:37
 
The Federal Reserve begins a two-day meeting today and many expect the federal funds rate to be lowered from 1...
 
RTRS: Shanghai copper falls 4 percent on demand worries
  16 Dec 11:35
 
SINGAPORE, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Shanghai copper futures fell by their four percent limit on Tuesday, after coming within a hair of their upside threshold in the previous session, as optimism about plans to boost China\'s economy gave way to pessimism about demand...
 
ET: Shanghai aluminium limit down, LME hits 5-yr low
  16 Dec 11:35
 
SINGAPORE: Shanghai copper and aluminium fell by their 4 percent limits and London aluminium dropped to a five-year low on Tuesday as worries about slow demand overcame support from a soft dollar and plans to boost China\'s economy...
 
RTRS: India copper edges down on global worries; Fed eyed
  16 Dec 11:35
 
MUMBAI, Dec 16 (Reuters) - India\'s copper futures edged down on Tuesday on uncertain outlook for global demand, ahead of an Federal Reserve interest rate decision due later in the day, analysts said...
 
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