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BLBG: Euro Falls Below $1.30 as Italy Yields Rise
  14 Dec 22:16
 
The euro fell below $1...
 
RTRS: Wall Street down on Europe concerns
  14 Dec 22:15
 
Stocks fell on Wednesday, led lower by energy stocks, after a sliding euro and rising Italian bond yields heightened concerns about Europe's debt crisis, curbing investors' appetite for risky assets...
 
BLBG: Commodities Fall Most in 11 Weeks on European Debt Woes, ‘Macro Malaise’
  14 Dec 22:15
 
Commodities fell, heading for the biggest drop in almost 11 weeks, as concerns intensified that European leaders will struggle to contain the region’s debt crisis, eroding prospects for energy, metal and crop demand...
 
MW; Gold quits 200-day average, first since 2009
  14 Dec 22:14
 
Gold’s recent selloff pushed the precious metal through its 200-day moving average for the first time since Jan...
 
MW: Euro falls below $1.30 on debt worries
  14 Dec 22:14
 
By Deborah Levine and Polya Lesova, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The euro slumped to its lowest level since January on Wednesday, falling further under $1...
 
MW: Oil falls below $97 as OPEC maintains output
  14 Dec 22:13
 
By Myra P...
 
MW: U.S. stock futures slip; euro drops below $1.30
  14 Dec 19:40
 
Italy and Germany sell debt; Fed statement also in focus
By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U...
 
MW; India central bank to pause; rate cut not in sight
  14 Dec 19:35
 
By Nick Godt, MarketWatch
MUMBAI (MarketWatch) -- The Reserve Bank of India, facing mounting evidence of slowing growth and risks of a spillover from the crisis in Europe, is widely expected to pause its monetary-tightening campaign on Friday...
 
BLBG: Canada’s Dollar Falls to Lowest in Two Weeks on Euro Region’s Borrowing
  14 Dec 19:33
 
Canada’s currency sank to the lowest in more than two weeks against its U...
 
RTRS: Gold slips to two-month lows as euro struggles
  14 Dec 19:25
 
By Amanda Cooper

LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Gold fell to two-month lows on Wednesday due mainly to the dollar's rise to 11-month highs against the euro as the European debt crisis roared on...
 
BLBG: Oil Falls From One-Week High as OPEC Ministers Raise Crude Output Ceiling
  14 Dec 19:24
 
Oil fell from a one-week high in New York as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to raise its production ceiling, moving the group’s supply target nearer to current output levels...
 
BLBG: Gold Drops to 7-Week Low as Federal Reserve Shuns Stimulus, Dollar Climbs
  14 Dec 19:23
 
Gold dropped to a seven-week low in New York after the Federal Reserve avoided more stimulus measures and as a stronger dollar curbed demand for the metal as an alternative investment...
 
RTRS: Futures dip as euro slides, Italian yields weigh
  14 Dec 19:23
 
By Rodrigo Campos
Stock index futures fell in light Wednesday trading, pressured by a decline in the euro and by rising Italian bond yields as market anxiety over Europe persisted...
 
BLBG: U.S. Futures Little Changed on Europe Watch
  14 Dec 19:22
 
U...
 
MW: Euro, U.S. import prices in the spotlight
  14 Dec 19:22
 
By MarketWatch
Indications: U...
 
MW: E-Trade trading volume fell 11% in November
  14 Dec 19:21
 
By Ben Fox
E*Trade Financial Corp...
 
MW: Nov import prices up for first time in four months
  14 Dec 19:21
 
By Greg Robb
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Import prices rose by 0...
 
BLBG: Euro Falls Below $1.30 as Italy Finance Costs Rise; Krone Slumps After Cut
  14 Dec 19:21
 
The euro fell below $1...
 
SN: OPEC price hawks ready to accept cap on oil production
  14 Dec 19:12
 
OPEC's oil-price hawks looked set on Tuesday to accept a new group output target that legitimizes a big increase in supply over the last six months from rival producers Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies...
 
BS: Crude Declines From One-Week High as OPEC Boosts Output Ceiling
  14 Dec 19:11
 
Dec...
 
MW: Nov. import prices rise for first time in four mon
  14 Dec 19:11
 
By Greg Robb
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Import prices rose by 0...
 
CND: Euro drops below $1.30 and Italian borrowing rates rise as debt crisis flares again
  14 Dec 19:10
 
FRANKFURT - Europe's debt crisis kept the pressure on governments and markets as Italy's borrowing rates ratcheted higher once again and the euro slid below $1...
 
ENM: Gold hovers near two-month lows as euro struggles
  14 Dec 19:04
 
LONDON: Gold steadied on Wednesday, after having neared two-month lows the day before in its largest monthly slide since September, prompted by the dollar's rise against the euro to 11-month highs as the European debt crisis roars on...
 
MW: Euro falls below $1.30 on debt worries
  14 Dec 18:45
 
By Polya Lesova and Sarah Turner, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) — The euro slumped below the psychological level of $1...
 
MW: Europe stocks extend losses as euro tumbles
  14 Dec 18:45
 
By Barbara Kollmeyer

MADRID (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets extended losses on Wednesday as the euro dropped below the key $1...
 
BLBG: U.S. Futures Retreat on Europe Debt Worries
  14 Dec 18:44
 
U...
 
MW: Treasurys edge up ahead of 30-year auction
  14 Dec 18:44
 
By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (Marketwatch) -- Treasury prices edged up on Wednesday, keeping 10-year yields under 2%, with bond traders eyeing European bond auctions and yields and whether other markets are showing any move by investors in or out of riskier assets...
 
SF: Euro Falls Toward 11-Month Low Before Italian, German Auctions
  14 Dec 18:43
 
Dec...
 
RTRS:Euro briefly falls below $1.30 vs dollar
  14 Dec 18:03
 
Dec 14 (Reuters) - The euro briefly dropped below the psychologically important $1...
 
WSJ:Brazil Currency Opens Weaker As European Crisis Weighs On Market
  14 Dec 18:02
 
--Brazil currency trades weaker as Europe's sovereign-debt crisis continues

--Brazil real undercut as multinational companies repatriate local profits, dividends

--Brazilian real opens trading at BRL1...
 
WSJ:OIL FUTURES: Brent, Nymex Slide $1.00 As Euro Weakest Since Jan
  14 Dec 17:51
 
By Sarah Kent
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Crude prices slid by $1...
 
RTRS:Gold hovers near two-month lows as euro struggles
  14 Dec 17:51
 
(Reuters) - Gold steadied on Wednesday, after having neared two-month lows the day before in its largest monthly slide since September, prompted by the dollar's rise against the euro to 11-month highs as the European debt crisis roars on...
 
RTRS:Italian debt sale adds to pressure on euro
  14 Dec 17:50
 
(Reuters) - Stock markets and the euro fell on Wednesday, worried by record high borrowing costs for Italy and the Federal Reserve's decision to do nothing new to prop up growth despite warning Europe's debt crisis could hurt the U...
 
RTRS:FOREX-Euro hits 11-mth low vs dollar, auction support fizzles
  14 Dec 17:49
 
* Euro falls to $1...
 
EE:Euro dollar exchange rate climbs off an eleven month low despite fresh comments from the German Chancellor
  14 Dec 17:49
 
The euro dollar exchange rate is 0...
 
RTRS:Sterling at 9-month high vs under-pressure euro
  14 Dec 17:49
 
* Euro below 84 pence, lowest since Feb 22

* 83...
 
RTRS:Pakistani rupee hits fresh low as U.S. moves to freeze aid
  14 Dec 17:48
 
By Sahar Ahmed

Dec 14 (Reuters) - The Pakistani rupee hit a fresh record low on Wednesday as import payments climbed and exporters clung tightly on to their dollars as the country's economic outlook darkened...
 
II:Base Metals Receding, Global Economic Uncertainties Weighs
  14 Dec 17:48
 
Short selling seen in Copper and Lead at MCX
Lingering European debt concerns that is still elusive coupled with Fed lull on further stimulus measures led the metals to trade in sideways with negative momentum on Wednesday...
 
II:Gold Reels Back To $1630
  14 Dec 17:47
 
Gold eased back towards its seven week lows yet again as the US dollar maintained its gains and lack of buying support going into the year-end capped the upside for the yellow metal...
 
WSJ:India Advisers Urge RBI to Stabilize Rupee
  14 Dec 17:46
 
By PRASANTA SAHU And SUDEEP JAIN

NEW DELHI -- India's central bank should intervene in the foreign-exchange market to stabilize the rupee, two senior advisers to the prime minister said Wednesday, as the local unit tumbled to a fresh record low against the U...
 
WSJ:Europe’s Debt Crisis Gloom Gives Dollar a Warm Afterglow
  14 Dec 17:45
 
By NICHOLAS HASTINGS

The dollar’s prospects are getting brighter and brighter...
 
RTRS:Kenya shilling firms through 88 per dollar
  14 Dec 17:44
 
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's shilling extended gains against the dollar on Wednesday to break through the 88 level for the first time since early June after the central bank mopped up 4 billion shillings from the market through repurchase agreements...
 
RTRS:OPEC meets on 30 mln bpd oil limit
  14 Dec 17:43
 
(Reuters) - OPEC oil producers on Wednesday readied their first new production limit in three years in a deal that would settle a 6-month-old argument over output levels in Saudi Arabia's favour...
 
RTRS:COLUMN-Goldman's oil bulls seize forecasting crown: John Kemp
  14 Dec 17:43
 
By John Kemp

Dec 14 (Reuters) - For the second year running, analysts at Goldman Sachs are among the most bullish for oil prices over the next 12 months...
 
BLBG:Middle East Crude Premiums Fall on Low Margins; Price Increases
  14 Dec 17:41
 
Middle East crude oil premiums for supplies sold to Asia fell as refiners faced declines in processing profits amid an increase in producer prices...
 
RTRS:PRECIOUS-Gold hovers near two-month lows as euro struggles
  14 Dec 17:40
 

* Price nears two-month lows

* ETFs hold near record highs

* Coming up: U...
 
BLBG:Gold Rebounds From Seven-Week Low as Europe Concerns Spur Investor Demand
  14 Dec 17:39
 
Gold may rebound from a seven-week low in London as concern about Europe’s debt crisis spurs investors to buy the metal as a protection of wealth...
 
BLBG:Treasuries Fall as U.S. Growth Signs Damp Safety Bid Before 30-Year Sale
  14 Dec 17:39
 
Treasuries fell for the first time in three days before reports this week that economists said will show wholesale prices rose and manufacturing expanded, damping demand for the safest securities...
 
BLBG:Oil Falls From One-Week High as OPEC Said to Leave Production Unchanged
  14 Dec 17:38
 
ld reporters at the group’s secretariat headquarters in Vienna today, before ministers began closed-door talks...
 
BLBG:Stocks, Copper Fall as Fed Avoids Stimulus Q
  14 Dec 17:37
 
Stocks and commodities fell after the Federal Reserve refrained from taking more steps to boost the economy, while U...
 
RTRS:Oil slips on Fed disappointment
  14 Dec 17:15
 
(Reuters) - Oil fell on Wednesday, pressured by anxiety about the global economy after the Federal Reserve warned that turmoil in Europe threatened the U...
 
CO:Sensex down 121 points, weak rupee and rising inflation weigh
  14 Dec 17:14
 
MUMBAI (Commodityonline): Indian bourses opened tad lower amid weak global cues...
 
ET:Rupee at record low: Limited ammunition, inflation hinder defence
  14 Dec 16:23
 
MUMBAI: India's central bank is being forced to forsake the rupee at record lows not merely by a shortage of ammunition to defend the currency but also by a compulsion to relieve stresses in the local debt market...
 
EN:British pound vs Australian dollar exchange rate could see further upward movement say Caxton Fx
  14 Dec 16:20
 
Australian Dollar (AUD) in US Dollar (USD): The exchange rate is lower today, AUDUSD is at 1...
 
FX:Dollar Rallies on Risk Aversion and then on Fed Policy Hold
  14 Dec 16:20
 
Dollar Rallies on Risk Aversion and then on Fed Policy Hold

The US dollar is coming very close to setting new highs for the year just as surely as investor sentiment looks to be at risk of a serious collapse...
 
RTRS:Banks take $5 billion in weekly ECB dollar operation
  14 Dec 16:17
 
Dec 14 (Reuters) - Banks tripled their demand for European Central Bank-offered dollars on Wednesday in its second weekly offering since slashing the cost of borrowing dollars, making the facility much more attractive to banks and easing funding woes...
 
RTRS:Euro falls after Italian bond auction
  14 Dec 16:01
 
Dec 14 (Reuters) - The euro slipped versus the dollar on Wednesday after Italy paid a euro era record yield of 6...
 
EN:British pound sterling: Currency continues to push higher, GBPEUR at inter-month highs
  14 Dec 16:00
 
British Pound Sterling (GBP) in Euro (EUR): GBPEUR is higher on the day at 1...
 
RTRS:Euro, Europe stocks fall on lack of Fed action
  14 Dec 16:00
 
(Reuters) - The euro hit an 11-month low against the dollar and stocks eased on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve warned Europe's sovereign debt crisis could hurt the U...
 
WSJ:Asian Carriers Move Away From Unlimited Data Plans
  14 Dec 15:58
 
By LORRAINE LUK
TAIPEI—Some of Asia's mobile-phone operators are moving away from offering unlimited data plans as they launch fourth-generation wireless services in an effort to increase revenue and recoup billions of dollars spent to upgrade networks...
 
EE:Euro exchange rates today: Euro rate continues to head south, FOMC fails to provide support
  14 Dec 15:58
 
The euro dollar exchange rate is marginally higher than at yesterday's close, EURUSD is at 1...
 
RTRS:Worst probably over for battered rupee
  14 Dec 15:57
 
(Reuters) - The battered rupee, which hit a record low against the U...
 
WSJ:PRECIOUS METALS: Gold Rises In Asia Amid Bargain Hunting
  14 Dec 15:56
 
By Clementine Wallop
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Gold rose in Asian trading Wednesday as bargain hunters picked up cheap metal following heavy technically driven selling earlier in the week...
 
ET:Gold dips below Rs 29,000 on weak global cues
  14 Dec 15:55
 
NEW DELHI: Gold dipped below the psychological Rs 29,000-level in the bullion market here today on sustained selling by stockists in tandem with a steep fall in precious metals in global markets...
 
FX:Forex - Dollar mixed on lack of Fed stimulus
  14 Dec 15:54
 
Forexpros - The U...
 
WSJ:WORLD FOREX:Euro Flat After Overnight Plunge, Further Losses Eyed
  14 Dec 15:53
 
-- Euro flat vs dollar in Asia after overnight tumble to one-year low

-- Traders say euro looks set to fall further, dip below $1...
 
ET:European shares and euro slide on eurozone debt crisis
  14 Dec 15:52
 
LONDON: European stock markets sank on Wednesday and the euro sat near one-year dollar lows on concerns about the eurozone, and after the US Federal Reserve decided against new economy-boosting plans...
 
WSJ:Singapore Dollar Weaker Late As Fed Meeting Disappoints
  14 Dec 15:52
 

Latest Change
USD/SGD 1...
 
WSJ:HK Dollar Slightly Higher; Stabilizing Stocks Support
  14 Dec 15:48
 

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USD/HKD Spot 7...
 
WSJ:Australian Dollar Down Late, Support Eyed At US$0.9980
  14 Dec 15:47
 

Rates At 0520 GMT
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AUD/USD 1...
 
RTRS:Uganda shilling hits six-month high vs dollar C
  14 Dec 15:39
 
By Elias Biryabarema

KAMPALA (Reuters) - The Ugandan shilling hit a six-month high against the dollar on Wednesday, buoyed by dollar selling by offshore investors taking part in a Treasury bill sale and sluggish demand for the greenback from manufacturers ahead of the festive period...
 
MB:Shanghai copper under pressure, settles down 0.8%
  14 Dec 15:31
 
Shanghai Futures Exchange copper slipped again, on worries about demand from debt-stricken economies...
 
BLBG:Switzerland’s Franc Pares Decline Against Dollar Before SNB Cap Decision
  14 Dec 15:31
 
Switzerland’s franc pared losses that saw it depreciate to a nine-month low against the dollar as investors bet the nation’s central bank will refrain from weakening the currency at its meeting tomorrow...
 
BLBG:Goldman Sachs Cautious on China Deals Is Losing Out on Busiest IPO Market
  14 Dec 15:30
 
Goldman Sachs Group Inc...
 
BLBG:Crude Drops From One-Week High in New York Before OPEC Meeting
  14 Dec 15:29
 
Oil fell from a one-week high in New York amid speculation that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will set an output ceiling near current production levels at a meeting in Vienna today...
 
BLBG:Gold Rebounds From Seven-Week Low as Europe Concerns Spur Investor Demand
  14 Dec 15:28
 
Gold rebounded from a seven-week low in London as concern about Europe’s debt crisis spurred investors to buy the metal as a protection of wealth...
 
BLBG:Euro Near 11-Month Low Versus Dollar Before Italian, German Auction Notes
  14 Dec 14:50
 

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index (MXAP) of shares fell 0...
 
BLBG:Oil Falls From One-Week High as OPEC Said to Leave Production Unchanged
  14 Dec 14:49
 
Oil fell from a one-week high in New York amid speculation that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will set an output ceiling near current production levels at a meeting in Vienna today...
 
MW:Gold top was easy to see
  14 Dec 11:15
 
By Nigam Arora
Gold and silver gave a clear sell signal at the recent top...
 
BLBG:Dollar Rises After Fed Keeps Low-Rates Pledge; Euro Falls to 11-Month Low
  14 Dec 11:15
 
The dollar strengthened against all of its most-traded counterparts after the Federal Reserve took no additional measures to spur growth, reducing concern policy makers are eroding the value of the world’s reserve currency...
 
BLBG:Australian Dollar Drops as RBA’s Battellino Says Weaker Currency May Help
  14 Dec 11:14
 
The Australian dollar dropped as Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Ric Battellino said a likely fall in the currency will help insulate the nation from an economic slump in Europe, where a “disruptive event” can’t be ruled out...
 
BLBG:Euro Tumult Shows Netherlands Converging With Germany at Expense of France
  14 Dec 11:13
 
When it comes to fighting the European crisis, the Netherlands may as well be a part of Germany...
 
BLBG:Canadian Dollar Declines to Lowest This Month as Fed Avoids New Stimulus
  14 Dec 11:12
 
Canada’s dollar dropped to its weakest level this month after the Federal Reserve supported the U...
 
BLBG:Asia ‘Golden Age of Gas’ May Spur Singapore Trading Hub, IEA’s Birol Says
  14 Dec 11:12
 
A boom in liquefied natural gas exports and growing demand in Asia may pave the way for a trading hub in Singapore and a benchmark price for the fuel, according to the International Energy Agency...
 
BLBG:Soybeans, Corn Rise in Chicago as Dry Weather Threatens South America Crop
  14 Dec 11:12
 
Soybeans rose the most in more than a week and corn gained for the first time in three sessions as adverse weather threatens to reduce crop yields in South America...
 
BLBG:Gold Extends Slump to Seven-Week Low as Fed Refrains From More Stimulus
  14 Dec 11:11
 
Gold futures slumped to a seven-week low after the Federal Reserve refrained from taking new actions to boost growth...
 
BLBG:Crude Oil Declines in New York on Signs OPEC to Maintain Production Level
  14 Dec 11:10
 
Oil fell from the highest in almost a week in New York amid signs the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will agree to maintain production of crude when it meets in Vienna today...
 
BLBG:Buffett’s Surging Silo Sales Boosting Grain Costs for Cargill: Commodities
  14 Dec 11:09
 
In a year of record agricultural earnings in the U...
 
BLBG:Euro Trades Near 11-Month Low Before Italy, Germany, Spain Auction Bonds Q
  14 Dec 11:09
 
The euro traded 0...
 
BLBG:Gold Rebounds From an Eight-Week Low as Price Decline Encourages Purchases
  14 Dec 11:09
 
Gold rallied from the lowest level in almost eight weeks as the biggest two-day drop since September spurred more purchases and investor holdings climbed to a record, countering the effect of a stronger dollar...
 
BLBG:Treasuries Fall, End Two-Day Gain, as U.S. Prepares Third Day of Auctions
  14 Dec 11:08
 
Treasuries fell for the first time in three days on speculation demand will wane at a $13 billion auction of 30-year bonds today after investors loaded up on three- and 10-year notes earlier this week...
 
BLBG:Oil Trades Near One-Week High as OPEC Said to Leave Production Unchanged
  14 Dec 11:08
 
Oil traded near a one-week high in New York on signs the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries may set an output ceiling similar to current levels at its meeting in Vienna today...
 
BLBG:Aussie, N.Z. Dollars Trade Near Two-Week Lows on Euro Debt Concern, Stocks
  14 Dec 11:07
 
The Australian and New Zealand dollars traded within half a percent of two-week lows as concern Europe’s debt crisis may prompt sovereign downgrades sapped demand for riskier assets...
 
RTRS: EU, without Britain, moves towards fiscal deal
  13 Dec 23:19
 
By Gilbert Reilhac

STRASBOURG, France, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Up to 26 European Union countries will finalise a pact to enforce budget discipline more strictly in the euro zone by March, a top official said on Tuesday, as the bloc tries to move quickly to rebuild confidence but without Britain's backing...
 
MW: Payroll-tax package heads for House vote
  13 Dec 23:18
 
GOP-backed bill would fast-track pipeline, extend jobless benefits
By Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Republican leaders predict that a bill that would both extend a payroll-tax cut and fast-track a controversial oil pipeline will pass the House of Representatives on Tuesday, setting up a clash with the Democratic-controlled Senate and the Obama administration...
 
MW: Euro falls to lowest level since January on Merkel
  13 Dec 23:14
 
By MarketWatch
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The dollar turns up against the euro following reports that German Chancellor Angela Merkel frowned on the notion of increasing the size of Europe’s permanent bailout fund...
 
BLBG: Euro Weakens to 11-Month Low Versus Dollar
  13 Dec 23:14
 
The euro fell to an 11-month low against the dollar on concern European leaders won’t agree on ways to expand the region’s rescue capacities as debt-strapped nations struggle to fund their deficits...
 
BLBG: Swiss Franc Falls to Nine-Month Low Versus Dollar on Europe Debt Concern
  13 Dec 23:13
 
The Swiss franc weakened to a nine- month low against the dollar as concern regional leaders are failing to resolve the sovereign debt crisis damped demand for assets linked to Europe...
 
BLBG: Trailing Gas Demand Signals China Import Boom: Energy Markets
  13 Dec 23:13
 
China’s ranking as the biggest energy consumer and the least reliant on natural gas for power generation among the world’s leading economies is raising the prospect of an import boom as it seeks to cut pollution...
 
RTRS: PRECIOUS-Gold falls to 7-week low on Europe anxiety
  13 Dec 23:12
 
By Rujun Shen
SINGAPORE, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Spot gold slid to a
seven-week low on Tuesday, extending a 2...
 
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