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BLBG: Oil Rises as Fighting Intensifies Around Libya’s Biggest Port
  26 Dec 18:14
 
Oil traded above $60 a barrel amid concern about Libyan supply after government forces struck Islamist militias close to the nation’s largest terminal at Es Sider...
 
BS: S&P 500 Futures Little Changed as Oil, Gold Rise
  26 Dec 18:13
 
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BLBG: Fewest Americans in Seven Weeks File Jobless-Benefit Claims
  24 Dec 19:22
 
Fewer Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, a sign the job market is making progress as the year ends...
 
RTRS: UPDATE 6-Oil falls, near $60 on supply glut, strong dollar
  24 Dec 19:19
 
* Coming up: U...
 
TH: Christmas comes early for dollar bulls after strong US GDP
  24 Dec 19:18
 
The dollar held near its highest point in almost nine years against a basket of currencies today as markets brought forward forecasts for when interest rates will rise, after data showing the strongest US growth in 11 years...
 
MW: U.S. jobless claims fall to seven-week low
  24 Dec 19:18
 
By Ruth Mantell

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Initial claims for U...
 
NS: European stocks drift as markets close for Xmas
  24 Dec 19:18
 
By The Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - European markets closed early Wednesday for the Christmas break, largely uninspired by another landmark achievement by the Dow Jones index, which ended the previous session above 18,000 for the first time...
 
SK: How U.S. Economic Growth Is Boosting The Dollar
  24 Dec 19:16
 
Economic growth handily beat estimates in the third quarter...
 
RTRS: U.S. jobless claims fall for fourth straight week
  24 Dec 19:13
 
Dec 24 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, underscoring the economy's enduring strength...
 
LSE: Euro Advances Against Most Majors
  24 Dec 19:12
 
BRUSSELS (Alliance News) - Reversing direction, the euro climbed against most major opponents in European deals on Wednesday...
 
LSE: Dollar Mixed After US Weekly Jobless Claims
  24 Dec 19:12
 
BRUSSELS (Alliance News) - Following the release of US jobless claims for the week ended December 20 at 8:30 am ET Wednesday, the greenback traded mixed against its major rivals...
 
WR: Global Oil Price Drop Gives Obama, U.S. Foreign Policy a Boost
  24 Dec 19:11
 
In the waning days of 2014, U...
 
BS: U.S. Stock Futures Little Changed Near Records; Oil Falls
  24 Dec 19:10
 
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EU: Stocks rise, dollar strong as U.S. growth lifts holiday mood
  24 Dec 19:08
 
LONDON (Reuters) – The strongest growth for the world’s largest economy in over a decade meant there was plenty of pre-Christmas cheer in global markets on Wednesday, as stocks continued their strong run and the dollar hovered at an 8-1/2 year high...
 
MW: Gold struggling to stay above $1,180
  24 Dec 19:07
 
LONDON — Gold prices slipped Wednesday, adding to selloffs that followed strong U...
 
BLBG: Jobless Claims in U.S. Decrease to Lowest Level in Seven Weeks
  24 Dec 19:06
 
Fewer Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, a sign the U...
 
BLBG: U.S. Index Futures Little Changed Before Holiday With Dow Record
  24 Dec 19:06
 
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MW: U.S. weekly jobless claims fall 9,000 to 280,000
  24 Dec 19:05
 
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The number of people who applied for U...
 
RTRS: Arab OPEC sources see oil back above $70 by end-2015
  23 Dec 19:03
 
(Reuters) - Arab OPEC producers expect global oil prices to rebound to between $70 and $80 a barrel by the end of next year as a global economic recovery revives demand, OPEC delegates said this week in the first indication of where the group expects oil markets to ‎stabilize in the medium term...
 
MW: Durable-goods orders unexpectedly slump 0.7% in November
  23 Dec 19:03
 
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Orders for durable U...
 
MW: U.S. third-quarter GDP growth revised to 5.0%, highest in 11 years
  23 Dec 19:02
 
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U...
 
RTRS: Futures little changed after latest record; data on tap
  23 Dec 18:40
 
* GDP, durable goods data on tap

* Gilead bounces in premarket after selloff

* Futures up: Dow 28 pts, S&P 2...
 
GB: OPEC won't cut output even at $20 a barrel
  23 Dec 18:39
 
OPEC will not cut oil production even if the price drops to $20 a barrel and it is unfair to expect the cartel to reduce output if non-members do not, Saudi Arabia said...
 
LSE: Crude Oil Near USD56 Ahead Of US Inventories
  23 Dec 18:39
 
WASHINGTON (Alliance News) - Crude oil prices are higher Tuesday morning, ahead of weekly oil status reports and a slew of crucial economic data...
 
BS: Pound Drops for Third Day Versus Dollar as U.K. Deficit Widens
  23 Dec 18:38
 
The pound declined for a third day versus the dollar after reports showed the U...
 
GB: China leads Asian market slump
  23 Dec 18:38
 
China led a slump in Asian markets Tuesday, with Shanghai registering one of its biggest percentage falls of the year and banks among the biggest losers there...
 
CNBC: Brent steady above $60 on hopes of strong US data
  23 Dec 18:36
 
Brent crude steadied above $60 a barrel on Tuesday, under pressure from a supply glut but supported by forecasts of stronger economic data from the United States, the world's biggest oil consumer...
 
UPI: U.S gas price decline breaks '08 recession record
  23 Dec 18:35
 
WASHINGTON, Dec...
 
BLBG: Pound Drops for Third Day Versus Dollar as U.K. Deficit Widens
  23 Dec 18:35
 
The pound declined for a third day versus the dollar after reports showed the U...
 
BR: Australian dollar hits 4-1/2-year low on China growth worries
  23 Dec 18:34
 
LONDON: The Australian dollar hit a 4-1/2-year trough against its U...
 
INV: UK GDP hit by string of downwards revisions
  23 Dec 18:34
 
The Office for National Statistics has confirmed UK Q3 GDP came in at 0...
 
MW: Euro slips after Greece fails to elect new president
  23 Dec 18:33
 
LONDON (MarketWatch) — The euro moved slightly lower in choppy action on Tuesday after Greece’s parliament failed to agree on a new president in its second ballot...
 
OF: Oil trades around $60 amid expectations of strong US economic data
  23 Dec 18:32
 
The price of Brent crude steadied around $60 a barrel on Tuesday amid expectations of strong US economic data...
 
BLBG: U.S. Stock-Index Futures Little Changed With S&P 500 at Record
  23 Dec 18:32
 
U...
 
MW: Oil prices rise, but gains likely to be limited
  23 Dec 18:31
 
Crude-oil futures rose on Tuesday, but gains look likely to be limited as oil prices remain volatile and supply-and-demand fundamentals in the market stay unchanged...
 
INV: Gold Steady Ahead of Host of US Numbers
  23 Dec 18:31
 
Gold is showing little movement on Tuesday, as the spot price stands at $1177...
 
ECM: Oil rebounds above $62, tracking broader markets
  22 Dec 17:41
 
LONDON: Oil rose above $62 a barrel on Monday, mirroring gains in equities, as investors became more confident that there would be no further substantial price loss in the run-up to the new year...
 
NH: European Stocks Enjoy 'Santa Claus Rally' as Oil Rises
  22 Dec 17:40
 
Europe's main stock markets rose strongly on Monday in a renewed "Santa Claus rally" powered by a modest recovery in oil prices, dealers said...
 
EX: Weekly Exchange Rate Forecasts For Pound Sterling
  22 Dec 17:24
 
The Pound Sterling, Euro and Dollar currency pairs are unlikely to move dramatically in the second half of next week as markets close and domestic data is thin on the ground over the Christmas period...
 
BLBG: European Stocks Rise for Fifth Day; Energy Shares Gain
  22 Dec 16:38
 
A jump in energy companies pushed European stocks up for a fifth day, extending their biggest advance in more than two years...
 
BS: Gulf oil producers firm on OPEC output
  22 Dec 16:37
 
Oil-rich Arab Gulf countries stood firm against non-OPEC crude producers on Sunday, vowing they will not cut output nor hold an emergency cartel meeting to support slumping prices...
 
FIN: Gold price weakens on sluggish demand; silver recovers on Monday in Delhi
  22 Dec 16:35
 
In a mixed pattern of trading, gold prices declined by Rs 45 to Rs 27,265 per ten gram at the bullion market today owing to slackened demand from jewellers at prevailing levels even as metal rise in global markets...
 
IG: Euro and pound capped by trendline resistance
  22 Dec 16:34
 
The Federal Reserve may have been coy in removing the words ‘considerable time’ from its statement last week, but markets are still under the impression that this central bank will be the first to move in terms of monetary policy tightening...
 
BLBG: Oil’s 50% Drop From 2014 High Stokes Faith in Rally
  22 Dec 16:33
 
The slump in oil that drove U...
 
RTRS: Global shares, oil and ruble rally into Christmas period
  22 Dec 16:33
 
(Reuters) - World share markets extended their 'Santa rally' into a fourth day on Monday, as a recovery in beaten-down oil prices and the ruble and more calls for quantitative easing from the ECB helped lift sentiment...
 
EK: Euro shaky on ECB and Greece, dollar keeps edge
  22 Dec 16:32
 
By Ian Chua and Hideyuki Sano

The euro probed fresh two-year lows early on Monday in a subdued start to a holiday-shortened week, extending a multi-month trend of weakness against the dollar that many traders say will remain intact in the new year...
 
MW: Crude pares gains, now around $57 a barrel
  22 Dec 16:31
 
By Sara Sjolin and Eric Yep
Crude-oil futures rose Monday as the excessive drop in oil prices in recent weeks sparked some buying interest and short-covering among investors before the end of the year, traders said...
 
MW: OPEC remains united on output decision: Iraqi oil minister
  22 Dec 16:31
 
ABU DHABI — Iraq’s oil minister said Monday that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries remains united in its decision not to rein in production, but let the market decide the oil price, despite the uneven impact the stark slide in oil prices is having on the economies of member countries...
 
GB: Dollar holds up in Asia on US rate expectations
  22 Dec 16:30
 
The dollar held steady in Asian trade on Monday, underpinned by expectations the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates before other central banks...
 
BBC: Asian shares climb in thin trade
  22 Dec 16:30
 
Asian markets headed higher on Monday, although trading was thin at the start of a working week that will be shortened by the Christmas break...
 
BS: Oil’s 50% Drop From High of 2014 Stokes Faith in a Rally
  22 Dec 16:29
 
The slump in oil that drove U...
 
GB: Oil prices extend gains in Asia
  22 Dec 16:28
 
Oil prices rose in Asia on Monday, extending a sharp rebound at the end of last week, with analysts predicting the sector has bottomed out after plunging almost 50 percent since June...
 
BL: Global markets gain as oil rebounds
  22 Dec 16:28
 
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Global markets were mostly higher Monday after the Federal Reserve's pledge not to rush to raise interest rates prompted investors to add risky assets ahead of the year-end holiday...
 
INV: Dollar index remains close to 5-year peak
  22 Dec 16:28
 
Investing...
 
MW: European stocks rise as oil shares gain; Afren rallies
  22 Dec 16:26
 
LONDON (MarketWatch) — European stocks were higher Monday, with the energy group benefitting from some improvement in oil prices before investors take off later this week for a holiday break...
 
BLBG: Oil Rebounds From Five-Year Low as Saudi Comments Add Volatility
  19 Dec 17:41
 
Crude prices in London and New York rebounded from the lowest closing levels since May 2009 as comments from Saudi Arabia’s oil minister yesterday added to the most-volatile market in three years...
 
BLBG: Bernanke Backs Pimco Forecast for Economic Acceleration
  19 Dec 17:37
 
Pacific Investment Management Co...
 
BLBG: Yen Weakens a Third Day as BOJ Maintains Easing; Kiwi Advances
  19 Dec 17:41
 
The yen fell for a third day against the dollar as Japan’s two- and five-year bond yields dropped to records after the Bank of Japan maintained unprecedented stimulus...
 
BLBG: Wall Street Firms Endure Lost Decade After Goldman Peak in 2007
 
 
Wall Street firms have failed to keep up with a stock market that’s boomed for more than five years, losing ground to industries including technology and health care...
 
BLBG: China’s GDP Revision Adds Output Equal to Malaysian Economy
  19 Dec 17:37
 
China revised the size of the economy by $308...
 
BLBG: Putin's Economic System Frays Further
  19 Dec 17:36
 
The foundations on which Vladimir Putin built his 15 years in charge of Russia are giving way...
 
BLBG: Gold Heads for First Weekly Drop in Three on Dollar, Equities
  19 Dec 17:36
 
Gold traded little changed as it headed for the first weekly decline in three as higher equities and a stronger dollar curbed demand for the metal...
 
BLBG: Oil Investors Keep Betting Wrong on When Market Will Bottom
  19 Dec 17:32
 
Investors betting on a rebound in oil prices are nothing if not tenacious...
 
HL: Asian Stocks Extend Rally On Wall Street Cues
  19 Dec 17:32
 
Asian stocks saw further upside on Friday amid a global equity rally that saw the U...
 
IBT: European stocks could post strongest week in a year
  19 Dec 17:31
 
European shares could log their strongest weekly gain in a year this week, buoyed by strong handovers from Asia and from Wall Street...
 
HL: Saudi Arabia’s Oil Exports Drop Was Sign of Weaker Demand
  19 Dec 17:30
 
Saudi Arabia shipped 10 percent less oil overseas in October than it did a year earlier, signaling demand was falling even before OPEC decided a month later to hold production unchanged with prices plunging...
 
BLBG: Oil Crash Exposes New Risks for U.S. Shale Drillers
  19 Dec 17:29
 
Tumbling oil prices have exposed a weakness in the insurance that some U...
 
BLBG: U.S. Futures Rise as Stocks Extend Rally; Oil Pares Drop
  19 Dec 17:29
 
U...
 
MN: Oil rebounds in volatile year-end trade
  19 Dec 17:28
 
Oil prices edged up in Asia Friday after falling sharply in the previous session, as analysts predicted increased volatility and no end in sight this year to tumbling prices...
 
MW: European stocks on track for strongest week in a year
  19 Dec 17:27
 
LONDON (MarketWatch) — European stocks rose Friday, with the market’s benchmark moving toward its best weekly gain in a year...
 
RTRS: Oil rallies above $60, heads for fourth weekly decline on glut
  19 Dec 17:27
 
(Reuters) - Brent crude oil rose above $60 a barrel on Friday, recovering from near a 5-1/2-year low as investors squared books ahead of the year-end festive break after six months of falling prices...
 
RTRS: European stocks set for biggest weekly gain of 2014
  19 Dec 17:26
 
(Reuters) - World markets are ending their last full week of 2014 on a high, as Wall Street made its biggest two-day advance since late 2011 and European shares headed for their strongest week of the year...
 
TH: Fed rate wording boosts world stock markets
  18 Dec 17:47
 
World stock markets powered higher Thursday, sweeping aside worries about a flagging global economy after the U...
 
HL: Oil Trades Near Five-Year Low on U.S. Stockpiles, Iran
  18 Dec 17:46
 
Oil headed for its biggest gain in more than two weeks in New York amid speculation that crude’s plunge to a five-year low may have been excessive...
 
MW: Gold gets lift from Fed statement
  18 Dec 17:46
 
LONDON (MarketWatch) — Gold prices moved back above the $1,200 mark on Thursday, catching a lift from some dovish words from the Federal Reserve...
 
BLBG: Gold Rallies From 2-Week Low as Swiss, China Data Signal Demand
  18 Dec 17:44
 
Gold rose, rebounding from a two-week low yesterday, on signs of increased physical demand...
 
MW: 5 high-yield, high-tech stocks for 2015
  18 Dec 17:44
 
In 2014, the tech sector has once again proven that it’s one of the biggest drivers of returns for investors...
 
MW: Oil prices carry on rebounding after the Fed; Brent surges 5%
  18 Dec 17:41
 
MADRID (MarketWatch) — Oil prices shot higher Thursday, with Brent oil managing a more than 5% gain as the commodity caught an upwind from increased appetite for stocks and other assets...
 
BLBG: U.S. Index Futures Climb, Indicating Equities Will Extend Surge
  18 Dec 17:41
 
U...
 
BLBG: Yellen Makes It Clear That Fed’s Patience on Rates Has Limits
  18 Dec 17:40
 
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen restored clarity to the central bank’s monetary policy plans, saying it was on course to raise interest rates, though not right away, after officials issued a statement that some Fed-watchers found confusing...
 
BLBG: Draghi Counts Cost of Outflanking ECB’s Home Nation in QE
  18 Dec 17:39
 
As Mario Draghi prepares to push the European Central Bank into quantitative easing, he’s counting the cost of alienating its home nation...
 
BR: UK retail sales helps sterling bounce back after Fed hit
  18 Dec 17:39
 
LONDON: Sterling rose against the dollar and the euro on Thursday, helped by much better than expected retail sales numbers for November, a boost for an economy that had appeared to be cooling off...
 
RTRS: Europe shares rally, led up by rebound for oil stocks
  18 Dec 17:39
 
* FTSEurofirst 300 up 1...
 
BNN: Brent crude jumps three percent to $63 as energy firms slash investments
  18 Dec 17:39
 
Brent crude jumped 3 percent to above $63 a barrel on Thursday, extending a rebound from five-year lows this week as oil's six-month price rout forced more energy firms to cut investments in new production...
 
FIN: Swiss central bank introduces negative interest rate
  18 Dec 17:35
 
Switzerland's central bank announced Thursday it was introducing negative interest rates to stop the franc getting any stronger, after the Russian ruble crisis sent investors pouring their investments into the safe haven currency...
 
BU: SWISS GOLD EXPORTS TO CHINA FALL TO 34 TNS IN NOVEMBER
  18 Dec 17:34
 
Switzerland exported 232...
 
MW: Swiss franc falls as Swiss central bank sets negative interest rate
  18 Dec 17:33
 
LONDON (MarketWatch) — The Swiss franc dropped against the euro and the dollar Thursday, hurt after Switzerland’s central bank said it will usher in negative interest rates...
 
BLBG: Europe Stocks Rise 3rd Day as Swiss Shares Climb After SNB, Fed
  18 Dec 17:32
 
European shares climbed for a third day on growing confidence that central banks around the world will support the economy, while energy stocks rebounded further...
 
IRS: US consumer prices fall 0.3% on lower oil prices
  17 Dec 19:56
 
In the 12 months through November, the CPI increased 1...
 
CS: US consumer prices fall by most in six years thanks to cheap gas
  17 Dec 19:55
 
Consumer prices fell 0...
 
ELP: US consumer prices fall in November
  17 Dec 19:55
 
WASHINGTON (AP) — Plunging gasoline costs caused U...
 
MW: U.S. stocks: Futures higher; CPI drops
  17 Dec 19:54
 
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U...
 
BLBG: Home Sales to Rise in 2015 After Slow Year, Survey Shows
  17 Dec 19:53
 
The U...
 
KL: Canadian dollar rises, traders look to Fed announcement for rate hike hints
  17 Dec 19:53
 
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was higher Wednesday morning as traders look for hints about the pace of rate hikes by the U...
 
MN: UPDATE: U.S. stocks: Futures higher; CPI drops
  17 Dec 19:52
 
By Anora Mahmudova and Barbara Kollmeyer, MarketWatch

Russia still battles ruble speculators; supply data looms for oil

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U...
 
BLBG: Consumer Prices in U.S. Decline by Most in Six Years on Fuel
  17 Dec 19:51
 
The cost of living in the U...
 
BLBG: U.S. Index Futures Gain on Fed Bets After 3-Day Slump
  17 Dec 19:51
 
U...
 
MW: U.S. hourly wages surge 0.6% in November
  17 Dec 19:50
 
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Real or inflation-adjusted U...
 
BLBG: Russia Crisis Hits Pimco Fund, Wipes Out Options
  17 Dec 17:24
 
After the single worst day in Russia’s nine-month-old financial crisis, the fallout is spreading across global markets...
 
MW: Malaysia's growth to slow as oil falls: World Bank
  17 Dec 17:23
 
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Malaysia's economic growth will likely decelerate to 4...
 
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