International Business News - Global Markets News http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/globalmarketsnews.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/globalmarketsnews.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The US tire tariffs against China sparked fears of retaliation and boosted the greenback in early trading yesterday on safe heaven buying. In reaction gold which is usually inverse correlated to the US currency has started to head south. However, later on the dollar turned around and continued to weaken against the euro making fresh lows but gold remained on the back foot once it's broken below the $1000.00 level. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/gold-silver-report-15-09.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/gold-silver-report-15-09.htm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:38:03 EDT European shares closed lower for a third straight day on Wednesday, with financial stocks suffering the most, as investors took profits after a strong run in recent months. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090902/european-shares-close-lower-3rd-straight-day.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090902/european-shares-close-lower-3rd-straight-day.htm Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:40:11 EDT Asian markets fell on Monday, led by sharp decline in China. Since the start of August, the Chinese markets have now technically entered a bear market sliding by more than 23%, becoming the worst performing index in the region. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/daily-asia-pacific-market-comment.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/daily-asia-pacific-market-comment.htm Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:51:19 EDT China could still increase its holdings of US Treasuries if the dollar is stable, even though the long-term trajectory is to diversify its foreign exchange reserves, according to a former central bank governor. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090818/china-may-seek-mores-debts-soon.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/218730-china-may-seek-mores-debts-soon.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090818/china-may-seek-mores-debts-soon.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090818/china-may-seek-mores-debts-soon.htm Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:46:59 EDT In the midst of the economic downturn , when the global stock markets were declining at a sustained pace, it was the Chinese economy and its stock market that gave investors a glimmer of hope that, at some point in time, things would improve. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090818/mirror-on-wall-where-is-thes-looking.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090818/mirror-on-wall-where-is-thes-looking.htm Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:03:57 EDT Monday, Moody's Investors Service raised its outlook on the B3 long-term foreign currency deposit ratings of four Pakistani banks to stable from negative. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090817/moodys-ups-outlook-on-four-pakistani-banks-foreign-currency-deposit-ratings.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090817/moodys-ups-outlook-on-four-pakistani-banks-foreign-currency-deposit-ratings.htm Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:08:00 EDT The euro hit a two-week low against the yen on Monday and struggled versus the dollar as weak global shares and oil prices ruined traders' appetite for risk and battered currencies seen to be high-risk. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090817/euro-high-yielders-fall-on-weaker-stocks-oil.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090817/euro-high-yielders-fall-on-weaker-stocks-oil.htm Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:49:35 EDT Latin American stocks and currencies posted losses on Friday after U.S. consumer sentiment weakened unexpectedly in August, raising questions about the strength of the economic recovery and increasing global aversion to risk. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090814/latam-stocks-and-currencies-slide-as-us-data-weigh.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090814/latam-stocks-and-currencies-slide-as-us-data-weigh.htm Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:16:29 EDT Overall, the markets made some moves, breaking from the daily channels that have held some of them in place for a few days now. Early in the U.S. session, retail sales came out worse than expected, dropping 0.1 percent over analyst's expectations of a 0.8 percent rise. Weekly unemployment claims also rose higher than expected, to 558 thousand. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/big-moves-setting-market.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/big-moves-setting-market.htm Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:02:34 EDT If economic data along with the Fed can be used as a guide, there no reason to see global stock markets retreat to any appreciable degree going forward. Therefore, expect to see markets continue to rally over the third and fourth quarters. The Fed has basically raised its assessment of the economy, noting in the latest [...] http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/stock-rally-set-to-continue.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/stock-rally-set-to-continue.htm Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:14:29 EDT Brazilian stocks seesawed in early trading on Wednesday, as investors stayed cautious ahead of a statement from U.S. central bank policymakers on a possible recovery in the world's largest economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090812/brazil-stocks-currency-firm-ahead-fed-statement.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090812/brazil-stocks-currency-firm-ahead-fed-statement.htm Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:23:44 EDT Overall, the currency market had another very weak overnight session, something that has become a trend lately. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090811/commodity-pairs-move-others-stall.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090811/commodity-pairs-move-others-stall.htm Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:27:48 EDT Trend of risk appetite remains intact, although we are seeing a slight pullback today. Yesterday, the S&P closed above 1000 for the first time since the financial crisis began. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090804/equities-pause-usd-gains.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090804/equities-pause-usd-gains.htm Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:56:17 EDT www.TheLFB-Forex.com A Forex Trader PortalA larger number of market participants are saying that the business cycle is likely to recover in early 2010, and that it will be driven by strong demand, now... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090729/global-demand-required-all-applicants-accepted.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090729/global-demand-required-all-applicants-accepted.htm Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:23:06 EDT The greenback was trading in a mixed way and in tight ranges in the recent few days unfazed of the new equities market gains which pushed Dow to a new high closing this week above 8900. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090723/current-market-sentiment.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090723/current-market-sentiment.htm Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:00:12 EDT Overnight markets and U.S. futures advanced after CIT Group managed to avoid bankruptcy, aided by an emergency loan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090720/cit-survival-sends-equity-commodity-markets-higher.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090720/cit-survival-sends-equity-commodity-markets-higher.htm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:52:09 EDT Today the UK lacks major economic data while we see that the government is not standing still as it was posted that during this year the government gave investment bankers 11.5 million pounds to help them stabilize which will ease the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090716/uk-government-aiding-investment-banks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090716/uk-government-aiding-investment-banks.htm Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:58:30 EDT Risky currencies had a strong rally overnight, as stock markets rallied ahead of some important earnings reports and economic data today. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090714/risky-assets-improve-ahead-corporate-earnings.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090714/risky-assets-improve-ahead-corporate-earnings.htm Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:39:19 EDT The rise of the US stocks could cap the greenback appreciation yesterday. The greenback has been boosted recently by the diminishing of the investors' risk appetite http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090714/current-market-sentiment-tuesday.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090714/current-market-sentiment-tuesday.htm Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:26:52 EDT The stock market in Japan continued its southward march for the ninth consecutive trading session on Monday as traders turned jittery about the impact the political uncertainty will have on the economy. Prime Minister Taro Aso called for a snap general election for August 30 after the ruling coalition suffered a major loss in Sunday's Tokyo metropolitan assembly. The strengthening of th... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090713/political-uncertainty-recovery-concerns-drag-nikkei-lower.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090713/political-uncertainty-recovery-concerns-drag-nikkei-lower.htm Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:34:00 EDT