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New Year’s first trading for markets (ISFM)  |
Gold and silver gaining more than 1 percent
(Reuters)
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Brent oil close to $112 fearing Iran data
(Reuters)
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Gold on high levels for a fifth day in a row
(Reuters)
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Europe trades higher on New Year’s first trading day (MarketWatch)
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Construction spending
reaches
1-1/2 high in November (Reuters)
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Germany: 4.1 billion euros of 10-year bunds auction (MarketWatch)
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French 10-year bond yield
up
at auction
(Reuters)
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Asian markets on holiday with South Korea and Taiwan lower (AP) |
Slower pace for UK manufacturing decline(MarketWatch)
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Treasuries rebound with Spain in focus
(MarketWatch)
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Hungary possible to accept an IMF loan (MarketWatch)
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Both dollar and euro amid losses (MarketWatch) |
Crude oil climbed over $109 on Iran-US tension
(Reuters)
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US interest-rate changes to be forecast by Fed (AP)
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December private sector jobs rise by 325K ADP
(MarketWatch)
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Treasurys
lose ground driving 10-yr yields higher
(MarketWatch)
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US production and construction picking up speed
(AP)
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Dec. CPI inflation in China may be about 4%
(MarketWatch)
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European stocks stay high with miners gaining (MarketWatch)
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Gold steadies supported by US and European data
(Reuters)
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Oil falls as dollar strengthens
(Reuters)
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Strong data indicates improvement lifts sentiment (ISFM) |
European stocks lose gains with UniCredit lower (MarketWatch)
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Debt concerns continue to weigh (ISFM) |
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Stock futures
start New Year’s first trading with gains (Reuters)
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Caution ahead of week's data (ISFM) |
Europe trades flat awaiting a bond auction (MarketWatch)
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Asian stocks rising supported by financials (MarketWatch) |
Stock futures open
amid gains and losses (Reuters)
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Stock futures lower waiting for jobs data (Reuters)
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US dollar declines contrary to gaining stocks (MarketWatch)
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Asian stocks mixed; China falling (MarketWatch) |
Asia following Chinese stocks losses (MarketWatch) |
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Commodity bulls return to hedge funds (Bloomberg) |
Dollar back to gains worrying about European matters (MarketWatch)
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Euro declines to a
15-mth
low (MarketWatch)
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Jobless numbers and rate decline in Germany
(MarketWatch)
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Hedge-fund manager sued for gold losses (Bloomberg) |
Hedge funds plus sunshine? Go to Malta (Bloomberg) |
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Madoff hedge fund victims do not qualify for
payments (AP) |
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Oil
searching
for direction (MarketWatch)
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Greece: Selling 1.63
billion euros of 6-month T-bills (MarketWatch)
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Gold moves lower on a firmer dollar
(Reuters)
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Oil climbs over
$113 on Iran tension (Reuters)
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US considering legal action against Swiss bank
authorities
(Reuters)
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US
small-business rose in December (MarketWatch)
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Merkel and Sarkozy meet ahead of the European leaders
summit (MarketWatch)
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ECB expected to maintain key interest rate unchanged (AP)
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Banks take advantage of long term loans from ECB (Reuters)
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Gold stays firm awaiting European key bond auctions
(Reuters)
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European stocks higher on banks and resources gains (MarketWatch)
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Shanghai stocks pushes Asia higher (MarketWatch)
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Debt weighs as earnings season begins in the US (ISFM) |
Treasuries fall before auction (MarketWatch)
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Stock futures open mixed (Reuters)
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Sentiment lifted at the start of earnings season (ISFM) |
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Asian markets remain low on wide European worries (MarketWatch) |
Stock futures gain losses (Reuters)
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German industrial output lower in November
(Bloomberg)
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Europe advanced supported by banks (MarketWatch) |
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Dollar
declines amid a little euro bounce (MarketWatch)
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Euro back to gains after a 16-mth low (Reuters)
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Asia hedge fund founded by ex Goldman trader posts loss (Reuters) |
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Germany
possible to
put more funds into ESM (MarketWatch)
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Spanish and Italian borrowing costs decline at auctions (MarketWatch)
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Italy sells 4.75 bln euros of
government
bonds
(MarketWatch)
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Greek deficit expected to exceed target for 2011 (AP)
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Jobless claims
close to a
6-week high (Reuters)
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Gold a little lower following euro losses (Reuters)
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Treasuries back to gains before auction (MarketWatch)
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Close to crunch time for Greek bond swap talks (AP)
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Brent
drops with euro
losing gains
(Reuters)
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Gold up to a one-month high
(Reuters)
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Sharp drop for Italian borrowing costs in recent debt
sale
(AP)
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Talks on Greek bond swap continue (AP)
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Debt concerns dent sentiment again (ISFM) |
Gold steadies amid euro zone debt crisis concerns
(Reuters)
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Wider than expected gap for U.S. trade deficit (Bloomberg)
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European stocks lose gains with Royal Dutch Shell and Unilever down (MarketWatch)
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Oil gains $2 close to $114 (Reuters)
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Spanish banks borrowing from ECB higher in December (MarketWatch)
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Asian stocks remain high; Shanghai loses ground (MarketWatch) |
Sentiment see-sawing on mixed news (ISFM) |
Talk of European downgrades hurts sentiment (ISFM) |
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Futures up to a 5-mth high (Reuters)
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Europe returns to gains awaiting ECB meeting (MarketWatch)
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Europe supported by banks and miners (MarketWatch)
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Brent gains 22 points on Iran worries
(Reuters)
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Stock futures open flat with Chevron in the centre of attention
(Reuters)
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Stock futures decline with J.P. Morgan losing 2.3% (MarketWatch)
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Dollar higher ahead of ECB meeting (MarketWatch)
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Asian stocks decline before ECB (MarketWatch) |
Gains return to Asian markets after Italian and Spanish auctions (MarketWatch) |
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Hedge funds disagree with IMF over Greek debt (Reuters) |
Euro in gaining mood after US data (MarketWatch)
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Euro weakens and dollar stays flat (MarketWatch)
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Hedge Funds seeks solicitation restrictions removal from SEC
(Bloomberg) |
Hedge funds try to profit from Greek bonds trades (Bloomberg) |
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France sells 8.6 bln Treasury bills (MarketWatch)
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Euro-zone December annual inflation
drops
to 2.7% (MarketWatch)
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Gold leaves back one-month high despite gains
(Reuters)
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Brent climbs over $111 on economic growth signs (Reuters)
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Gold remains high heading for a 3rd week of gains (Reuters)
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Dividends at European banks declining on capital increases
(Bloomberg)
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Fitch: Greece ready to default orderly (Reuters)
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Overnight deposits with the ECB reach record indicating stress (AP)
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Spain sells €6.61 blns in Bonds (MarketWatch)
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U.K. Retails higher following discounts in products
(Bloomberg)
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Failed MF Global Brokerage trustee talks to customers (DealBook)
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Oil rises over $112 after a weak dollar (Reuters)
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IMF looking to increase lending resources (Bloomberg)
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Jobless claims for latest week decline to lowest since 2008
(MarketWatch)
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Greece: Necessary to achieve a debt swap deal (Reuters)
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Greek PM says abandoning the euro not an option (MarketWatch)
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Borrowing rates inch lower in Greek bill sale (AP)
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German yields fall at a 2-yr auction in December (MarketWatch)
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Gold stays high awaiting IMF funding decisions (Reuters)
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Ireland ahead of a downturn during the 2nd year of
austerity (NY Times)
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Concerns about the global economy (ISFM) |
German investor sentiment index strongly up in Jan (AP)
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Industrial output
rises in December (MarketWatch)
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Consumerism stays unchanged in December (MarketWatch)
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Treasuries fall pushing 10-yr yields higher 2% (MarketWatch)
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Downgrades, Greece PSI impasse pressuring euro zone (Reuters)
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Gold gains 1.5 percent close to a one-month high
(Reuters)
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Oil stays over $101 after US and Chinese data (AP)
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Sentiment riding high on data(ISFM) |
Brent steadies at $111 on less European worries (Reuters)
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Brent trades over $111 on Iranian warnings
(Reuters)
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Spanish debt auction shows sharply lower borrowing costs (AP)
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Earlier optimism loses steam (ISFM) |
Asian stocks higher on IMF plan news (MarketWatch)
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Home sales rise 5% in December (MarketWatch)
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European stocks move higher awaiting French auction (MarketWatch)
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Data from across the world soothes worries (ISFM) |
Futures gain with Yahoo in the centre of attention (Reuters)
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Losses return to Wall Street with futures lower (Reuters)
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Cautious markets await debt crisis decisions
(ISFM) |
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Asian stocks amid losses after S&P’s downgrades (MarketWatch)
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Europe advances following Chinese growth (MarketWatch)
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Asia amid gains and losses with Nikkei higher (MarketWatch) |
Europe rises supported by Banks (MarketWatch) |
Lower opening for stock futures (Reuters)
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Gold steadies following S&P downgrading
(Reuters)
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Stock futures mark stronger opening (Reuters)
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Dollar falls down awaiting Greek data (MarketWatch)
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Euro advances hoping for a crisis end (MarketWatch)
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Europe loses some gains after Greek debt talks (MarketWatch)
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Euro loses gains by downgrades (Reuters)
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Asia rebounds supported by Chinese stocks (MarketWatch) |
Hedge fund managers rethinking domiciles on regulation (HedgeCo.net) |
Hedge funds may sue Greece over PSI (NYTimes)
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Asia advances boosted by banks and exporters (MarketWatch) |
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Hedge fund specialist hired by Swiss bank (HedgeCo.net) |
EU Financial Transaction Tax may affect cross-border trading (HedgeCo.net) |
Euro falls against dollar on Greek talks (Reuters)
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Euro climbs to a session high (Reuters)
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European stocks decline awaiting Greek debt talks (MarketWatch)
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EU banks may increase ECB borrowing (Bloomberg)
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Portugal possible to accept a second bailout plan (MarketWatch)
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Hope of debt swap deal by end of week for Greece (AP)
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Gold up to a 6-week high (Reuters)
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Brent steadies over $110 as worries over Iran worsen (Reuters)
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German Ifo index rises more than expected
(AP)
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Brent stays close to $110 on Iran tensions (Reuters)
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Treasurys rise ahead of the Fed meeting (MarketWatch)
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Portuguese government debt insurance cost climbs to a record high
(MarketWatch)
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Bank of Spain expects GDP to contract 1.5% in 2012
(MarketWatch)
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Greece PSI talks with a focus on debt sustainability
(MarketWatch)
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Pending home sales
drop
3.5% in December
(MarketWatch)
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Treasurys
fall
hoping for the Greek-debt deal (MarketWatch)
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Gold falls focusing on Fed meeting (Reuters)
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Brent trades over $110 on Iran data (Reuters)
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Debt decisions awaited by world markets
(ISFM) |
Greek debt barometer indicating negative sentiment
(ISFM) |
Markets remain under pressure
(ISFM) |
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Stock futures open once again lower (Reuters)
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Gold higher waiting for Fed’s decision (Reuters)
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Stock futures open mixed (Reuters)
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European stocks advance supported by banks (MarketWatch) |
Stock futures show losses with TI in focus (Reuters)
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European stocks decline following Ericsson AB and Novertis AG losses
(MarketWatch)
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Greek debt accepts best offer by bondholders
(MarketWatch)
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Europe loses
gains focusing on Greek debt deal (MarketWatch) |
Asian markets move higher while yen weakens (MarketWatch) |
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Hedge Fund buys large stake in petroleum company (CSN News) |
Hedge fund redemptions at lowest since 2008 (HedgeCo.net) |
Dollar rises ahead of Fed news (MarketWatch)
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Euro up to its highest annual level (MarketWatch)
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Euro loses gains awaiting economic data (MarketWatch)
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Settlement of $9M for hedge fund in insider case (AP) |
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Treasurys
rise for
another day before auction (MarketWatch)
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Gold loses gains bur still on high levels (Reuters)
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Spanish GDP loses 0.3% in final quarter of 2011 (MarketWatch)
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Brent remain over $110 on low rates announcement (Reuters)
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Jobless claims in Spain up to 5 million (MarketWatch)
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Oil moves lower than $111 (Reuters)
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Bank rescue fund revival approved by German parliament (AP)
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U.S. GDP
up to
2.8% in fourth quarter
(MarketWatch)
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Consumer spending falls in favor of savings in
December
(Reuters)
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Jobless claims move higher though improved labor data (Reuters)
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U.S. GDP
up to
2.8% in fourth quarter
(MarketWatch)
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Gold drops from a 7-week high
(Reuters)
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Data and earnings continue to prop up sentiment
(ISFM) |
Focusing on positive data at Davos (AP)
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Portuguese 10-year bond yield reach a record high (MarketWatch)
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Asian markets amid gains while Tokyo falls (MarketWatch)
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Treasurys rise as U.S. stock futures fall (MarketWatch)
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Greek debt and data setting the tone (ISFM) |
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Futures open once again lower on Wall Street (Reuters)
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Brent steadies higher than $110 after positive US data (Reuters) |
European stocks decline before EU summit (MarketWatch)
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Europe advances after Fed’s decision (MarketWatch) |
Data and earnings push sentiment south(ISFM) |
Stock futures fall on EU summit (AP)
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Gold up to a 6-week high on
Fed’s rates promise (Reuters)
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Stocks in Europe fall on Greek news (MarketWatch)
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Asian stocks lose ground awaiting European summit (MarketWatch) |
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Emerging hedge funds gained in popularity last year (HedgeCo.net) |
Asia appears mixed with Tokyo and Hong Kong falling (MarketWatch) |
BNP extends administration services for hedge funds
(HedgeCo.net) |
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Dollar moves
a little lower on Fed’s announcement (MarketWatch)
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Stock futures steady mostly on high levels (Reuters)
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Dollar advances while euro loses gains (MarketWatch)
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Dollar loses gains while euro trades higher (MarketWatch)
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Cayman Hedge Fund expands to New York
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Europe stocks open gainful following banks (MarketWatch)
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Gold climbs higher for biggest monthly gain since Aug (Reuters)
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Sharper drop than expected in home prices for
November
(Reuters)
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German retail sales mark unexpected fall in December
(Reuters)
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Jobless claims in Euro zone reach the highest level since birth of
euro
(Reuters)
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Hope of debt resolution brings optimism (ISFM) |
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Asia advances with Taipei and Hong Kong amid gains (MarketWatch)
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Stock index futures open higher (Reuters)
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Euro higher hoping for Greek deal
(MarketWatch)
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Falling assets force hedge fund manager Gottex to trim costs
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Brent crude gains $1hoping for Greek debt deal (Reuters)
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