Swiss Central Bank Holds Key Interest Rate
The Swiss National Bank left its three month libor target rate without change in line with market fo...
Automakers Call for Continuation of Incentive Programs
Well this should come as a surprise to absolutely no one, but the world’s automaker...
Swiss Retail Numbers Rise in July
Following a growing trend Retail Sales in Switzerland rose in July. Consumer electronics, food and h...
Q&A with Japanese Market Participants about New Policies
As the runner up for the Finance Minister position in Japan, Hirohisa Fujii was already making waves...
Tire Wars Could Be Just The Beginning
First it was the “Buy America†requirement in the Obama administration...
Obama Asks Congress to Overhaul Financial Accountability
Using the first anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers as a backdrop, President Barack Obama...
Treasury Prepares to Scale Back Stimulus Spending
The U.S. Treasury Department will begin winding down its stimulus spending according to details supp...
Beige Book Paints Optimistic Picture of Recovery
Yesterday’s release of the Beige Book – a compilation of reports p...
Oil climbs to near $72
Oil prices rose to almost $72 (U.S.) a barrel Thursday, helped by a weaker U.S. dollar, steady OPE...
Gold edges below $990
Traders say they are waiting to see whether the gains that took the metal above $1,000 an ounce ...
Fed: Economy has improved, challenges remain
Half of Federal Reserve districts saw evidence the U.S. economy had improved by the end of Augus...
Central banks keep rates at record low
Britain, South Korea and New Zealand left interest rates at record lows on Thursday, with Canada...
U.S. recession ends, jobless outlook bleak: survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. employment picture will stay bleak well into next year long afte...
UK House prices rise 0.8% to fuel rebound hopes
House prices rose for the second month in a row during August, according to Halifax. The mort...
World Recovery Is Faster than Forecast: ECB Official
The world economy is improving at a much faster pace than forecast but government and central ba...
Bank of England holds rates at 0.5%
The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee agreed to keep interest rates a...
US foreclosure filings remain near record high
Foreclosure activity among US properties slipped last month for the first time since May, but re...
China Calls U.S. Duties on Pipes Protectionist
China's Ministry of Commerce said it "resolutely opposed" a United States decision to impose pre...