Bernanke to dig at Jackson
Those who can make sense of these markets go to the front of the line! It’s a stab ...
US New Home Sales Fall 12.4%
Sales of new homes in the US fell by 12.4 percent to an annualized rate of 276,000 units. This is th...
German Bonds Fall, Yield Spreads Increase
German 10-year bonds fell nine basis points to a record low of 2.1 percent, while 30-year bonds also...
US Durable Goods Orders Disappoint
Orders for durable goods increased by just 0.3 percent in July providing further evidence that the p...
Surprise Rise in German Business Confidence
An increase in the Ifo Business Climate Index which measures the confidence level of German business...
S&P Downgrades Ireland’s Credit Rating
Citing concerns that continued government spending to save the banking will prove too great a strain...
Noda Yen for me thank you
Its fear that is driving capital markets, the kind of thing that may reinforce the idea of a double-...
US Home Sales Fall 27%
Existing home sales fell a whopping 27 percent in July, marking the largest monthly loss since recor...
Canadian Retail Sales Gain 0.1%
Canadian retail sales rose to $35.9 billion in June - a 0.1 percent increase in May's number. In ter...
Stock Futures Fall on Growth Concerns
Stock futures and a drop in oil prices in European trading suggest another losing day on the US stoc...
Yen Continues to Track Higher
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda commented on the yen reaching a 15-year high against the doll...
Fed split on on Boosting Economy
The Aug. 10 meeting of top Federal Reserve officials was among the most contentious in Ben Bernanke'...