* Dollar dips vs yen on retail sales data
* Euro eases as U.S. data, technicals limit gains
* Japan’s PM warns on public debt, default risks (Updates prices, adds comment, U.S. data, changes byline)
The dollar surrendered gains against the yen on Friday after data showing a surprise drop in U.S. retail sales last month dented risk [...]
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FOREX-Dollar, euro slip vs yen after U.S. retail data
June 11th, 2010 by HardMoney Writer
Tags: debt crisis, economy, eurozone economy, Federal Reserve, financial market, global economic, hard money, interest rates, stock market, us retailers
more...FOREX-US jobs gain boosts dollar, Greek worries linger
May 7th, 2010 by HardMoney Writer
* US employment grows at fastest pace in 4 yrs, boosts dlr
* Euro rebounds; G7 finance officials discuss Greece
* Euro on track for biggest weekly loss since Oct 08
* Sterling hits 1-yr low on uncertainty after UK vote (Updates prices, adds comment, US data, changes byline, dateline)
The dollar rose against the yen and recovered some [...]
Tags: businesses, capital markets, economic recovery, economy, European Central Bank, european union, Federal Reserve, financial, global recovery, greek banks, US Economy, US employment
WORLD FOREX: Euro Falls; Greece Worries Contrast With US Data
May 3rd, 2010 by HardMoney Writer
NEW YORK –The euro dropped against the dollar Monday, its decline speeding after strong U.S. economic data made a sharp contrast to worries about the administration of an unprecedented bailout plan for cash-strapped Greece.
The U.S. data, which showed a strong reading in manufacturing and construction spending, illustrates a U.S. economy continuing to drag itself out [...]
Tags: Bank of China, debt crisis, economy, European Central Bank, european union, Federal Reserve, financial, financial market, global economic, hard money, investors, japan's economic, US Economy, wall street
Japan’s recovery accelerating, central bank says
May 1st, 2010 by HardMoney Writer
TOKYO — Japan received a brighter assessment of its economic future Friday, with a key central bank report highlighting an accelerating recovery and easing price declines.
In its semiannual outlook, the Bank of Japan predicted that the world’s second biggest economy would see faster growth this fiscal year, which began April 1, and a possible end [...]
Tags: bank of japan, central bank, economic recovery, economy, Financial Markets, global economic, japan's economic, money, unemployment
World Bank Increases Voting Rights for China
April 27th, 2010 by HardMoney Writer
The World Bank announced its passage on Sunday of what it calls a “historic” package of reforms at the end of key meetings of global finance leaders. The package includes a massive increase in capital for the institution, its first in 20 years, and an increase in voting rights of China and other developing and [...]
Tags: China, financial, global economic, Japan Finance, US Economy
Japan Warns Debt, Fund Flows May Hurt Global Growth
April 24th, 2010 by HardMoney Writer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Countries must not be complacent about the state of the global economy, despite brighter signs of recovery, Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan on Saturday warned his counterparts at the International Monetary Fund.
Huge public debt in developed countries and surging capital inflows to emerging economies could disrupt growth, Kan said.
The remarks came after [...]
Tags: economic recovery, economy, emerging economies, financial, Financial Markets, global recovery, IMF, Japan Finance, japan's economic, money
Reliance Buys Marcellus Stake From Atlas for $1.7 Bln
April 9th, 2010 by HardMoney Writer
Reliance Industries Ltd., India’s biggest company by market value, agreed to buy a stake in U.S. Marcellus Shale natural-gas properties from Atlas Energy Inc. for $1.7 billion.
Reliance, led by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, will pay $340 million in cash and will cover $1.36 billion of Atlas’s drilling expenses as part of a joint venture, Moon [...]
Tags: businesses, capital markets, Energy, hard money news, investors
BOJ keeps rates on hold, says economy picking up
April 7th, 2010 by HardMoney Writer
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates on hold on Wednesday and said the economy was continuing to pick up, but analysts say prolonged deflation is likely to keep government pressure simmering for further monetary easing.
“Japan’s economy has been picking up, mainly due to improvements in overseas economies and various government policy steps, although it [...]
Tags: bank of japan, bank rate, central bank, economy, hard money
China’s Central Bank Sees New Asset Bubbles Emerging
April 2nd, 2010 by HardMoney Writer
China’s central bank said asset bubbles are emerging in parts of the world and in certain industries that may burst unless supported by real economic recovery.
Rapid asset price increases in major markets since 2009 have been pushed by “ultra-loose” monetary policies by governments around the world and “don’t mean real economies have recovered or will [...]
Tags: central bank, china economy, economic recovery, financial crisis
Japan finance minister needles BOJ on inflation targeting
February 22nd, 2010 by HardMoney Writer
Japan’s Finance Minister Naoto Kan reiterated his desire to target inflation, setting up a clash with the Bank of Japan over how best to pull the country out of deflation.
Kan, speaking in an interview with the Yomiuri newspaper published on Monday, said that a 1 percent rise in prices was desirable and that the central [...]
Tags: bank of japan, central bank, Japan Finance, japan's economic, onflation
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