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ECB ups growth forecast but remains cautious
3 hours ago
European bonds tumbled as the ECB upped its forecast for growth throughout the eurozone, though the central bank kept interest rates at 1% and maintained its special lending facilities to help cash-strapped European banks.
ECB ups growth forecast but remains cautious
European bonds tumbled as the ECB upped its forecast for growth throughout the eurozone, though the central bank kept interest rates at 1% and maintained its special lending facilities to help cash-strapped European banks. 3 hours ago
Commodities: Oil back near $74
Oil prices rose more than they have done in any session for a month on Wednesday as US and Chinese manufacturing surveys improved the demand outlook. 11 hours ago
Eurozone PMI turns lower
Manufacturing activity throughout the eurozone cooled a little in August, though the overall reading still indicated a healthy picture overall. Yesterday
Commodities: Oil falls below $72, gold forges ahead
Crude oil futures fell below $72 a barrel on Tuesday on concern about increasingly high stockpiles and as minutes from the Federal Reserve showed wide disagreement about how to deal with the economic slowdown. 2 days ago
India grows fastest in over 2 years
The Indian economy grew 8.8% in the second quarter, its fastest pace in two and a half years, official data revealed Tuesday. 2 days ago
Japanese stocks fall despite Bank intervention
Japan's latest measures to try to curb its currency's rise have failed to reassure the market, with the yen continuing to climb and stocks falling sharply. 2 days ago
