business - "market"

Dollar remains pressured across the board even though FOMC minutes confirmed market's expectation that Fed will pause the policy easing cycle in Jun. market's focus was in deed on the forecasts from Fed which saw growth significantly revised lower while inflation was significantly revised higher. Adding that factor that oil...

By Reuters Japan's exports rose more than expected in April from a year earlier, as a surge in shipments to China and other developing countries cushioned the blow of U.S. economic weakness. However, ...

Markets confounded by new class of investors making long-term bets on crude; rare trading patterns mark shift in sentiment

More uptake in rural areas Ofcom said that 59% of rural households now have broadband compared to 57% of urban homes.Its 'Communications market report For the Nations And Regions of the UK' effect...

The downturn in the homes market has led to another rush of owners trying to rent out their properties, new figures have shown. The number of surveyors reporting a rise in instructions to let shot u...

Crude oil soared to a fresh record high above $135 per barrel on Thursday as a surprise drawdown in U.S. crude oil inventories and a weaker dollar prompted heavy fund inflows into the market.

Unfortunately I had to be away from my desk today so I missed the big selloff. So once I got back home I was curious to see what caused the selling. THis morning I cautioned daytraders about the 2:00 Fed minutes release. From what I see on the intraday charts the minutes [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: 'May 21, 2008 Stock market Recap', url: 'http://tradermike.net/2008/05/may_21_2008_stock_market_recap/' } );

The demand for steel from China and other emerging markets is soaring. Steel makers can't crank out enough of it to keep up, so they jack up...

Britvic, the maker of Tango and Robinson's soft drinks, said cost control and expansion had helped the company buck a 'challenging' consumer market as it reported a 13pc rise in pre-tax profits.

BUY-TO-LET lender Paragon posted a sharp fall in first-half profits yesterday but said demand for rental was set to increase in an uncertain housing market.