TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Economists have been warning of Japan's eventual fiscal collapse for almost as long as geologists have warned that another massive earthquake could strike Tokyo at any moment --...
Barry Topf: I've never seen a 'speculators' attack' on the exchange rate. "Who is moving the shekel?" was the panel topic for four key figures in Israel's foreign currency market figures, who tried to shed light on the...
Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday ahead of the results of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures...
BY DEBORAH LEVINE AND WILLIAM L. WATTS NEW YORK -- The U.S. dollar clung to small gains versus the euro on Tuesday, but pared earlier gains as traders waded through mixed signals on the health of the economy as the Federal...
FX Jumpy Ahead of Central Bank Meetings The dollar rose against most key currencies on Tuesday as investors worried about the health of the global banking sector and the sustainability of the equity rally. UBS, a huge Swiss...
Tokyo - Stocks in Tokyo lost ground in Wednesday's morning trading, led down by financial titles, which dropped following Swiss banking giant UBS AG reporting a forth consecutive quarterly loss. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock...
The next market session will close: As we race through life we sometimes overlook opportunities. The dollar and US Treasury bonds can offer investment opportunities if you watch them carefully. "By now, most investors are...
Europe is pulling clear of recession but now faces a long fight to unplug itself from government-funded life support as it struggles with extra debt, a strong euro and an ageing population, analysts say.
So far, the market seesaw has been predicated upon the inverse relationship between stocks, commodities and gold on one side, and the US dollar and bonds on the other. It's risky assets versus risk-averse assets per se. A lot...
By Jeff Clark While ghouls, ghosts, and goblins were gearing up to haunt neighborhoods across America, something else was spooking Wall Street last Friday. It was the threat of a rising dollar and the potential end of the...