http://www.mail.com/subjects/1382-currency-markets.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1382-currency-markets.html http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1861000-signs-firm-us-recovery-trigger-market-gains.html LONDON (AP) — Evidence that the U.S. economic recovery is firmly on track drove markets higher on Friday, adding to the cheer from good economic indicators out of Europe. The world's largest economy added 157,000 jobs in January, in line with market expectations, though hiring over the past two years was revised up. The improvement was not sufficient to p... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1861000-signs-firm-us-recovery-trigger-market-gains.html 2013-02-01T16:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858194-asia-stock-markets-mixed-us-jobless-data.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Friday after a weak jobs report from the U.S. unnerved some investors, although losses were stanched by Wall Street's overall sterling performance for January. Japan's Nikkei 225 index, meanwhile, was once again energized by the yen's continued descent against the dollar. It rose 0.4 percent to 11,177.33. On T... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858194-asia-stock-markets-mixed-us-jobless-data.html 2013-02-01T02:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1858744-latvia-takes-big-step-to-joining-euro.html RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Unemployment, recession, debt, crisis and bailouts: These have been the sort of words that have been associated with the euro currency over the past few years. So it may come as a bit of a surprise to hear that a relatively poor country on the edge of the European Union is hurtling toward full membership within the year. Latvia is the ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1858744-latvia-takes-big-step-to-joining-euro.html 2013-01-31T20:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1855528-asia-stocks-fall-us-4q-contraction.html BANGKOK (AP) — An unexpected contraction in the U.S. economy at the end of 2012 sent Asian stock markets into retreat Thursday. The U.S. economy shrank in the fourth quarter for the first time since mid-2009, hurt by big cuts in defense spending, falling exports and sluggish growth in company stockpiles, the government reported Wednesday. That put the bra... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1855528-asia-stocks-fall-us-4q-contraction.html 2013-01-31T01:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857502-victims-jockey-to-maximize-refunds-pfgbest-case.html IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of an Iowa brokerage is facing an unusual decision about how to distribute its remaining assets: Should customers whose highly-regulated accounts were looted by the founder get larger refunds than those who had riskier investments that weren't touched? Customers who traded foreign currency through... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857502-victims-jockey-to-maximize-refunds-pfgbest-case.html 2013-01-30T23:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853052-asia-stocks-up-strong-us-earnings.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after strong U.S. corporate earnings led investors to ignore sagging consumer confidence. Japan's Nikkei rose 1.1 percent to 10,990.77 as the yen continued to weaken against the U.S. dollar. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1 percent to 23,884.24. South Korea's Kospi rose 0.2 percent to 1,959.91 after the govern... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853052-asia-stocks-up-strong-us-earnings.html 2013-01-30T02:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850534-asia-stocks-rise-wall-street-flirts-with-highs.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets posted modest gains Tuesday as the feel-good factor lingered from near-record highs on Wall Street and signs of an upswing in U.S. manufacturing. Analysts at DBS Bank Ltd. in Singapore said that benchmarks in South Korea and Taiwan are recuperating after recent sell-offs amid worries that the depreciating yen will hurt e... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850534-asia-stocks-rise-wall-street-flirts-with-highs.html 2013-01-29T04:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850372-japan-raises-growth-forecast-yen-slides.html TOKYO (AP) — Anticipating a boost from stimulus spending and a weakening yen, Japan's government on Monday raised its growth forecast, predicting the economy will emerge from recession and expand 2.5 percent in the coming fiscal year. The yen has dropped more than 10 percent in recent months, reaching its lowest level since July 2010. Share prices have su... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850372-japan-raises-growth-forecast-yen-slides.html 2013-01-28T11:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850188-asia-stocks-up-strong-us-earnings.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets posted slight gains Monday after strong U.S. earnings pushed Wall Street indexes to multi-year highs, though Japan's Nikkei dipped amid profit-taking. The U.S. is due to report durable goods and pending home sales for December later in the day, but the numbers would have to sharply disappoint to dampen enthusiasm for sto... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 04:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850188-asia-stocks-up-strong-us-earnings.html 2013-01-28T04:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1846032-oil-posts-slight-loss-gasoline-up-to-333.html The price of oil fell slightly Friday as a report showing a cooling off in new home sales offset the positive influence of ebullient U.S. stock markets. Benchmark oil fell 7 cents to close at $95.88 in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It ended the week with a gain of 32 cents. The Commerce Department said new-home sales fell 7.3 percent last m... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1846032-oil-posts-slight-loss-gasoline-up-to-333.html 2013-01-25T19:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845422-ecb-banks-to-repay-early-183-billion-loans.html BERLIN (AP) — The first banks stepped forward Friday to make €137.2 billion ($183 billion) in early repayments on the European Central Bank's cheap, three-year emergency loans, in a sign of easing market conditions in the euro area. The ECB launched the unprecedented €1 trillion ($1.3 trillion) loan operation in two tranches at the end of 2011 and again i... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845422-ecb-banks-to-repay-early-183-billion-loans.html 2013-01-25T14:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1844990-oil-edges-96-despite-growing-stockpiles.html The price of oil edged above $96 per barrel Friday despite ample stockpiles of crude amid signs of growth in the world's two largest economies. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for March delivery was up 32 cents to $96.27 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained 72 cents to finish at $95.95 a barre... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1844990-oil-edges-96-despite-growing-stockpiles.html 2013-01-25T11:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845232-japans-consumer-prices-fall-fourth-year.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's consumer prices fell in 2012 for the fourth straight year, highlighting the central bank's challenge in fighting deflation as its governor Friday reaffirmed plans for aggressive monetary easing. Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa told reporters that it would take substantial effort to achieve a 2 percent inflation target, announced ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845232-japans-consumer-prices-fall-fourth-year.html 2013-01-25T09:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842548-asia-stock-markets-mixed-japans-nikkei-jumps.html BANGKOK (AP) — Japan's benchmark stock index jumped Friday as the yen continued to retreat against the dollar and investors cheered the new government's plans to boost the economy. Other Asian stock markets were mixed. Evan Lucas of IG Markets in Melbourne said he expect to see further surges in Japan's Nikkei 225 index after Yasutoshi Nishimura, a senior... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842548-asia-stock-markets-mixed-japans-nikkei-jumps.html 2013-01-25T04:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1839604-asia-stocks-gain-china-manufacturing-improves.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Thursday, supported by Congress averting a U.S. government default and a pickup in China's manufacturing in January. HSBC Bank said its China manufacturing index rose to a two-year high of 51.9 in January from 51.5 in December. A reading above 50 indicates expansion on a scale of 100. Analysts at Credi... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1839604-asia-stocks-gain-china-manufacturing-improves.html 2013-01-24T04:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1841880-japan-reports-record-783b-trade-deficit-2012.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's trade deficit rose to a record 6.93 trillion yen ($78.3 billion) in 2012 as fuel imports surged and a bitter territorial dispute with China hammered its exports. The finance ministry figures released Thursday showed that energy imports surged 34 percent last year to 24.08 trillion yen ($272 billion) after Japan's nuclear plants were t... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1841880-japan-reports-record-783b-trade-deficit-2012.html 2013-01-24T02:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1841888-skoreas-economy-grows-slowest-pace-3-years.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's economy grew 2 percent in 2012, its weakest performance in three years, and is not expected to rebound strongly this year, the central bank said Thursday. The Bank of Korea blamed weak growth on a drop in corporate investment and lackluster exports, which offset the government's increased spending on construction pr... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1841888-skoreas-economy-grows-slowest-pace-3-years.html 2013-01-24T02:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1839562-ap-impact-recession-tech-kill-middle-class-jobs.html NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after the start of the Great Recession, the toll is terrifyingly clear: Millions of middle-class jobs have been lost in developed countries the world over. And the situation is even worse than it appears. Most of the jobs will never return, and millions more are likely to vanish as well, say experts who study the labor market. What's more, these jobs aren't just being... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1839562-ap-impact-recession-tech-kill-middle-class-jobs.html 2013-01-23T20:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1836738-asia-stocks-mixed-ahead-us-debt-ceiling-vote.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday ahead of a U.S. vote on raising the nation's borrowing limit. Analysts said that stock markets had room for gains if U.S. lawmakers make progress on raising the debt ceiling. The House is set to vote on a motion to increase the nation's $16.4 trillion borrowing authority for three months. ... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1836738-asia-stocks-mixed-ahead-us-debt-ceiling-vote.html 2013-01-23T01:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1837518-irans-president-scoffs-western-sanctions.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president on Tuesday claimed his country can create 10 times more wealth from inventions than from oil, rendering Western economic sanctions powerless. The West's oil embargo over Iran's suspect nuclear program won't stop the Islamic Republic's scientific and technological progress, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said. Addressing a group o... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1837518-irans-president-scoffs-western-sanctions.html 2013-01-22T17:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1834394-bank-japan-sets-2-percent-inflation-target.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a "monetary regime change" Tuesday as the central bank bowed to government pressure, setting a 2 percent inflation target aimed at helping the country emerge from its prolonged bout of deflation. "This opens a passageway toward bold monetary easing," Abe told reporters after the Bank of Japan and gov... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1834394-bank-japan-sets-2-percent-inflation-target.html 2013-01-22T10:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1834452-asia-stocks-fall-boj-meeting-ends.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Tuesday as traders waited for Japan's central bank to announce stimulus measures after wrapping up a two-day policy meeting. The Bank of Japan has been under pressure from a new government to take more aggressive steps to fight the long deflationary slump in the world's third-largest economy. Some analysts expect th... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1834452-asia-stocks-fall-boj-meeting-ends.html 2013-01-22T02:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1834288-oil-price-dips-trading-muted-us-public-holiday.html The price of crude oil slipped closer to $95 a barrel on Monday, with energy investors keeping to the sidelines as U.S. markets were closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Benchmark oil for February delivery fell 9 cents to settle at $95.47 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 7 cents to finish at $95.56 p... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1834288-oil-price-dips-trading-muted-us-public-holiday.html 2013-01-21T23:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1829262-markets-struggle-to-hold-gains.html LONDON (AP) — Global stock markets struggled to hold onto gains made Friday, when strong Chinese economic figures and signs of a U.S. recovery buoyed investor sentiment, particularly in Asia. Investors have in recent day been cheered by signals showing the two world's largest economies started 2013 in rude health. Many stock indexes around the world, incl... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1829262-markets-struggle-to-hold-gains.html 2013-01-18T16:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1829174-adviser-hails-abenomics-dollar-rise.html TOKYO (AP) — The expert behind the monetary policies of Japan's new prime minister welcomed the recovering stock market and favorable exchange rate as signs of success Friday, and said the dollar can rise to 110 yen before excessive inflation risks kick in. Koichi Hamada, professor emeritus of economics at Yale University, is the brain behind the "Abenomi... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1829174-adviser-hails-abenomics-dollar-rise.html 2013-01-18T08:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1826334-asia-stocks-rise-us-china-economies-improve.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Friday after signs that the U.S. economic recovery is gaining traction and a rebound in China's growth emboldened investors to plunge back into equities. Strong reports on housing starts and jobs released late Thursday in the U.S. sent Wall Street higher, despite disappointing earnings from Bank of America and Citig... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1826334-asia-stocks-rise-us-china-economies-improve.html 2013-01-18T03:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1823888-asia-stocks-rise-signs-improving-us-economy.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Thursday after a Federal Reserve survey found the U.S. economy improved in 2012 and earnings from a handful of big banks far exceeded expectations. The report, known as the Beige Book, reports on the economic conditions of the Fed's regional banking districts. The Fed said Wednesday that 12 of its districts reported... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1823888-asia-stocks-rise-signs-improving-us-economy.html 2013-01-17T02:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1821562-fitch-cautiously-optimistic-euro-debt-crisis.html LONDON (AP) — The worst of Europe's debt crisis is probably over and the odds are that no country will drop out of the euro. That, at least, is the view that the credit rating agency Fitch presented Tuesday to financial experts at a conference in London. Douglas Renwick, senior director of Fitch Rating's European sovereign credit analysis, said the 17 EU ... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1821562-fitch-cautiously-optimistic-euro-debt-crisis.html 2013-01-15T13:49:00Z