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Simply Economics | Manas Chakravarty 09:40 PM | November 20,2009
The Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth, by James B. Davies, Edward N. Wolff Susanna Sandstrom and Anthony B. Shorrocks, NBER
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Reuters 04:57 PM | November 20,2009
By 2:31pm, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 0.4% at 1,014.88 points after losing 1.6% on Thursday to hit a one-week closing low
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Reuters 09:44 AM | November 20,2009
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch cut its 2010 growth outlook for the semiconductor industry on concerns about a rising inventory glut
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Kevin Yao and Kevin Plumberg / Reuters 10:02 PM | November 19,2009
Gold edged lower, taking a breather from the previous session’s jump to new peaks above $1,150 per ounce, as the dollar gained some ground against the euro and other major currencies
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Reuters 03:53 PM | November 19,2009
Gold edged down as the dollar gained some ground against the euro and other major currencies, taking a breather after hitting a record above $1,150 per ounce the previous day
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Reuters 09:43 AM | November 19,2009
The government said housing starts declined to their lowest level in six months, weighed down by a sharp fall in construction activity for both single-family and multi-family dwellings, a sign the housing market is still under pressure
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Reuters 10:17 AM | November 18,2009
Even so, the underlying tone was negative as investors fretted about the strength of the recovery and the recent rally, and more stocks fell than rose
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Huw Jones and Eva Kuehnen / Reuters 10:26 PM | November 17,2009
Bankers said the new rules spearheaded by the G-20 leading countries also need better coordination and timing to avoid a patchwork of implementation emerging
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Natsuko Waki / Reuters 09:18 PM | November 17,2009
MSCI world equity index falls 0.4% as investors, anticipating consolidation, step back from risky trades
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Reuters 11:26 AM | November 17,2009
The dollar edged up against a basket of major trading-partner currencies, off 15-month lows hit overnight, but its broad downtrend was seen as intact on a growing view that US interest rates are likely to stay low for a while
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Reuters 08:46 AM | November 17,2009
Bernanke repeated that the Fed was likely to keep interest rates exceptionally low for “an extended period,” a pledge that weighed on the US dollar
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AP 11:11 AM | November 13,2009
Stocks were also undermined by a US dollar rally, as its safe-haven appeal rose after several policymakers around the world warned the economic recovery was fragile
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AP 11:04 AM | November 13,2009
Markets in Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul declined, while Hong Kong and Taipei traded slightly higher after major US indexes slid by about 1% overnight
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Jonathan Burgos and Kotaro Tsunetomi / Bloomberg 11:00 PM | November 12,2009
Concerns about whether the global economic recovery is sustainable or not are weighing on shares
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Shamim Adam / Bloomberg 09:34 PM | November 11,2009
The good news is financial markets have broken the fall and there is a sense of revival in those markets, says World Bank president Robert Zoellick
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Reuters 10:07 AM | November 11,2009
Nevertheless, other indications of China’s economy were within expectations and gave no sign that the recovery that has led the global economy is petering out
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Reuters 10:01 AM | November 10,2009
Markets were buoyed by a 2 % jump in the Dow Jones on Monday, encouraged by G-20 finance ministers’ pledge at the weekend to keep emergency measures in place until a recovery was assured
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Reuters 09:38 AM | November 10,2009
The agreement by G-20 finance ministers and central bankers over the weekend to keep stimulus in place boosted global stocks on the expectation of prolonged low interest rates
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Simon Rabinovitch and Michael / Wei Reuters 03:01 PM | November 09,2009
Listings by red chips and foreign companies would open up new choices for Chinese investors and allow foreign companies to tap into a market with ample liquidity, Jing Ulrich, chairman of China equities at J.P. Morgan said
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Reuters 09:09 AM | November 09,2009
The MSCI index of Asia Pacific stocks outside Japan rose 1.3%, having risen about 5% since hitting a one-month low a week ago
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