Rally momentum fades after US GDP data disappoints
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:28:53 GMT, Financial Times

The 2012 broad risk asset rally is enduring another bout of fatigue as attention returns to the Greek debt negotiations

Dollar down as outcome of Greek deal awaited
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:02:14 GMT, Financial Times

The greenback fell against a range of major currencies, with the Japanese yen one of the biggest risers after a week of steep drops

EU avoided ‘major, major credit crunch’
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:42:41 GMT, Financial Times

Europe avoided a credit crunch thanks to €489bn of emergency three-year loans to banks by the European Central Bank last month, governor says

Dollar falls as risk appetite buoyed by Fed
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:37:13 GMT, Financial Times

The dollar loses ground as risk appetite is lifted following the unexpectedly dovish statement from the US Federal Reserve

Fed rate stance lifts the appeal of equities
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:41:10 GMT, Financial Times

Decision could support sectors such as utilities and energy that thrive on low interest rates and fears of higher inflation

Dollar weakness boosts bullion prices
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:17:15 GMT, Financial Times

Investors encouraged by hopes of further liquidity in the markets as gold builds on its early 2012 rally

Cameron rebukes euro leaders over crisis
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:32:34 GMT, Financial Times

The British prime minister says eurozone policymakers are still far from finding a solution to the currency bloc’s underlying problems

Currency tops Myanmar’s economic agenda
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:26:03 GMT, Financial Times

Reform must begin with the dual exchange rate and the liberalising of foreign exchange controls, says the country’s central bank director

Venezuelan politics sparks big bond jump
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:13:26 GMT, Financial Times

Speculation over elections and Chávez’s health spark a strong rally in the oil-rich country’s sovereign bonds

Fed rate move pushes euro to five-week high
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:24:10 GMT, Financial Times

Federal Reserve commitment to loose policy by the US central bank pushes the dollar to its lowest levels of 2011 while yen reverses earlier losses

Portuguese bonds hit as traders fear default
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:41:48 GMT, Financial Times

If Lisbon continues along the path of Athens, it could spark default contagion to Italy and Spain, and reignite break-up fears

Iran raises interest rate on bank deposits
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:50:02 GMT, Financial Times

Increase seen as a big setback for President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, who has advocated below-inflation interest rates to give cheap loans to the poor

Aussie dollar decouples to race to highs
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:44:48 GMT, Financial Times

The rise in commodity prices has underpinned the currency and lessened the risk of jump in consumer prices

Founder steps down as US think-tank head
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:07:20 GMT, Financial Times

When Fred Bergsten founded the Institute for International Economics in Washington, Ronald Reagan had just entered the White House and Leonid Brezhnev led the Soviet Union

Euro volatile as markets await Greek deal
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:26:08 GMT, Financial Times

Traders react to positive economic data on eurozone but the single currency later gave up its gains over lack of progress on Greek debt deal

A blueprint for Germany to save the eurozone
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:16:53 GMT, Financial Times

Rather than be dragged grudgingly to help bit-by-bit at the last moment, Berlin should issue a revival plan for Europe, writes Robert Zoellick

Yen in steep drop against dollar
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:24:52 GMT, Financial Times

Traders caught off guard with sudden fall blamed on rise in US Treasury yields as Japanese investors sell holdings in the currency

Recovery hopes boost emerging markets assets
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:30:53 GMT, Financial Times

This month’s spectacular gains can just as easily be lost in exaggerated swings in global risk sentiment

Experts share downbeat mood at forum
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:10:43 GMT, Financial Times

Big-name economists chime with the downbeat mood expressed by the International Monetary Fund that the global economy was weakening

OECD cautions on Swiss euro cap
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:07:22 GMT, Financial Times

Switzerland’s decision to cap its currency against the euro could encourage other to follow suit and boost protectionism