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November 2007 - Posts

• ECB plans extra liquidity amid economic woes

  Figures showed eurozone inflation surging and economic confidence in the EU falling as the ECB announced emergency help to avoid a year-end funding crisis in the wake of fresh money market tensions. Posted Nov 30 2007, 05:01 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Yen under pressure as stocks rise

  High-yielding currencies advanced and the low-yielding yen suffered on Friday after comments from Federal Reserve heightened expectations that US interest rates were set to fall next month. Posted Nov 30 2007, 04:52 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Chinese cash turns in new directions

  The slowing pace of China's accumulation of foreign exchange reserves has underlined the view that the country is diverting its massive trade surplus from US Treasuries into stocks and acquisitions Posted Nov 29 2007, 08:38 PM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Insight: Carry trade retreat amid din of credit crunch

  One point of relief amid the recent sourness in financial markets might be found across in Japan, writes Gillian Tett Posted Nov 29 2007, 12:06 PM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Housing data hits sterling

  Sterling came under pressure on Thursday after weak UK housing data raised expectations for a near-term cut in interest rates. Posted Nov 29 2007, 05:13 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• House prices fall at fastest rate since 1995

  UK house prices fell at their fastest monthly rate since 1995 in November, according to a Nationwide survey that adds to evidence of a rapid cooling in the UK housing market Posted Nov 29 2007, 02:16 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Fed rate hints bolster Asian shares

  Banks led stocks higher and the low-yielding yen struggled after comments from a top Federal Reserve official raised expectations of interest rate cuts to support the US economy Posted Nov 29 2007, 12:57 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Dollar lifted by strength in US stocks

  The dollar hits a one-week high against the euro in thin trading as investors unwound profitable bets against the US currency Posted Nov 28 2007, 09:17 PM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Markets rebound as Fed hints at rate cut

  Stocks surged after Federal Reserve vice-chairman Don Kohn dropped what investors saw as a clear hint that the US central bank was ready to cut interest rates again next month unless market conditions improve Posted Nov 28 2007, 03:21 PM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Dovish Fed gives equities much-needed boost

  Equity markets in the US and Europe enjoyed one of their best days of the year after comments by Donald Kohn, the vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve, appeared to increase the chances of a cut in US interest rates next month Posted Nov 28 2007, 11:50 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Euro drops to one-week low against dollar

  The euro dropped to a one-week low against the dollar in thin trading conditions as investors unwound profitable bets on the single currency Posted Nov 28 2007, 05:26 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Oil's retreat pinches Asian resources

  Asian shares were mixed with some of the region's top resources stocks weighed down by oil's slide below $94 a barrel, and credit market worries still chipping away at prices Posted Nov 27 2007, 09:06 PM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Citigroup move boosts dollar

  The dollar rallied on Tuesday after Citigroup, the largest US bank, announced that it was selling a stake to the Abu Dhabi government. Posted Nov 27 2007, 05:18 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• German business confidence bounces back

  German industry has shown its resilience in the face of the global credit squeeze with business confidence in Europe's largest economy rising unexpectedly this month, according to a closely-watched survey Posted Nov 27 2007, 04:36 AM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data

• Could the euro rule supreme? It's not worth it

  The risk of conflict within the eurozone is clear. A stronger euro would be anathema to those already worried about its strength, writes Simon Tilford Posted Nov 26 2007, 01:10 PM by FT.com - Currency Markets News and Data