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Rates for 30-year home loans have inched up, hitting 5 percent for the first time in nearly a month, months after bond yields edged up. The...

Delos Smith is senior economist for The Security Executive Council, a Fordham University economics professor, and president and chief economist for...

Daily Market Commentary for October 23, 2009 Microsoft Updates Investors were looking forward to seeing Microsoft Updates today to see how the...

Amazon shares rise 15% late to highest level since Dec. 1999 on bullish forecast. Amazon beats forecasts, sending stock to new high - MarketWatch

White House: More Small Biz Lending Relief Coming 10/21/2009 * By Michelle Samaad During a visit to a records storage company in Maryland...

Recent trading patterns broke at least temporarily on Wednesday with both the dollar and world stocks slipping, the latter weakened particularly by...

The New Zealand dollar had a good performance today gaining versus the dollar and the yen after government officials did not relate a strong kiwi...

Daily Market Commentary for October 20, 2009 Apple Apple's earnings topped analysts’ predictions for the third-quarter, shares of the company...

Crude oil prices have fallen back slightly after hitting a one-year high above $80 a barrel. It reached $80.05 a barrel on the New York Mercantile...

Gold futures gained for the third straight session on speculation the dollar will extend a slump, fueling demand for the precious metal as an...

Gold held above $1,060 an ounce in Europe on Tuesday as persistent weakness in the dollar fuelled buying of the precious metals as an alternative...

Crude oil fell from a one-year high as the dollar pared losses against the euro and OPEC Secretary- General Abdalla El-Badri said prices above $80...

The euro continued to remain near a 14-month high versus the dollar today, as concerns regarding the current strength of the European common currency...

The euro hit another 14-month high versus the U.S. dollar Tuesday and continued to menace the psychologically important $1.50 level, ignoring remarks...

After trading once again near parity with its U.S. counterpart, the Canadian dollar witnessed a significant fall today as the national central bank...

The dollar extended losses against the yen while the euro hovered around a 14-month high just below $1.50 after data showed U.S. producer prices fell...

Traditional profit taking suspended “golden rally” in the world markets. However, the growth potential is apparently not yet exhausted. A new record...

EUR/GBP continues to be unwound as the pound’s weakness is corrected across the board despite record deficits this morning. Bids are seen in the...

OIL rose above $US80 a barrel for the first time since last October in New York early yesterday while gold traded near a one-year high as the US...