Archive for the December 30, 2018
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The recent tumult in financial markets has shined a light on the rising role of automated trading on Wall Street and whether it is exacerbating volatility. Since the 2008 financial crisis, investors have increasingly turned
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US Treasury yields slipped on Friday with 10-year yields hovering near eight-month lows as Wall Street remained volatile, with investors anxious about the economy and turmoil in Washington including a partial government shutdown. The year-end
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US Treasury yields slipped on Friday with 10-year yields hovering near eight-month lows as Wall Street remained volatile, with investors anxious about the economy and turmoil in Washington including a partial government shutdown. The year-end
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The S&P 500 ended marginally lower in a choppy session on Friday, but major indexes posted weekly gains for the first time in December following a wild few days of trading that saw equities rebound
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The Brazilian real and the Mexican peso failed to capitalize on a weakness in the dollar on Friday as risk appetite was kept at bay amid volatility in stock markets and rising trade tensions. The
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Serbia's central bank started purchasing euros on the local interbank market on Friday to stem gains of the dinar versus the common currency, dealers said. The bank intervened as the dinar traded to euro at
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South Africa's rand firmed against a weaker dollar in light year-end trade on Friday, helped by data that showed the country swung into a trade surplus in November. At 1500 GMT the rand traded at
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The US dollar's share of currency reserves reported to the International Monetary Fund fell in the third quarter to a near five-year low, while the euro's share of reserves grew to its largest in almost
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The rouble opened slightly weaker against the US dollar in thin trade on Saturday, the last trading day of the year for the Russian currency, holding near its lowest levels in more than 3 months
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The Japanese yen jumped on Friday as investors sought protection against volatile stock moves, while the greenback dipped as stocks ended a dramatic week capped by large price swings. The benchmark S&P 500 tested its
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