01 Apr 2005 10:46 AM

The US bonds saw the worst results of the whole year last month, the nation’s leading banks preliminary index results showed. Bonds

01 Apr 2005 10:12 AM

The ISM index rose to 63.1 in March from 55.3 last month. Economists were expecting 55.0.

01 Apr 2005 08:31 AM

U.S. non-farm payrolls rose by 110,000 in March, according to the Labor Department. Economists were expecting 220,000. The unemployment rate fell to 5.2% from 5.4% in February. Economists were forecasting 5.3

01 Apr 2005 07:41 AM

Japan’s largest manufacturers confidence index fell to the lowest in the year as oil and commodity prices hit the economy.

01 Apr 2005 06:03 AM

DEUTSCHE BANK CUT AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES TO "HOLD" FROM "buy"

01 Apr 2005 05:58 AM

JMP SECURITIES RAISED NOVELL, INC. TO "MARKET PERFORM" FROM "UNDERPERFORM"

01 Apr 2005 03:06 AM

Advantest rose 0.61% to 8270 yen, Canon closed unchanged at 5750 yen. NEC declined 0.31% to 646 yen. Sony closed unchanged at 4240 yen.

31 Mar 2005 06:54 PM

The global syndicated loan market faced a significant increase in the first quarter of the year, prompted by strong growth in Europe, according to a report released by Dealogic. The market grew by 13.2 per cent globally to $496.4bn in the first three months of the year, compared with the same

31 Mar 2005 05:36 PM

China’s growing property prices threaten the stability of Asia’s second-largest economy and local officials who fail to take measures to keep growth under control will have to answer for their actions, the country’s highest

31 Mar 2005 05:03 PM

The Dow Jones Industrial declined 37.17 points, or 0.35%, to 10,503.76. The Nasdaq Composite slipped 6.44 points

31 Mar 2005 11:22 AM

Below-average rainfall reduced harvests and caused the slowdown of India’s economy growth. Despite the fact that India is overcoming its dependence on farming, as services including software and banking now account for 51% of its economy, it could not help avoiding the losses caused by the second-lowest rainfall in 17 years. As a result, farm output shrank 1.1%.

31 Mar 2005 11:13 AM

Factory orders rose 0.2% in February, according to the Commerce Department. Economists were expecting 0.4%

31 Mar 2005 11:11 AM

Chicago PMI index rose to 69.2 in March. Economists were forecasting 60.5%.

31 Mar 2005 10:41 AM

Jobless rate for Germany climbed to the post-war record highs of 12% raising threats for economic growth of the euro-zone countries.

31 Mar 2005 09:25 AM

U.S. initial jobless claims rose by 20,000 to 350,000, according to the Labor Department. Economists were expecting 320,000. The 4 week average rose by 8,500 to 336,000, the highest level since Jan. 15. U