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19 May 2005 02:58 PM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: EUROPEAN EQUITIES:
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The Dax Index rose 35.82 points, or 0.83% to 4360.42, the FTSE 100 Index was up 13.30 points, or 0.27% to 4962.70, the CAC 40 Index added 12.83 points, or 0.31% to 4085.98.
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19 May 2005 11:25 AM
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Large: derivatives market threatens:
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Sir Andrew Large, deputy governor of the Bank of England, warned about the risks of the processes on the derivatives markets. The market is not explored enough to rush to the derivatives, he said at a banking conference in Istanbul.
“The growth of derivative instruments and advent of a range of new asset classes, despite added dispersion and better
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19 May 2005 09:31 AM
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Hong Kong announces currency ceiling:
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Hong Kong announced Monday a ceiling on its currency indicating signs of dwindling speculative investment in the region.
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19 May 2005 09:13 AM
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U.S. initial claims fell to 321,000:
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U.S. initial claims fell 20,000 to 321,000 in the week ended May 14, according to the Labor Department. Economists were expecting 330,000. The four-week moving average rose 5,500 to 329,750.
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19 May 2005 08:14 AM
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Snow: yuan must grow within few months:
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The US Treasury Secretary John Snow said Wednesday the US continues its pressuring policy towards China’s policy of buzzing off its promises to unpeg the renminbi that has negative impact on the US economy.
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19 May 2005 03:33 AM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: JAPANESE EQUITIES, FOREX:
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The Nikkei 225 rocketed 241.75 points, or 2.23% to 11,077.16.
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18 May 2005 04:29 PM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. EQUITIES, FOREX:
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The Dow Jones Industrial rallied 132.57 points, or 1.28%, to 10,464.45. The Nasdaq Composite rose 26.50 points, or 1.32%, to 2,030.65. The S&P500 added 11.76 points, or 1.0%, to 1,185.56.
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18 May 2005 04:06 PM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: COMMODITIES:
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June crude oil futures tumbled $1.72, or 3.5%, to $47.25 a barrel. Today the Energy Department reported that oil stockpiles unexpectedly rose by 4.3 mln. barrels.
June gold futures declined $0.30 to $421.6 an ounce.
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18 May 2005 02:40 PM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: EUROPEAN EQUITIES:
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The Dax Index rocketed 78.83 points, or 1.71% to 4324.60, the FTSE 100 Index was up 50.90 points, or 1.04% to 4949.40, the CAC 40 Index rallied 66.96 points, or 1.67% to 4073.15.
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18 May 2005 01:22 PM
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ENERGY DEPARTMENT: CRUDE INVENTORIES ROSE BY 4.3 MLN. BARRELS:
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THE ENERGY DEPARTMENT REPORTED TODAY THAT CRUDE INVENTORIES ROSE BY 4.3 MLN. BARRELS IN THE WEEK ENDED MAY 13
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18 May 2005 09:07 AM
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U.S. CPI rose 0.5% in April:
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U.S. consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.5% in April, according to the Labor Department. Ecocnomists were expecting 0.4%. The energy prices rocketed 4.5%, the fastest increase in two years, food prices rose 0.7%. The
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18 May 2005 06:24 AM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: JAPANESE EQUITIES:
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Advantest fell 0.66% and closed at 7530 yen, Canon rose 0.89% to 5650 yen. NEC declined 1.04% to 569 yen. Sony dropped 1.02% to 3890 yen.
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17 May 2005 02:40 PM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: EUROPEAN EQUITIES:
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The Dax Index fell 10.41. points, or 0.24% to 4251.77, the FTSE 100 Index was up 14.30 points, or 0.29% to 4898.50, the CAC 40 Index declined 4.79 points, or 0.12% to 4006.19.
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17 May 2005 09:33 AM
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U.S. industrial production unexpectedly fell 0.2% in April:
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U.S. industrial production unexpectedly fell 0.2% in April, according to the Federal Reserve. Economists were expecting the index to rise 0.1%. Capacity utilization fell to 79.2%. Economists were forecasting 79.4%.
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17 May 2005 08:57 AM
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U.S. PPI unexpectedly rose 0.6% in April:
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U.S. PPI unexpectedly rose 0.6% in April from 0.7% in March, due to rising oil prices, according to the Labor Department. Economists were forecasting 0.4%. On a year-on-year basis the PPI was up 4.8%.
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