17 May 2005 08:39 AM

Foreigners bought fewer US bonds and stocks in March indicating tough times for the country to fund its trade deficit with money borrowed abroad.

17 May 2005 08:12 AM

The US dollar went up again within the weaker-than-expected performance of the Japanese yen and optimistic outlook of the US economy revealed Tuesday.

17 May 2005 03:17 AM

Japanese GDP rose 5.3% in the first quarter from a revised 0.1% in the fourth quarter on rising consumer expenditures. Economists were forecasting 2.5%. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, GDP increased 1.3%. Economists were expecting 0.6

17 May 2005 03:06 AM

Advantest fell 1.43% and closed at 7580 yen, Canon rose 0.72% to 5600 yen. NEC declined 0.17% to 575 yen. Sony dropped 0.76% to 3930 yen.

16 May 2005 04:05 PM

The Dow Jones Industrial rallied 113.87 points, or 1.12%, to 10,253.99. The Nasdaq Composite rose 17.39 points, or 0.88%, to 1,994.17. The S&P500 rose 11.66 points, or 1.01%, to 1,165.71.

16 May 2005 01:24 PM

The Dax Index fell 13.52. points, or 0.32% to 4262.18, the FTSE 100 Index was down 2.30 points, or 0.05% to 4884.20, the CAC 40 Index declined 6.91 points, or 0.17% to 4010.98.

16 May 2005 06:04 AM

The US economy is indeed in a ’soft patch’, the survey of economists polled by Wall Street Journal showed. The poll of 56 private economists resulted in a drop of the expected GDP annual growth expectations by one-half percentage point, down to 3.2% annual rate. The

16 May 2005 03:33 AM

The Nikkei 225 fell 101.89 points, 0.92% to 10,947.22.

13 May 2005 04:08 PM

The Dow Jones Industrial declined 49.36 points, or 0.48%, to 10,140.12. The Nasdaq Composite rose 12.92 points, or 0.66%, to 1,976.80. The S&P500 fell 5.33 points, or 0.46%, to 1,154.03.

13 May 2005 02:19 PM

China has launched a campaign to bring down real estate prices that raise fears of a speculative housing bubble. The measures used by the government include tax and other steps that are aimed at providing a supply of affordable homes for the population. A notice

13 May 2005 01:27 PM

The Dax Index rose 8.65. points, or 0.20% to 4275.70, the FTSE 100 Index fell 6.70 points, or 0.14% to 4886.50, the CAC 40 Index advanced 2.24 points, or 0.06% to 4017.89.

13 May 2005 11:18 AM

U.S. consumer sentiment fell to 85.3 in mid-May, according to the University of Michigan. This is the lowest level of the index since March 2003. Economists were expecting 88.0. The current conditions index fell to 103.3, the lowest level since December 2003. The expectations index declined to 73.7, the lowest since March 2003.

13 May 2005 08:48 AM

U.S. business inventories rose 0.4% in March, according to the Commerce Department. Economists were

13 May 2005 08:18 AM

The US investment bank Morgan Stanley launches new credit default swaps within European leveraged loans in an attempt to expand on loan market. The move signals possible spur in development of the market and will help Morgan Stanley expand on European loan market. In the time of fast-growing credit default swaps, this step was also taken by Morgan Stanley

12 May 2005 04:22 PM

The Dow Jones Industrial declined 110.77 points, or 1.08%, to 10,189.48. The Nasdaq Composite was down 7.67 points