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Asia stocks near 1-month high; euro dips after WSJ

StudioPhi — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:15:52 +0000

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks hovered near one-month highs on Tuesday as investors awaited Chinese data, while the euro took a hit after a newspaper report rekindled fears about the weakness of European banks.

Obama kicks off campaign with infrastructure plan

StudioPhi — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:15:52 +0000

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, scrambling to spur job creation, proposed a six-year plan on Monday to rebuild infrastructure with an initial $50 billion investment and prepared new business tax cuts.

Oil operations in Gulf unaffected by storm

StudioPhi — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:15:52 +0000

HOUSTON (Reuters) – BP Plc , the largest oil producer in U.S.-regulated areas of the Gulf of Mexico, and Shell Oil Co said Monday that Tropical Storm Hermine was not affecting their offshore operations.

Basel committee seeks 9 percent Tier 1 capital: report

StudioPhi — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:15:52 +0000

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Global banks will be required to hold Tier 1 capital of nine percent including a 3 percent so-called “conservation buffer,” German weekly Die Zeit reported, quoting a draft proposal from the Basel Committee, the body tasked with drawing up global banking rules.

Russia’s wheat farmers fear for next year’s crop

StudioPhi — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:00:02 +0000

Dry conditions as winter planting begins suggests trouble ahead in the grain belt which would put markets under heavy pressure

Quantitative easing fears dent sterling

StudioPhi — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:21:34 +0000

Sterling failed to benefit from the upturn in risk appetite that was sparked by better-than-expected US and Chinese economic data last week

Silver surges as global industrial appetite revives

StudioPhi — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:21:33 +0000

Robust industrial demand as the global manufacturing cycle gains momentum after the summer helps silver towards a two-and-half year high

New Delhi set to fuel cotton price rise

StudioPhi — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:21:33 +0000

The world’s second-largest exporter has unexpectedly extended export restrictions on the fibre, reversing promises made three weeks ago

View of the Day: Ashraf Laidi, CMC Markets

StudioPhi — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:43:10 +0000

Precious metals should benefit more from renewed quantitative easing than base metals such as copper, with silver likely to outperform gold

Growth hopes boost global equities

StudioPhi — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:43:10 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks rose on Monday on hopes the U.S. economy can avoid slipping back into recession, although the International Monetary Fund’s chief economist warned of weak growth in both the United States and Europe.