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Gold stayed on track for its biggest weekly rise in a month on Friday, supported by a drop in stock markets and comments from a Federal Reserve official.
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He may well know his stuff when it comes to central banking, but the future Bank of England Governor Mark Carney will have to show a wide breadth of knowledge about British history, culture and customs before he can claim British citizenship.
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You might think this latest twist in the Greek drama would be a plus for the euro, but you would be wrong.
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A Greek aid deal briefly lifts the euro and the OECD issues a warning — it's time for your FX Fix.
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Central bankers are joining premier-league footballers as global-economy elites.
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Moody's said on Tuesday that the outlook on its Baa3 rating for India is stable, in part due to the country's high savings and investment rates, as debate rages in Delhi over whether the country can avoid credit downgrades from other rating agencies.
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Fiscal cliff negotiations in Washington will boost the buck, and the economic recovery will keep it going, this pro says.
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Think the fiscal cliff has been priced into currency markets? Think again, this strategist says.
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The euro awaits Greek aid and the Bank of Japan has some new doves — it's time for your FX Fix.
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Despite the European Union budget struggles, this pro sees the euro hitting $1.35 by year end.
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The Greek drama plays on and the Brazilian real crosses a line — it's time for your FX Fix.
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During the crazy credit boom of 2006 and 2007, Paul Tucker, now deputy governor of the Bank of England, tried to sound an alarm about shadow banks, the FT reports.
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Despite bucking the economic gloom of the euro zone in recent years, Poland’s Finance Minister warned that the region’s debt crisis could derail Poland's progress.
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Data pointing to promising levels of bank lending and money supply in the United States, which have been touted as signs of a recovery, should be treated with caution according to Albert Edwards, strategist at Societe General.
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Investors are so down on the euro that this pro thinks it could make a better currency play than the dollar.
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The Japanese currency has been beaten up lately, but tax hikes and political currents will keep the pressure on.
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When it was released a year ago this month, James Rickards' "Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis" was widely hailed and quickly adopted as a guidebook of sorts for economic conservatives, Fed critics and especially gold bugs, given Rickards' support for a return to the gold standard.
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Japan's exports slide again and Bank of England members question QE — it's time for your FX Fix.
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In the days of British Rail, in the depths of winter, there was a particularly notorious excuse for tardy trains: the wrong type of snow on the lines. So it is too with some of the world’s biggest hedge funds. The snow, in their case, is volatility, the FT reports.
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The fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is likely to have only a limited impact on Israel's economy if it ends quickly, Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer told CNBC’s "Closing Bell" on Tuesday.
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Market sentiment and economic factors are moving against key Eastern European currencies, this strategist says.