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Wall St edges up as Greece draws up bailout terms
(Reuters) - Stocks edged higher on Tuesday as investors awaited the outcome of discussions on a bailout package for Greece that is critical to the country avoiding a chaotic default.
Greek officials worked on the draft of a text on the 130-billion-euro bailout plan that will be put to political leaders for approval while strikers protesting against more austerity tussled with police outside parliament.
A light U.S. economic calendar this week shifted investor focus back to the euro zone. With ...
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Euro scales 8-week peaks on optimism over Greek deal
(Reuters) - The euro gained across the board, hitting eight-week highs against the dollar on Tuesday, after a Greek official said the government is drafting an agreement on a bailout deal that will be put before political leaders for approval later in the day.
The official's statement suggested that the Greek government has completed negotiations with lenders on its 130 billion-euro rescue package, although agreeing to the painful austerity measures that come with the bailout could be a ...
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Greek talks check euro, results hit shares
(Reuters) - The euro was underpinned on Tuesday by hopes a way would be found to push through a second bailout deal for Greece, though fresh signs of exposure to Europe's economic troubles among leading banks rekindled investor unease, sending shares lower.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to the unresolved Greek deal weighing on Wall Street at the open, ahead of Senate testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that may grab the spotlight at 1500 GMT (10 a.m. EST) after last week's ...
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Asian stocks drop as Greece failed to meet the deadline; focus remains on Europe
As Greece failed to meet Monday’s deadline and did not decided on the terms of a new bailout that will secure the 130 billion euro, the prospects of a default in March widened, which could threaten other euro zone countries. As conditions in Europe may be deteriorating, the outlook for the global recovery is worsening.
This is also making the outlook for the Asian economies gloomy and may lead to more cuts in profit forecasts by companies; thereby investors in Asia lost their appetite for risk ...
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Greece wrangling tempers market momentum; RBA holds rates
(Reuters) - Greek resistance to the strict conditions attached to a bailout fund on Tuesday sapped recent momentum in markets spurred by hopes the global economy is improving, and the euro fell on renewed fears of a messy debt default.
The Australian dollar leapt to a six-month high but stocks turned negative after the central bank held rates steady at a review when markets had positioned for a rate cut.
Opinions were divided over whether the wrangling over Greece's debt restructuring talks ...
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Gold slips as Greek bailout talks hurt euro, stocks
Gold prices fell on Monday, extending the previous session's 2 percent price drop, as concerns over the progress of Greek bailout talks weighed on the euro and on assets seen as higher risk, such as stocks and commodities.
Spot gold was down 0.5 percent at $1,716.44 an ounce at 1442 GMT, while U.S. gold futures for February delivery were down $21.10 an ounce at $1,719.20.
The precious metal posted its worst daily performance of the year on Friday after better-than-expected jobs data dampened ...
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Gold slips as Greek bailout talks hurt euro, stocks
(Reuters) - Gold prices slipped in Europe on Monday, extending the previous session's 2 percent price drop, as concerns over the progress of talks on a Greek bailout weighed on the euro and on assets seen as higher risk such as stocks and commodities.
Spot gold was down 0.5 percent at $1,717.90 an ounce at 5:19 a.m. ET, while U.S. gold futures for February delivery were down $19.20 an ounce at $1,721.20.
The euro fell as Greek politicians struggled to agree on austerity measures needed to ...
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Better Data Drives Risk On, Fed QE3 Off
The Week Ahead
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Better data drives risk on, Fed QE3 off
Still waiting on a Greek debt deal
Central banks' decisions on tap
Better data drives risk on, Fed QE3 off
The past week ended with a string of better-than-expected data releases from key major economies, suggesting the global recovery may avoid a more worrisome downturn. Mostly better than expected PMI's from Europe, UK, China and the US were supplemented on Friday by a much stronger US employment report than was ...
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European shares jump after U.S. jobs data
European shares surged past a resistance level after U.S. non-farm payrolls data beat expectations, raising optimism that the world's largest economy was on track for a recovery.
U.S. non-farm payrolls rose at their fastest pace in nine months and the unemployment rate dropped to a near three-year low, boosting prospects for stronger economic growth that could feed through into company earnings.
Cyclical stocks such as autos and banks, which perform well when economic growth is strong, were ...
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