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Bernanke urges Congress to address Bush tax cuts
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday warned Congress that putting off a decision on the fate of expiring Bush administration tax cuts could unsettle businesses and households, undercutting the U.S. economic recovery.
With presidential and congressional elections looming in November, many analysts think Congress is unlikely to act until the final months of the year. The tax cuts expire on January 1.
Bernanke told the Senate Budget Committee that lawmakers might not have ...
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Dukascopy Afternoon Forex Overview : 07/02/2012
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EUR
17-nation currency slipped against most of its peers before Greece's PM Papademos meets with politicians from three leading parties as officials still cannot agree on debt reduction plan. The meeting scheduled on Tuesday. Greece representatives and creditors still have to agree on EUR 600 million of fiscal measures for this year. Euro declined 0.2% to USD 1.3109 in London trade. Currently EUR/USD is trading at USD 1.3116.
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US President Obama ordered to freeze all ...
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Gold rebounds as draft Greek deal lifts euro
(Reuters) - Gold prices bounced back into positive territory on Tuesday, paring earlier losses in line with a rallying euro after a Greek official said the government is drafting an agreement on a second bailout.
Spot gold was up 0.3 percent at $1,723.89 an ounce at 1502 GMT (10:02 a.m. EST), having earlier fallen as low as $1,709.29 an ounce, while U.S. gold futures for February delivery were up $1.70 at $1,726.60.
A Greek government official said Greece's government is preparing the text of ...
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Bernanke repeats vow to shield U.S. from Europe fallout
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday renewed a pledge to prevent Europe's financial crisis from damaging the U.S. economy in testimony before Congress that mirrored remarks he made last week.
"We are in frequent contact with European authorities, and we will continue to monitor the situation closely and take every available step to protect the U.S. financial system and the economy," Bernanke said in remarks prepared for delivery to the Senate Budget Committee.
The Fed ...
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Aussie Finds Support in Forex Trading
Aussie is finding support in forex trading today as Forex traders scramble to make up for the fact that they had priced in a 0.25% cut to the interest rate. Instead of cutting, though, the Reserve Bank of Australia kept rates steady at 4.25%. The central bank considers the economic progress Down Under to be sufficient to allow for yields to remain higher.
Aussie’s support is mostly against the US dollar, though, and even then the currency pair is mostly rangebound. Aussie is also slightly ...
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Greek government is finalizing agreement; Euro rises, Franc retreats on SNB
According to a Greek government official; the Greek government is preparing a text for an agreement that would be handled to political parties to discuss and agree upon today, this text is the result of the long-lasted talks with private lenders. After the long wait, markets are getting fresh news from Greece, the news was euro positive as the EUR/USD pair is trading higher currently around 1.3175 after its has been under pressure this morning printing a low at 1.3095 after opening the day at ...
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Gold eases towards $1,710/oz
(Reuters) - Gold prices eased towards $1,710 an ounce on Tuesday in line with a softening euro as traders awaited a breakthrough on talks over a second bailout deal for Greece, with its leaders fighting to avoid a chaotic debt default.
Spot gold eased 0.4 percent to $1,712.79 an ounce at 1210 GMT (7:10 a.m. EST), while U.S. gold futures for February delivery were down $10.20 at $1,714.70.
While a retreat in stock markets and the euro kept gold under pressure on Tuesday, the precious metal ...
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Windsor Brokers - Short Term Technical Analysis for Majors (09:30 GMT)
EUR/USD
Has regained some ground after yesterday’s weakness was contained at key near-term support and range floor at 1.3025. The downside remains vulnerable, as long as key barriers at 1.3200/32 cap the upside. This morning’s fresh strength probed levels above bear-trendline at 1.3160, however, sustained break here is required maintain fresh strength off 1.3025 for possible attack at 1.3200/32. Hourly studies are turning positive, with 20 day SMA at 1.3110, underpinning. On the downside, break ...
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Lack of Greek Deal Sends EUR Tumbling
The euro was largely bearish yesterday, after Greece once again failed to come to an agreement with its creditors to restructure its debt. Losses were seen against most of its main currency rivals, including the US dollar, Japanese yen and British pound. Today, in addition to any euro-zone developments that may occur, traders will want to pay attention to a speech from the US Fed Chairman at 15:00 GMT. Any positive statements could help the USD extend its recent bullish trend.
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