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While investors are eager to know if and when the Federal Reserve (Fed) will begin to taper its monetary stimulus, Markets.com Chief Economist Bill Hubard says they may as well get rid of the word 'taper'.

German Ifo expectations unchanged amidst meager growth

24-05-2013

The Ifo data published on Friday showed improved sentiment amid German businesses, although expectations for the next six months remained unchanged amidst meagre domestic growth.

UK needs a more British Europe, says ECB's Draghi

24-05-2013

European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi spoke on the high levels of interconnection between the UK and the Eurozone and stressed the importance of moving towards a tighter union and following through on the banking system integration.

Ticker at dawn: Asian markets

24-05-2013

Nikkei: +0.89% (14,612.45 points). Shanghai Se Composite: +0.30% (2,282.27 points). Hang Seng Index: -0.02% (22,665.27 points).

Support and resistance levels for the main securities

24-05-2013

Euro/Dollar: 1.2744/1.30. Ftse 100: 6,535/6,950.60. S&P 500: 1,597/1,687.

US close: Upbeat data lifts sentiment following Fed comments

23-05-2013

Dow -12.67 15,294.50 Nasdaq -3.88 3,459.42 S&P 500 -4.84 1,650.51

Europe close: Stocks fall on Fed stimulus fears

23-05-2013

Markets take a hit over Fed stimulus fears; US new home sales rise; ECB urged to take action as Eurozone contracts; Chinese manufacturing slumps

US open: Stocks bounce back

23-05-2013

Better than expected economic data, Stocks bounce back after initial drop lower

JPMorgan fined by British watchdog

23-05-2013

A wealth management division of JPMorgan Chase has been fined 3.08m pounds by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for being unable to show it was giving clients correct guidance.

Grexit no longer as likely, says Citi economist

23-05-2013

Citigroup Chief Economist Willem Buiter has changed his mind and no longer expects Greece to exit the euro imminently.

ECB needs to do more as PMI signals Q2 Eurozone recession, says Markit

23-05-2013

Eurozone private sector activity hit a three-month high in May, but still remained "deep in contraction territory", according to a report published on Thursday by Markit.

Spanish hotel stays take a hit in April

23-05-2013

Overnight stays in hotel estabilishments in Spain have fallen 11 percent on a year-on-year basis for the month of April, the country's national statistics office (INE) has reported.

Asia: Nikkei plunges over seven per cent

23-05-2013

Japan's Nikkei suffered its biggest one-day drop in two years on Thursday as an unexpected contraction in Chinese manufacturing and fears that the Federal Reserve may wind down its stimulus measures prompted a dramatic sell-off.

Spain sees borrowing costs tick higher at bond auction

23-05-2013

The Spanish Treasury has returned to the sovereign debt market and found that its borrowing costs have ticked higher on lower demand for the first time since early February.

Germany's PMI data threatens Q2 GDP rebound

23-05-2013

Though Germany's PMI (purchasing managers' index) data showed a sluggish advance in May, new orders continued to decline, putting a forecast rebound in growth during the second quarter at risk.

Chinese manufacturing sector slips back into contraction

23-05-2013

Factory activity growth in China moved backed into negative territory in May sparking worries over the recovery as the world's second-largest economy stagnates.

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