Gold Climbs as Fed Official Signaled Possiblity of More Stimulus

Gold futures gained for the first time in a week as a Federal Reserve official signaled the possibility of more monetary stimulus, boosting bullion’s appeal as a hedge against possible inflation.

Same Crisis Has Nomura and Barclays Making Opposite Dollar Calls

As the rout in global stocks and commodities altered bets on the trajectory of the currency market, two of the most influential banks adjusted their dollar forecasts -- in opposite directions.

China's economy is in trouble. How bad is it?

There is almost no way that China's economy is growing as well as the government says it is.

Super Thursday: Bank of England votes 8-1 to hold interest rates

Fears that the Bank of England is poised to start raising interest rates have receded, after news that just one of the nine members of its policy committee voted to increase borrowing costs from their record low of 0.5% this month.

China and Asia are on shaky ground

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Headwinds for the world's second-biggest economy intensified at the start of the third quarter, with manufacturing conditions in China deteriorating to their worst in two years in July and triggering fresh slides in global commodity prices.

Hedge Funds Are Holding First-Ever Gold Net-Short Position

Hedge funds are holding the first ever bet on a decline in gold prices since the U.S. government started collecting the data in 2006.

Rising interest rates pose new risk for banks: BIS

LONDON (Reuters) - Rising interest rates after years of loose monetary policy will pose a fresh risk to banks' ability to absorb losses using capital buffers, the Bank for International Settlements said in its annual report on Sunday.

ROUBINI: A market 'time bomb' is raising the risk of a dramatic collapse

Nouriel Roubini, one of the few prominent economists credited with predicting the 2008 financial crisis, thinks more trouble could be just around the corner.

US stocks mostly unchanged on lower oil, higher inflation

NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks were mostly unchanged in late afternoon trading Friday as energy companies fell along with the price of oil. Investors are weighing the latest batch of corporate earnings results and a report showing a slight increase in inflation last month.

Bond-Market Crash Has Wall Street Divided on What’s Next

Maybe, just maybe, this whole bond rout is ending. The global selloff that’s set investors on edge finally slowed last week, and some analysts are saying the worst is over.

Indian Stocks Gain for Second Day as Metalmakers Rally on China

India’s benchmark stock-index advanced for a second day, led by metal producers and automakers, after China’s cut in interest rates spurred gains in Asian equities.

After Bailout Plan Approval, Greece Faces a Balancing Act

BRUSSELS — Eurozone finance ministers on Tuesday approved Greece’s plan meant to ease the hardships created by its international bailout, extending that loan program by four more months.

Federal Reserve cautioned to watch its language over interest rates

Federal Reserve officials are increasingly at odds over how “patient” they should be with record-low interest rates, according to the minutes of the central bankers’ latest meeting.

Currency-hedged ETFs in vogue as investors clamor for more

(Reuters) - U.S. investors spooked by wild swings in the foreign exchange market are piling into exchange-traded funds that strip out the local currency on their international equity portfolios, making them one of the most sought-after financial products in 2015.

India now a wonderful market for investors, says CLSA’s MD & strategy boss Christopher Wood

Christopher Wood expects the BJP government to offer fiscal stimulus in next month's budget and sees room for the central bank to cut interest rate by at least two percentage points over the next two years.

Swiss franc surge hits emerging Europe bank sector

(Reuters) - The Swiss central bank's surprise move to let the franc surge sent shock waves through the banking sector in central and eastern Europe (CEE), where widespread mortgages denominated in francs suddenly became much harder to service.

China Overtakes Japan as World’s Second-Biggest Stock Market

China surpassed Japan as the world’s second-largest stock market for the first time in three years amid growing investor confidence that policy makers in Beijing will revive the economy with monetary stimulus.

Opinion: Where will public investors put their $29 trillion?

Sovereign investors around the world are raising their heads ever higher above the international financial parapet.

Housing market dip only temporary, says Rics

A dip in activity in the UK housing market and slowing property prices will only be "temporary", surveyors say.

Capital spending softens, but consumer confidence rises

(Reuters) - Demand for U.S.-made capital goods recorded its biggest drop in eight months in September, a cautionary note for an economy that otherwise seems to be moving forward at a steady clip.