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U.S. crude falls $2, drops below 200-day moving average
ReutersNEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures fell more than $2 and pushed below the 200-day moving average on Thursday, as a decline in China's factory activity and the possibility that the Federal Reserve could scale back stimulus weighed on oil...Tags: Petroleum Industry, China
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX drops 1 pct on fears of stimulus withdrawal
ReutersTORONTO, May 23 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell more than 1 percent on Thursday, with every major sector in the red, due to concerns about a possible quicker-than-expected end to the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus program as well as weak...Tags: Toronto (Canada), Toronto Stock Exchange, Canada, Stock Market
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Uncertainty about Federal Reserve's commitment to economic stimulus sends markets lower
NEW YORK (AP) — A global stock market slump is continuing on Wall Street as traders worry about how committed the Federal Reserve remains to keeping up its bond-buying program. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 112 points to 15,191 in early...Tags: Japan, Money and Monetary Policy, Stock Activities, Stock Market, Nikkei
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US high-yield comes under selling pressure
ReutersBy Rachelle Kakouris May 23 (IFR) - Despite being the only performer in the credit markets on Wednesday, the high-yield sector succumbed to selling pressure this morning amid investor concerns that the US Federal Reserve will begin to taper its...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Companies and Corporations, Elan Corporation Plc, Bonds, Century Aluminum Company
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Worries over end to monetary stimulus hit Europe shares
ReutersLONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - A benchmark European equity index had its worst one-day fall in nearly a year on Thursday, hit by worries over a possible end to U.S. economic stimulus measures, with mining and auto stocks among the worst performers. The pan-...Tags: DAX, Germany, Buyback, Ben Bernanke, Credit Ratings
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UK's FTSE suffers worst day in a year on stimulus taper worries
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 share index suffered its biggest one-day drop in a year on Thursday, knocked off historic peaks by weak economic data and signs the U.S. Federal Reserve could soon taper its stimulus program. Fed chairman Ben...Tags: Robin Williams, United Utilities Plc, United Kingdom, Central Bank, Ben Bernanke
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GLOBAL ECONOMY-U.S., China factories struggle; Fed hints at less stimulus
Reuters* China PMI shows factory activity declined in May * U.S. manufacturing activity hits seven-month low * Euro zone downturn eases slightly * Data, Bernanke comments from Wednesday send shares plummeting By Andy Bruce and Steven C. Johnson LONDON/NEW...Tags: HSBC Holdings plc, Globalization, Employment Opportunities, Japan, Nikkei
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US stock prices ease, recovering most of an early swoon, after Chinese manufacturing contracts
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock prices are slightly lower at midday on Wall Street after manufacturing contracted unexpectedly in China this month. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 10 points at 15,297 as of noon Eastern Daylight Time, a loss of 0....Tags: Prices, Stock Activities, Stock Market, Financial Markets, S&P 500
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U.S. jobless claims lower than expected
ReutersThe number of Americans filing new unemployment claims, dropped last week by 23,000 to 340,000, more than expected, the Labor Department said Thursday. The drop in the seasonally adjusted to a point below 350,000 claims, figure points to resilience...Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment, Economic Policy, Budgets and Budgeting, Labor Markets
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U.S., China factories struggle; Fed hints at less stimulus
ReutersLONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese factory activity declined in May for the first time in seven months and U.S. manufacturing grew at its slowest pace since October, suggesting it may take a while before the global economy starts to pick up steam....Tags: Market and Exchange, HSBC Holdings plc, Japan, Employment Opportunities, Nikkei
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Fed's Williams: No 'autopilot' by Fed if tapering starts - Bloomberg
Reuters(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will maintain policy flexibility and respond to incoming economic data that theoretically could cause it to initially taper its pace of bond purchases and then adjust the purchases higher, the president of the San Francisco...Tags: U.S. Congress, Robin Williams, Bloomberg L.P., Central Bank, Ben Bernanke
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COLUMN - The many interpretations of Ben Bernanke: Kaletsky
ReutersBy Anatole Kaletsky May 23 (Reuters) - On Wednesday in Washington, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke presented congressional testimony that repeated, virtually word for word, statements about U.S. monetary policy he has been making since last...Tags: Lobbying, U.S. Congress, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Economic Policy
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