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Major indices crawled higher on light volume, which was to be expected. The Nasdaq to new highs that haven't been seen since September 2000, while the other major indices failed to hold on to earlier gains, but still finished in positive territory. On Thursday, the markets will take a much...

The Nasdaq index traded above 4,000 for the first time since 2000. The other major indices were flat for the day as markets couldn't hold on to early gains that were boosted by an international accord with Iran. Economic news was rather light and there were no comments from a Fed chairperson that...

Investors and traders welcomed news of lower than expected inflation. The U.S. Labor Department monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for October fell 0.10 percent, compared to an estimated flat reading. Year over year, the index is up 1.00 percent, in line with expectations. The Fed's target...

The euro traded steadily at $1.30 on Friday morning after US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments sent the dollar tumbling. Bernanke indicated that the US central bank was not planning to taper its' bond buying program anytime soon, citing weakness in the labor market as his reason....

You wouldn’t know it looking at gold prices down more than 2.5 percent on Friday but a Bloomberg survey found that gold analysts are more bullish on gold than they’ve been in a month. The Bloomberg survey found that 14 analysts expected the price of gold to rise next week while 10 were bearish...

The euro slipped lower on Friday after the European Central Bank's monthly policy meeting indicated that the bank would continue with low interest rates. The common currency traded at $1.2894 at 6:05 GMT on Friday morning. The ECB announced that it would keep interest rates at record lows far into...

Late Sunday, Cyprus reached a deal with the Troika of creditors made up of the EU, the ECB and the IMF. In the deal, small deposits (mainly those of smaller, domestic savers) would be protected and the nation's banking sector would be drastically reformed. The draft proposal calls for Cyprus to...

Futures Flat As Cyprus Debates Bailout, ECB Deadline Looms U.S. equity futures were flat in early pre-market trade as Cypriot lawmakers continued to debate the revised bailout procedure. After rejecting the initial bailout proposal and failing to secure a bridge loan from Russia, Cyprus now must...

Futures Rise as Investors Look Past Cyprus U.S. equity futures rose in early pre-market trade despite the turmoil in Cyprus as lawmakers failed to pass the bailout agreement in parliament. Blackrock (NYSE: BLK) CEO Larry Fink said that Cyprus was a non-event and said that he sees 20 percent upside...

Futures Rise on Chinese Manufacturing Data U.S. equity futures rose in pre-market trade following strong manufacturing data out of China overnight. The preliminary HSBC China Manufacturing PMI for December rose to 50.9 from the final November reading of 50.5, showing a continued improvement in...

Futures Slip Ahead of Employment Report U.S. equity futures fell in pre-market trading ahead of the monthly Employment Situation Report. In addition, fears over the lack of a budget deal in the U.S. kept fear high and comments from ECB President Mario Draghi indicate the Bank is less open to rate...

In a surprise move, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi announced on Monday that he will be skipping the Jackson Hole symposium due to a busy schedule, which kicks off Thursday. An ECB spokesman officially stated that the official reason for Draghi's absence is "the heavy workload foreseen...

CSI Forex, a market data provider and investigative company, reported Friday that the rapid spike in the EUR/USD was caused by a rumor that European leaders may be about to implement a short selling ban on sovereign debt. Such a ban would effectively cap yields at current levels and potentially...

Central banks in Europe stood firm on policy Thursday following rate cuts at previous meetings. Both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England kept rates firm and neither decided to launch any new non-traditional policies. The Bank of England kept rates on hold and kept its quantitative...

U.S. equity futures rose ahead of the interest rate decisions from both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank. Also, the People's Bank of China reported that it has not cut rates this month as some had expected. Recall that before the previous two Bank of England decisions, China had...