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CHINA'S PROPERTY INVESTMENT TO GROW LESS RAPIDLY THIS YEAR
Consumer spending, a key driver for the economy, is also expected to extend a double-digit growth this year, Li added... READ MORE›
ECB'S LAUTENSCHLAEGER WELCOMES INFLATION RISE BUT SAYS TOO SOON FOR RATE MOVE
But euro zone core inflation, the ECB's focus, which excludes volatile prices of energy and unprocessed food, was unchanged in January at 0.9 percent... READ MORE›
NORWAY CENTRAL BANK CHIEF WARNS OF 'SHARP' DROP IN WEALTH FUND
If spending is raised to 4 percent that probability rises to about 5 percent... READ MORE›
STRUGGLING EUROPEAN BANKS SEE LIGHT AT END OF LOW-RATES TUNNEL
There are signs that the struggle of frustrated lenders is being noticed in Frankfurt, seat of the European Central Bank... READ MORE›
CHINA'S HOLDINGS OF TREASURIES DROPPED IN 2016 BY MOST ON RECORD
Japan, America's largest foreign creditor, trimmed its holdings for a second straight year... READ MORE›
YELLEN SEES MORE RATE HIKES AHEAD IF ECONOMY STAYS ON COURSE
Yellen said the Fed panel's outlook for a moderate pace of growth is based on continued stimulative monetary policy, and a pick-up in global activity... READ MORE›
CHINA'S MONETARY POLICY IS LOOKING LIKE ALPHABET SOUP
China's monetary policy is looking increasingly like an alphabet soup, sowing volatility in markets... READ MORE›
FISCHER SAYS FED FOCUSED ON GOALS AMID TRUMP POLICY UNCERTAINTY
That has left Fed officials, and investors, with a heightened degree of uncertainty over the likely path of rates this year and next... READ MORE›
CHINA CENTRAL BANK SAID TO CALL BITCOIN EXCHANGES FOR TALKS
The cryptocurrency has reacted sharply to reports in the past that China may tighten rules on the digital currency to curb capital outflows... READ MORE›
LE PEN AND BREXIT ARE FORCING TRADERS TO REDRAW THEIR EUROPEAN STRATEGY
Prospect of installing at least one leader devoted to dragging her country out of both the single currency and the European Union... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA CENTRAL BANK HOLDS RATES, TAKES UPBEAT TONE ON GROWTH
Notably, Governor Philip Lowe said the economy looked to have bounced back to reasonable growth after a surprise contraction in the third quarter of last year... READ MORE›
EURO'S STRENGTH APPROPRIATE FOR ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
The euro is now at a level that is appropriate for the economic situation in Europe... READ MORE›
YUAN TO FALL AS OUTFLOWS OVERSHADOW TRUMP FX RHETORIC
A rising dollar and an unrelenting desire for FX diversification by local residents means more yuan depreciation pressure, added Societe Generale's Daw... READ MORE›
EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK HEAD WARNS OVER TRUMP DEREGULATION PUSH
Mr Draghi said euro member Germany has not engaged in persistent, one-sided intervention in foreign exchange markets, adding We are not currency manipulators... READ MORE›
INVESTMENT VETERAN FAVORS GOLD ON RISK OF TRUMP 'MISTAKES'
UBS Wealth Management's view on prices is similar to Roche... READ MORE›
CHINA JAN DATA TO SHOW SLIDE IN FOREX RESERVES SLOWING, INFLATION PICKING UP
China Jan data to show slide in forex reserves slowing, inflation picking up... READ MORE›
EURO EXCHANGE RATE IS TOO WEAK FOR GERMANY
The ECB must make policy that works for Europe as a whole, Schaeuble said in a pre-released interview for Sunday's edition of Germany's Tagesspiegel... READ MORE›
U.S. STOCKS JUMP ON BANK RISE; DOLLAR SLIPS ON JOBS
The data capped a week that's seen monetary policy makers in Japan, the U.K... READ MORE›
CHINA RAISES SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES IN FRESH TIGHTENING SIGN
It is a clear sign that the central bank has switched to tighten its monetary policy, said a trader at a Chinese bank in Shanghai... READ MORE›
INVESTORS ARE POURING INTO GOLD
On Wednesday, investors poured 413 million into SPDR Gold Shares, the largest ETF backed by the metal, recouping almost half of the money that exited last month... READ MORE›
FED WAITING TO SEE ECONOMIC RESULTS FROM FLURRY OF TRUMP ACTIONS
U.S. central bankers judge they can raise rates gradually to stay ahead of inflation... READ MORE›
DOLLAR STOCKS LITTLE CHANGED ON MIXED FED SIGNAL MARKETS WRAP
The British pound added to gains after the House of Commons voted to allow the prime minister to start divorce talks with the European Union... READ MORE›
DOLLAR CLIMBS ABOVE RECENT LOWS ON UPBEAT FED VIEW, US DATA
I don't think the US government will tolerate it, said Masafumi Yamamoto, chief forex strategist at Mizuho Securities... READ MORE›
JAPAN FINAL JANUARY MANUFACTURING PMI SHOWS FASTEST EXPANSION IN ALMOST THREE YEARS
Some economists have expressed concern about Japan's economic outlook because its exports could suffer if U.S. President Donald Trump adopts protectionist trade policies... READ MORE›
FED EXPECTED TO LEAVE US INTEREST RATES UNTOUCHED ON WEDNESDAY
It is always possible that the central bank could surprise Fed watchers on Wednesday by sending a signal that a rate hike is coming soon... READ MORE›
BANK OF JAPAN MEETING, EUROPEAN ECO DATA, DEUTSCHE BANK FINE, WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT
The Bank of Japan holds, Deutsche Bank gets fined, and euro-area inflation beats expectations... READ MORE›
EUROPEAN DEBT CRISIS MEMORIES RATTLE MARKETS, DEFY CONFIDENCE
Europeans are more confident about their economy than they've been in nearly six years, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the markets... READ MORE›
WAIT-AND-SEE CENTRAL BANKS TO PLAY SECOND FIDDLE TO TRUMP
Euro zone inflation rose to 1.5 percent this month, flash data are expected to show on Wednesday, still a long way from target... READ MORE›
CHINA TURNS TO BLOCKCHAIN TO MAKE MARKETS CLEARER AND CLEANER
Chinese banks are hiring blockchain experts as the government pushes use of the technology behind bitcoin to increase transparency and combat fraud in its financial sector... READ MORE›
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INDIA ABOLISHES 500 AND 1,000 RUPEE NOTES TO FIGHT CORRUPTION
Five hundred rupee 7.5 and 1,000 rupee notes will cease to be legal tender from Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an unscheduled address to the nation... READ MORE›
VENEZUELANS GIVE UP ON COUNTING PILES OF CASH AND START WEIGHING THEM
For a QuickTake explainer on Venezuela's economy, click here Until now, as the bolivar sank, the government declined to print bigger-denomination bills... READ MORE›
FORGET BITCOIN AND MOBILE PAY CASH IS STILL KING OF THE WORLD
A study of seven countries shows reports of the death of cash have been greatly exaggerated... READ MORE›
BUY GOLD NO MATTER WHO WINS THE ELECTION HSBC SAYS
Even the relatively more internationalist Democratic candidate has argued for the renegotiation of longstanding free-trade agreements... READ MORE›
WHAT WILL INDIA DO WITH 23 BILLION WORTHLESS BANKNOTES?
The notes would make a pile 300 times the height of Everest... READ MORE›
FED RAISES RATES BOOSTS OUTLOOK FOR BORROWING COSTS IN 2017
The central bank's preferred index of consumer prices climbed 1.4 percent in the year through October... READ MORE›
DOLLAR CLIMBS TO STRONGEST SINCE 2003 ON FED PATH; BONDS DROP
Bonds Yields on 10-year Treasury notes rose three basis points, or 0.03 percentage point, to 2.60 percent, after touching their highest level since September 2014... READ MORE›
LIBYA ON BRINK OF ECONOMIC COLLAPSE
Libya's daily oil production before the 2011 uprising stood at 1.6 million barrels... READ MORE›
EUROPE HOLDS ITS BREATH AS ITALY HEADS TO THE POLLS FOR CRITICAL REFERENDUM
But that was before Brexit and before Donald Trump... READ MORE›
BONDS PLUNGE BY $1 TRILLION THIS WEEK AS TRUMP SEEN GAME CHANGER
Yields on U.S. 30-year bonds, which are more sensitive than shorter maturities to the outlook for inflation, jumped the most this week since January 2009... READ MORE›
MEXICO'S GOVERNMENT IS WORKING ON A TRUMP CONTINGENCY PLAN
Both the central bank and the finance ministry, asked to elaborate, declined to comment... READ MORE›
GOLDMAN WARNS CHINA OUTFLOWS ARE RISING
Money has been leaving in yuan payments for 14 consecutive months, while the central bank's yuan positions have slumped the most since January... READ MORE›
VENEZUELA TO SWAP HIGHEST DENOMINATION BANKNOTES FOR COINS
His critics dismissed the move as the latest desperate attempt by Mr Maduro to tackle the economic crisis... READ MORE›
FED RATE-HIKE ODDS APPROACH 100 IN ANTICIPATION OF TRUMPENOMICS
Trump's spending plans are driving speculation the Fed will pick up its pace of rate increases as inflation expectations climb... READ MORE›
INDIA PULLS 500, 1,000-RUPEE NOTES TO 'FIGHT GRAFT'
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered the withdrawal of 500 and 1,000-rupee notes from circulation on Tuesday in a shock announcement designed to tackle widespread corruption... READ MORE›
GOLD CAUGHT IN CROSSFIRE AS TRUMP ANGST RUNS INTO RATE CONCERNS
In Singapore, paring the week's advance to 1.7 percent, according to Bloomberg generic pricing... READ MORE›
ECB'S QUANTITATIVE EASING PROGRAMME INVESTING BILLIONS IN FOSSIL FUELS
But the shadow climate minister, Barry Gardiner, told the Guardian The European Central Bank should be aligned with Europe's industrial strategy and energy policy... READ MORE›
FED SETS UP MOVE IN DECEMBER WHILE LEAVING RATES ON HOLD
Fed officials revealed growing confidence that inflation is on track to reach their 2 percent target... READ MORE›
CHINA'S CHOICES NARROWING AS IT BURNS THROUGH FX RESERVES TO SUPPORT YUAN
The authorities also stepped up scrutiny on individual foreign currency purchases, although they kept the 50,000 annual individual quota in place... READ MORE›
EUROPE'S NEXT BIG CURRENCY OPPORTUNITY JUST GOT A LOT CLOSER
Inflation is gathering strength, and it's set to accelerate faster than the central bank predicts in its forecast, Seidler said... READ MORE›
HERE'S ONE SIGN THAT THE WORLD CARES A LOT LESS ABOUT MONETARY POLICY
It's a reversal of a multi-year trend that saw the task of repairing the global economy fall on the shoulders of the world's central bankers... READ MORE›
U.S. STOCKS SLIP AS OIL RALLY EASES WITH BOND ROUT; GOLD CLIMBS
A gauge of small-cap companies retreated by more than 1 percent as benchmark indexes in the U.S. fell from record highs, even as blue-chip shares advanced... READ MORE›
DOES THE FUTURE BELONG TO PLASTIC CASH?
Robertshaw is the chief executive officer of Innovia, the world's leading maker of plastic money... READ MORE›
ONE LESS HAVEN FOR INVESTORS AS TRUMP DAMAGES DENMARK'S APPEAL
Some of Donald Trump's ideas are pretty negative for Denmark and Danish kroner, said Las Olsen, chief economist at Danske Bank A S, Denmark's biggest lender... READ MORE›
HOW WILL INDIA DESTROY 20 BILLION BANKNOTES?
India's central bank will have to destroy, by one estimate, some 20 billion expired banknotes after it scrapped two high-value denominations... READ MORE›
ECB EXPANDS STIMULUS TO $2.4 TRILLION AS MONTHLY PURCHASES SLOW
ECB President Mario Draghi will hold a press conference at 2 30 p.m... READ MORE›
GETTING CHINESE TO BUY YOUR HOUSE ISN'T EASY ANYMORE. JUST ASK CATE BLANCHETT.
Australian actress Cate Blanchett wanted to sell her home on Sydney's waterfront. The buyer who wanted it was from China. The trouble started right there... READ MORE›
BANGLADESH POLICE DETAIL SUSPICIONS OF INSIDE HELP IN CENTRAL BANK HEIST
The malware was customized for Bangladesh Bank's systems, Alam said, adding someone must have provided the hackers with technical details about the central bank's computer network... READ MORE›
FIVE WAYS TRUMP CAN GET A WEAKER DOLLAR
Non-Currency Intervention In the end, Trump may just focus on protectionist policies that produced a weaker dollar as a natural consequence... READ MORE›
CHINA CEDES TOP U.S. CREDITOR CROWN TO JAPAN AS YUAN STRUGGLES
In October, China's holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell by 41.3 billion to 1.115 trillion, according to data from the U.S. Treasury Department... READ MORE›