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German stocks swung between gains and losses on Thursday, after the benchmark index extended trading at a record high level yesterday, as markets stayed open during a national holiday. The >>

The Bank of England's nine-member Monetary Policy Committee led by Governor Mervyn King maintained the quantitative easing program at GBP 375 billion despite unsuccessful attempts to increase stimulus. The panel >>

Initial jobless claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. edged down surprisingly in the week ended on May 4 falling to the lowest level in five years, a report released >>

Hong Kong shares plummeted, halting their winning streaks after data on Chinese inflation topped the estimates, while producer prices plunged in April. In addition, solar companies posted losses after a >>

Japanese shares dropped on Thursday, halting their winning streak earlier this week, amid appreciating Yen and technical indicators showed the marked. The Nikkei 225 Index erased as much as 0.7%, >>

U.S. stock market was bullish on Wednesday, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed 15,000 points for the first time ever on upbeat earnings forecasts. The Dow Jones Index rallied >>

U.S. equities traded green on Wednesday as Whole Foods Market Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. posted forecast that topped the analyst estimates. The S&P 500 Index advanced 0.4% to 1,632.69. >>

On Thursday, Italian bond yields erased previous losses, which left the yield almost unchanged at the level of 3.84% by 8:44 a.m. in London. Earlier, yields hit the level of >>

The Canada's Dollar fell on Thursday snapping a four-day streak of gains against its U.S. peer before a report showed that home prices in the country rose less in March >>

The Australian and New Zealand's currency jumped against the majority of their counterparts on Thursday after both countries showed in reports that unemployment rate declined in the last three months >>

The British Sterling appreciated the most in a week against the 17-nation bloc currency as industrial production in the U.K. increased in March and as the Bank of England maintained >>

West Texas Intermediate oil dropped on Thursday as the value of the U.S. Dollar rose against the Euro amid improving labour market in the U.S. recording the lowest number of >>

On Thursday, Spanish government bonds declined, which pushed the yields on 10-year notes to the one-month high, amid low demand on the government debt auction. The yields on Spanish 10-year >>

On Thursday, the US government bonds were traded lower, with the yields reaching the one-month high before the treasury is selling $16 billion worth of debt, amid decreasing inflation expectations. >>

On Thursday, copper declined, following a rally of the commodity to a 3-week high fueled by expectations of stronger demand from China. On the London Metal Exchange, copper decreased to >>