Yesterday’s ban on naked short selling of some financial stocks and Eurozone bonds as well as their related CDS products spurred a frenzy in the currency market pushing euro to fresh yearly lows as speculators scrambled to express their negative views on the region in the one liquid mark

Japan’s currency strengthened against 14 of its 16 major counterparts before Chinese reports that may show inflation quickened, sparking concern the government will raise interest rates to temper growth. Australia’s dollar weakened after data showed employers added fewer jobs than expe

Japan’s currency strengthened against 14 of its 16 major counterparts before Chinese reports that may show inflation quickened, sparking concern the government will raise interest rates to temper growth. Australia’s dollar weakened after data showed employers added fewer jobs

Commodities - Energy Oil May Pull Back on Risk Trends After Resistance Break Crude Oil (WTI)       $82.30       +$0.80      +0.98% Prices negated the bearish implications of a Rising Wedge that had been taking shape ove

Khan, 28, will join the London-based hedge fund next month, said one of the people who asked not to be identified because the information is private. Brevan Howard declined to comment on the hire. Hedge funds led by Brevan Howard and Louis Bacon ’s $14.6 billion Moore Capital Management

The CHART OF THE DAY graphs median home prices for existing and new houses. At $163,600 in January, the median cost of an existing single-family home was the lowest since May 2002, figures from the National Association of Realtors showed last week. For new houses, the $203,500 median price was at

The recovering global economy and increased mineral exports could help boost Australia's commodities export earnings by 15 per cent in 2010/11. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) March quarter commodities report, released on Tuesday, predicts commodities

AAP Conditions for small business have risen to levels not seen since before the onset of the global financial crisis, new figures show. Businesses also expect conditions to continue to improve over the March quarter, according to the latest Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The Australian dollar hovered near a decade high against the struggling euro on Monday as uncertainty over whether Euro member Greece can repay its debts hurt the common currency. The euro was cowering at $1.5328, having sunk from $1.5750 last week to as low as $1.5263. The next key