Friday 3rd February 2012
Stocks surge on strong US jobs data
Equities and commodities benefit from robust US employment data with the FTSE All-World index at its best levels since start of August
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Friday 3rd February 2012
Positive employment data lift US stocks
US stocks hit six-month high on news that unemployment fell to a three-year low in January with banks among the main beneficiaries
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Friday 3rd February 2012
ECB tonic buys time for eurozone
The ECB’s longer-term financing operations have bought time for the region, but investors and strategists remain well aware that the day of reckoning still looms
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Friday 3rd February 2012
Investors beware gold’s deceptive beauty
Demand for gold has jumped this year, but its stint as a hybrid between a haven and a risk asset could be coming to an end, says Gregory Meyer
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Friday 3rd February 2012
A mining marriage, but pregnant pause in M&A
Mining executives are rarely anything other than confident but investors have reason to be more cautious about consolidation, writes Bryce Elder
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Friday 3rd February 2012
Winter freeze fuels fear of wheat price jump
The freeze in eastern Europe leads to cuts in forecasts but prices soften after Russia says there is no need for export restrictions in April
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Friday 3rd February 2012
Dollar rises as jobs boost dents QE3 speculation
The dollar strengthens after US data show a larger than expected rise in employment with investors taking this as a positive signal on the economy
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Friday 3rd February 2012
Insurers head gains with FTSE eyeing 6,000 level
London makes broad-based gains with only six FTSE 100 stocks falling as US jobs data and purchasing managers’ surveys lift sentiment
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Friday 3rd February 2012
Brent pulls further ahead of West Texas crude
Commodities enjoy strong start with the price of Brent crude supported by geopolitical concerns and the demise of Petroplus
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Friday 3rd February 2012
Risky debt use on repo market hits 2008 levels
The use of lower-rated debt in a key US funding market has returned to pre-crisis levels, fuelling fears that the so-called shadow banking system is becoming riskier
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