A simplistic narrative has coalesced around the causes of the financial crisis that not only does a disservice to the victims, but represents a thought process that all but guarantees no substantive solutions will be put in place. Five years after the fact it's time to reassess what we think we know about the events...
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Dollar edges lower, seen in tight range before Fed
(Reuters) - The dollar edged lower on Tuesday but traded in a tight range before a two-day Federal Reserve meeting which is expected to result in stimulus being scaled back.
Investors were...
Daily Market Review 17th September 2013
Fundamental News
Today’s highlights:
• CPI (MoM) + PPI Input (MoM) (GB; 09:30 GMT)
• German ZEW Economic Sentiment (Ger; 10:00 GMT)
• Treasury Secretary Lew Speaks (U.S; 13:15 GMT)
• Manufacturing Sales (MoM) (Can; 13:30 GMT)
• Core CPI (YoY) (U.S; 13:30 GMT)
• TIC Net Long-Term Transactions (U.S; 14:00 GMT)
U.S. industrial production rose by slightly less than expected in the month of August data showed on...
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Oil falls below $107 on US-Russia deal for Syria
Oil falls below $107 a barrel on diplomatic deal for Syria to turn over chemical weapons
The price of oil fell below $107 a barrel on Monday in reaction to the agreement reached between the U.S. and Russia on getting Syria to give up its chemical weapons.By early afternoon in Europe, the benchmark oil contract...