The Bovespa stock index fell, adding to its third monthly decline this year, as commodities dropped and a report showed lending in Brazil expanded in April, spurring speculation that policy makers haven’t done enough to curb inflation.
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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the European sovereign-debt crisis has surpassed rising oil prices to become the biggest risk to the economic outlook in the U.S.
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The lender is betting a recovery that will limit new losses in mortgage loans is coming sooner than many analysts—including its own economist—believe
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Japan’s sovereign-rating outlook was cut to “negative” by Standard & Poor’s as the nation’s reconstruction needs following last month’s earthquake will likely add to what’s already the world’s biggest debt load.
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Japan’s sovereign-rating outlook was cut to “negative” by Standard & Poor’s as the nation’s reconstruction needs following last month’s earthquake will likely add to what’s already the world’s biggest debt load.
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The Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose for the first time in four days after U.S. consumer confidence gained and Japan’s government said 90 percent of the country’s earthquake-stricken factories will resume production by July.
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The world’s biggest bond firms dispute his assertion that the $ 9.13 trillion market for U.S. Treasuries offers little value
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The world’s biggest bond firms dispute his assertion that the $ 9.13 trillion market for U.S. Treasuries offers little value
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