- Wall Street shrugs off government shutdown: for now Reuters - 9 minutes ago
- Argentine August primary surplus rose to 912.5 mln pesos Reuters - 20 minutes ago
Argentina's August primary budget surplus was 912.5 million pesos , up from 777 million pesos in the same month last year, the country's economy ministry said on Tuesday. The primary budget balance shows ...
- Here’s the Meaning of the Latest EU Unemployment Numbers @ Wall St. Cheat Sheet - 20 minutes ago
Eurostat on Tuesday released data concerning unemployment figures across the European Union.
- Wall St rebounds as gov't shutdown seen short-lived Reuters - 27 minutes ago
- Morning MoneyBeat Asia: This Shutdown Thing May Have Some Legs @ The Wall Street Journal - 40 minutes ago
The first day of the partial shutdown of the federal government didn't ruffle any feathers in the equities market, although in the metals market, gold and silver both fell sharply.
- White House rejects latest Republican offer to end shutdown Reuters - 41 minutes ago
The White House rejected a Republican plan to reopen portions of the U.S. government on Tuesday as the first shutdown in 17 years closed landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and threw hundreds of thousands ...
- Asia to track Wall Street gains @ CNBC - 43 minutes ago
Asian stocks are set to track Wall Street higher on Wednesday, but ongoing fears about a U.S. budget battle mean trade is likely to be subdued.
- Book Review - 'The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public Vs. Private Sector Myths' @ Seeking Alpha - 53 minutes ago
Reviewed by Arnold T. Davis, CFA In this trailblazing book on the role of government as both a risk-taking funder of innovation and a market creator, Mariana Mazzucato persuasively argues that the government ...
- Brazil's Odebrecht plans $8.1 billion landmark investment in Mexico Reuters - 1 hour 6 minutes ago
- Australian Futures Rise After U.S. Gains as Crude Sinks @ Bloomberg - 1 hour 13 minutes ago
Australian index futures rose, following gains in U.S. stocks, while the dollar held its decline against the yen on speculation the economic impact of the U.S. government shutdown will spur the Federal ...
- GEORGE SOROS: Europe's Nightmare Is Getting Worse, And Only Germany Can Make It Stop Business Insider - 1 hour 18 minutes ago
Billionaire financier and legendary speculator...
- 10 Factors Impacting FX, Bonds and Equities @ Seeking Alpha - 1 hour 20 minutes ago
Capital markets seem to be taking the partial US government shutdown in stride. However, the shutdown is having an impact on asset classes. 1.The US dollar is currently trading on the back foot against ...
- ISM Factory Index Hits A 2-Year High As Hiring Picks Up Investor's Business Daily - 1 hour 45 minutes ago
Inside Real Estate/Staff, New Issue America/New Issue Pipeline, Industry Snapshot/Default, New Issue America/Default, Making Money/Investor's Corner, Front Page News/Feature Story, Front Page News/General ...
- ISM Manufacturing Index Rises In September, But On The Other Hand... @ Seeking Alpha - 1 hour 48 minutes ago
The modest rise in the ISM Manufacturing Index in today's September update surprised most economists, based on consensus forecasts that anticipated a decline. But the advance to 56.2 last month -- the ...
- Puerto Rico's economy at risk from prolonged government shutdown Reuters - 1 hour 52 minutes ago
A protracted shutdown of the U.S. government would hurt many states but would have an outsized impact on the debt-ridden territory of Puerto Rico, where federal funding provides nearly 40 percent of all ...
- ISM Manufacturing Data Shows Economic Improvement @ Seeking Alpha - 1 hour 52 minutes ago
This morning's ISM Manufacturing report showed some signs of life. The headline reading came in at 56.2, which was up from 55.7 in August and well into the growth territory (any reading over 50 is consistent ...
- Obama would veto House Republican 'piecemeal' spending bills -White House Reuters - 1 hour 53 minutes ago
President Barack Obama would veto piecemeal bills that would restore funding only to certain parts of the government like federal parks, veterans programs and the District of Columbia rather than a broad ...
- ECB, Forward Guidance And The EUR/USD @ Seeking Alpha - 2 hours 1 minute ago
ECB, Forward Guidance and the EUR/USD This Wednesday, the ECB will continue to use its new communication tool to steer expectations on future monetary policy in the Eurozone. As ECB members have stressed ...
- Shutdown day arrives for markets. What happens now? @ MarketWatch - 2 hours 3 minutes ago
Shutdown day arrives for markets. What investors need to know now.
- GOP states offer little help on buying insurance Associated Press - 2 hours 13 minutes ago
On the day consumers start perusing newly launched federal online health exchanges, Republican governors who oppose President Barack Obama's insurance overhaul are mostly sitting on their hands. But the ...
- Government Shutdown: How Will It Impact Your Portfolio? @ TheStreet.com - 2 hours 16 minutes ago
Wall Street analysts say the stakes get even higher in the coming weeks.
- Federal worker fearing bankruptcy is spared furlough, for now CNNMoney.com - 2 hours 25 minutes ago
Federal defense worker Rob Merritt feared he would have to file for bankruptcy if he was furloughed from the government shutdown. Merritt showed up to work Tuesday morning, expecting to sign his furlough ...
- Shutdown may last week or more: Boehner aide @ CNBC - 2 hours 30 minutes ago
Speaker of the House John Boehner on Tuesday said the government shutdown could last a week or longer, a top aide to the Republican leader told CNBC.
- Wall Street rebounds as government shutdown seen short-lived Reuters - 2 hours 45 minutes ago
- US STOCKS-Wall St rebounds as gov't shutdown seen short-lived Reuters - 2 hours 46 minutes ago
U.S. stocks kicked off a new month and a new quarter with gains on Tuesday as investors, for now, appeared confident that the first partial government shutdown in nearly two decades would be short-lived. ...
- TREASURIES-Bonds slip on gain in manufacturing as govt shuts down Reuters - 2 hours 49 minutes ago
U.S. Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday as strong manufacturing indexes, stock market gains, and a rally in peripheral European debt all dented demand for Treasuries, still seen as a safe-haven despite ...
- CANADA FX DEBT-C$ ends weaker after central bank cuts growth outlook Reuters - 2 hours 53 minutes ago
The Canadian dollar weakened on Tuesday after the Bank of Canada cut its third-quarter economic growth forecast and as a partial government shutdown began in the United States, the first in 17 years. The ...
- European Stocks Shrug Off Shutdown @ The Wall Street Journal - 2 hours 55 minutes ago
European stock markets rose, rebounding from the biggest decline in a month, as investors weighted economic news and weighed the consequences of a government shutdown in the U.S.
- Is the Government Shutdown Hurting U.S. Economic Confidence? @ Wall St. Cheat Sheet - 2 hours 57 minutes ago
Even before the shutdown began on Tuesday, Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index showed a significant drop.
- FOREX-Dollar off 8-month low as data mutes U.S. government shutdown Reuters - 2 hours 58 minutes ago
The dollar traded broadly lower on Tuesday, but came off its deepest lows of the day after robust U.S. manufacturing data offset fears that the U.S. government's first partial shutdown in 17 years would ...
- The Death Knell Of The Global Synchronized Trade @ Seeking Alpha - 3 hours ago
At Smead Capital Management, we believe the interest on September 18th in emerging markets, oil and gold are the last gasps of a dying trend. Our discipline demands that you must avoid popular investments ...
- Dollar pares loss but remains at mid-February low @ MarketWatch - 3 hours ago
The U.S. dollar slips against other major currencies on Tuesday as a partial shutdown of the U.S. government went into effect.
- Venezuela fledgling currency system spawns $859 million mystery Reuters - 3 hours ago
By Brian Ellsworth and Eyanir Chinea CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's efforts to put hard currency in the hands of dollar-starved businesses, to ease embarrassing shortages of consumer goods, are instead ...
- GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks shrug off U.S. shutdown; gold, bonds fall Reuters - 3 hours ago
Stock markets worldwide climbed on Tuesday while safe-haven gold and Treasury bonds fell as investors largely shrugged off the first partial shutdown of the U.S. government in 17 years on bets that it ...
- Bank Stocks Rise as Investors Shrug: Government Shutdown Winners @ TheStreet.com - 3 hours ago
Tuesday's government shutdown did little to quell market investors' enthusiasm over improved manufacturing numbers.
- Chile's right-wing presidential candidate seeks policy continuity Reuters - 3 hours ago
The presidential candidate for Chile's ruling right-wing bloc, trailing in the polls, laid out her policy proposals on Tuesday, seeking to continue the incumbent government's strategies without the tax ...
- Toyota may cut 2014 output over sales tax hike - Nikkei Reuters - 3 hours ago
Toyota Motor Corp projected a drop in 2014 domestic production, expecting sales to fall after consumption tax is increased in April, business daily Nikkei reported. The Japanese government said on Tuesday ...
- Eurozone unemployment 'may have peaked' Associated Press - 3 hours ago
- [video] Obama to Republicans: Reopen the Government @ MarketWatch - 3 hours ago
While speaking in the Rose Garden to mark the first day of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama implored congressional Republicans to end the shutdown and reopen the Federal Government.
- The shutdown: How it’s different, how to play it @ MarketWatch - 4 hours ago
Unlike the last shutdown, when Republicans relented after a credit downgrade and stock market drop, they appear to be ready to stand strong, which could have an affect on a number of areas of the market....
- Gold loses $40, ends near two-month low @ MarketWatch - 4 hours ago
Gold futures drop more than $40 an ounce Tuesday to market their lowest settlement in almost two months.
- [$$] Fed's Move Prompts Revaluing of Dollar @ The Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago
Investors are dumping the dollar, after the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain its stimulus program heightened concerns over whether the U.S. is still leading the way in the global push to raise interest ...
- House Republicans’ Plan to Break Impasse Draws Criticism @ Bloomberg - 4 hours ago
A House Republican proposal to break a stalemate over federal spending was swiftly criticized by Democrats and White House officials, extending the impasse that forced the first U.S. government shutdown ...
- U.S. federal shutdown impact minimal for municipals-Fitch Reuters - 4 hours ago
The impact of the U.S. federal government shutdown is minimal for U.S. municipalities, credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings said on Tuesday, adding that failing to increase the government's borrowing limit ...
- Bank of Canada cuts Q3 growth forecast as exports sluggish Reuters - 5 hours ago
The Bank of Canada cut its third-quarter economic growth forecast sharply on Tuesday and said the crucial export sector might recover more slowly than expected, making clear interest rates will remain ...
- Honeywell to JetBlue CEOs See U.S. Shutdown Endangering Recovery @ Bloomberg - 5 hours ago
Chief executive officers at companies ranging from Honeywell International Inc. to JetBlue Airways Corp. said that a prolonged shutdown of the U.S. government has the potential to jeopardize the economic ...
- Argentina Sept tax income jumps 25 pct vs yr ago, misses f'cast Reuters - 5 hours ago
Argentina's tax revenue jumped to 71.805 billion pesos in September, up 25.2 percent from the same month a year ago , the government said on Tuesday. The figure came in below the median forecast of 73.44 ...
- Remember Sequestration? @ New York Times - 5 hours ago
Whatever else the Republicans achieve, the current budget fight holds the prospect of extending the mandatory budget cuts that have reduced the level of discretionary government spending.
- White House scoffs at Republican idea for targeted funding bills Reuters - 5 hours ago
The White House on Tuesday scoffed at a proposal by U.S. House Republicans to pass a series of targeted funding bills, saying the piecemeal approach to funding the government was "not serious." ...
- Consumer Prices Up Only 1.1% Since Last September @ Seeking Alpha - 5 hours ago
by New Deal Democrat For the last few months I have been using the change in the price of a gallon of gas to forecast that month's CPI in advance. My point has been, that all you really need to know about ...




