NEW YORK - Stock index futures advanced on Wednesday after two
straight sessions of declines ahead of the Federal Reserve's statement
on the economy and a possible new round of stimulus.
LONDON - European share prices and the single currency held
their ground on Wednesday as markets waited to see if the European
Central Bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve will respond to fresh evidence
of slowing global economic growth.
6:03am EDT
LONDON - Oil futures rose above $105 per barrel on Wednesday,
underpinned by positive Chinese data from HSBC while investors await
statements from the United States Federal Reserve and the European
Central Bank on possible steps to reinject momentum into their
respective economies.
6:48am EDT
NEW YORK - Consumers are facing higher gasoline prices at the
pump as wholesalers pass along the rising price of crude oil to them, a
widely followed survey said on Sunday.
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LONDON - Gold prices held steady just below $1,615 an ounce on
Wednesday, closely tracking moves in stocks and the dollar, as financial
markets awaited the outcome of key monetary policy meetings of the U.S.
and euro zone central banks.
6:24am EDT
TOKYO - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi on Wednesday
shrugged off calls for the Bank of Japan to buy foreign bonds to help
weaken the yen, arguing that doing so would breach the finance
ministry's jurisdiction on exchange rate policy.
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