Tag: Fed
Dollar slips in Asia before US Fed meeting
The dollar weakened in Asia Tuesday with markets eyeing a US Federal Reserve meeting later in the week, while the euro firmed as risk...
Dollar falls, gold rallies as jobs data spurs Fed hope
Yields on safe-haven U.S. Treasuries slumped on the disappointing August jobs data, while yields on Spanish and Italian government debt extended their slide to...
Wall Street gains on stimulus hopes, but ends week lower
Despite the day’s advance, the S&P 500 broke a six-week string of gains. For the week, the benchmark index fell 0.5 percent. Conflicting perceptions...
Earnings, Fed to prove sceptics wrong
A spike in bond yields has brought Europe’s debt crisis back to the forefront. U.S. economic figures point to steady-but-uninspired growth, and stocks have...
Czechs on top in Fed Cup
Czech Republic was on strong footing in their Fed Cup Semi-final tennis match against Italy.
They led the opening day 2-0 with Lucie Safarova...
Russia hold out for Zvonareva for Fed Cup
World number 10 Vera Zvonareva was Wednesday named in Russia's Fed Cup team for the World Group semi-final against Serbia on April 21-22. Zvonareva...
Pakistan finish eighth in Fed Cup Tennis
Pakistan team secured eighth position amongst 10 nations in the FED Cup Women’s Tennis International Asia Oceana Group II event in Shenzen, China.
Pakistan played...
Fed Cup camp in full swing
The Pakistan Fed Cup Camp Commandant K.M Bakhsh has pointed out that despite a short duration camp training of the girls the team will...
Top seed Aqeel Khan reaches Fed Cup quarters
Top seed Aqeel Khan thrashed Faizan Khurram by 2-0 in the pre-quarterfinal of the Men’s Singles event of the 27th Federal Cup National Ranking...
US ‘close to faltering,’ Fed ready to act: Bernanke
The Federal Reserve is prepared to take further steps to help an economy that is "close to faltering," Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said on...
Wall Street extends slide as Fed stokes economic fears
Stocks skidded 3 percent on Thursday, extending losses for a fourth day as a gloomy outlook from the Federal Reserve and weak data from...
Fed could get specific on goals if recession hits
A darkening US economic outlook is forcing Federal Reserve officials to dig ever deeper into an already depleted policy toolkit and consider measures until...
Bernanke quiet on next Fed moves, stresses job crisis
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday stopped short of signaling further action to boost the US recovery, but said it was critical for...
Bernanke quiet on next Fed moves, stresses job crisis
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday stopped short of signaling further action to boost the US recovery, but said it was critical for...
Fed may have bullets left, but are they blanks?
When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke takes the podium next week at the central bank’s annual meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, his sense of...
Japan promoted in Fed Cup
Japan earned promotion to World Group II in the Fed Cup after ace Ayumi Morita coasted to victory for an insurmountable lead over Argentina...
Russia, Germany win Fed Cup ties
MOSCOW - World number three Vera Zvonareva put Russia into a Fed Cup final meeting with the Czech Republic by beating Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-2 here on Sunday. That gave the Russians an unassailable 3-0 lead over the defending champions having won both the opening singles on Saturday. And they promptly wrapped things up as Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova outlasted Sara Errani 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/4) in the second return singles before Pavlyuchenkova teamed with Ekaterina Makarova to
