International Business Times
Must Read Sponsorship Link Precious metals and equities appear to be in a holding pattern while waiting on Ben Bernanke's annual speech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Friday. In the meantime,...
Russia Today
Catalonia, considered one of Spain's richest and most stable regions, is not seeking a bailout from Madrid, but just wants the money it earned back to avoid austerity cuts, Spanish journalist Miguel-Ancho Murado told RT. On Tuesday, Spain's debt-...
United Press International
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she believed the European Stability Mechanism could not be granted a banking license that would allow it to issue bonds. Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti and other leaders in Europe have said the bailout fund...
The Age
Daily volume this week has been very low, even for a seasonally slow period, with the market recording three of the four lowest volume full sessions of 2012. The low volume reflected investors' reluctance to place big bets before Bernanke's speech.
BNET
AFP/GettyImages) (MoneyWatch) A request for financial aid by the regional government of Catalonia in Spain increases the chance that the country's national government will request a bailout of its own. Bond markets have so far ignored the impact of...
Scoop
The US economy grew at a 1.7 percent annualised pace in the second quarter, according to Commerce Department data. That was better than the government's initial 1.5 percent estimate a month ago. All eyes however are on Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's...