Channel NewsAsia
An upward revision of US second quarter growth data on Wednesday helped the US dollar reverse the previous day's losses against the euro. But a less buoyant picture of current US growth from the Federal Reserve in its Beige Book regional economic...
The Daily Telegraph
THE Australian dollar is slightly lower after the release of some mixed economic figures from the US. Thursday, the local unit was trading at 103.49 US cents, down from 103.72 cents on Wednesday. US data out on Wednesday night, Australian time,...
MarketWatch
Bernanke might not take the plunge Fed Chief Ben Bernanke is likely to tell market that help is coming but he is not expected to offer many specifics See full story. Brazil may cut key rate further Brazil's central bank is expected to cut the country'...
Boston Herald
T he Federal Reserve's latest snapshot of the region's economy shows mixed results and uncertain outlooks from many businesses. Reports from business contacts in the First District are somewhat mixed, the Fed said today in its Beige Book report.
Miami Herald
Drivers are being hit with the biggest one-day jump in gasoline prices in 18 months just as the last heavy driving weekend of the summer approaches...The national average price of a gallon of gas jumped almost five cents Wednesday to $3.80, the...
Merced Sun-Star
The Beige Book is updated two weeks before each meeting of the Fed's policymaking meeting in Washington. Staffers at each of the 12 regional banks compile the information. They do so after contacting businesses, economists and other financial experts...