Interest Rate

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar soared against major currencies on Friday on growing speculation that the Federal Reserve could soon begin to rein in its bond-buying program and after data showed U.S. consumer sentiment hit an almost six-year high in...

* Euro breaks below $1.29 after weak German data * Weak euro zone data fuels interest rate cut hopes * Dollar rises through 102.50 yen briefly * European shares stall on GDP but soon resume climb By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - The euro hit...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is planning to launch derivatives rules this year in sync with its northern neighbor but is concerned an overly tough regime could push trades into the United States where they are subject to less oversight, Mexico's chief...

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan hits highest since July 2011, Nikkei rises * South Korea joins monetary easing race, Seoul shares jump * Australia reports strong jobs data, China CPI rises By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Encouraging global data and Wall...

* FTSEurofirst 300 closes up 0.3 pct at 1,220.94 points * DAX up 0.9 pct at record closing high of 8,181.78 points * Euro STOXX 50 up 0.7 pct as banks lead market rally * Some traders see near-term pause to rally By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, May 7...

SINGAPORE, May 3 (Reuters) - London copper futures rose for a second session in a row on Friday, backed by the European Central Bank's interest rate cut to support a recession-hit euro zone, although the modest gains indicated caution ahead of a U.S. jobs...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India may sweeten its expected 25 basis point interest rate cut on Friday with a similar reduction in the cash reserve ratio to ease tight market liquidity conditions as increasingly benign inflation gives it room to...

* FTSEurofirst 300 up 0.7 pct, Euro STOXX 50 up 1.5 pct * Talk of ECB stimulus boosts indexes * Standard Life, Jeronimo Martins lead gainers By Francesco Canepa LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - European shares chalked up a fourth straight session of gains...

* Euro off two-week lows vs dollar, capped as rate cut eyed * MSCI Asia ex-Japan up 0.8 pct, tracking global equity rally overnight * Nikkei scales fresh near five-year highs By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, April 24 (Reuters) - Asian shares advanced on...

* Euro off two-week lows vs dollar, capped as rate cut eyed * MSCI Asia ex-Japan up 1.1 pct, tracking global equity rally overnight * Nikkei scales fresh near five-year highs * European shares likely edge higher By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, April 24...

Brian Eggebrecht has been farming for 30 years and remembers the sky-high interest rates of the early 1980s. That makes today's rock-bottom rates even more attractive. "This is huge," says the Malta, Mont., producer. "How often in your farming career...

As home prices began their long slide, banks pulled the plug on home-equity lending. But as the housing market emerges from the doldrums, home-equity borrowing is beginning to perk up, too. A home-equity loan, which usually comes with a fixed monthly...