Financial Markets News May 16th, 2008
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Friday, May 16th, 2008 - 8:13 pmEquities enjoyed another strong week, with many indices reaching their highest levels in four months
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Inflation woes heighten investors’ uncertainty
Friday, May 16th, 2008 - 7:16 pmInflation concerns were never far from investors’ minds this week as oil prices hit a new record and the Bank of England issued an exceptionally gloomy economic forecast
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New lease of life for mortgage-backed bonds
Friday, May 16th, 2008 - 6:19 pmThe Australian mortgage-backed bond market, which shut down last year in response to the global credit crisis, is showing tentative signs of life
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Oil surges towards $130 a barrel
Friday, May 16th, 2008 - 2:32 pmCrude oil prices hit a fresh record high, boosted by a Goldman Sachs’ forecast that crude oil prices would average $141 a barrel in the second half of the year
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Wall Street ponders implications of housing data
Friday, May 16th, 2008 - 2:25 pmUS stocks were set for a tentatively higher start as investors pondered a mixed set of data from the housing sector and investors awaited the latest survey on consumer sentiment with equanimity
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Statistical quirk lifts car sales in Europe
Friday, May 16th, 2008 - 2:25 pmApril new car registrations in Europe jumped 9.6 per cent to 1.42m vehicles but the gain was merely statistical with Easter falling a month earlier than a year ago
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Hong Kong GDP hits 7.1 per cent year on year
Friday, May 16th, 2008 - 2:25 pmEconomic growth accelerated to its fastest pace since the third quarter of last year and buoyed by strong investment and resilient exports
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Iceland agrees €1.5bn swap scheme with neighbours
Friday, May 16th, 2008 - 11:22 amIceland has agreed €1.5bn of swap agreements with its Nordic neighbours as it increases efforts to fight economic uncertainty and record inflation
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Weak data keeps Dollar under pressure
Friday, May 16th, 2008 - 11:22 amThe dollar remained on the back foot on Friday following contrasting data that showed a deterioration in US activity but forecast-beating growth data from the eurozone and Japan.
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Banks and oils lead Europe higher
Friday, May 16th, 2008 - 11:06 amEnergy stocks and banks made the running during a strong morning for European equity markets on Friday
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