Despite this, many observers expected tapering to start in September 2013, and the fact it didn't was blamed
on weak economic data and the fear of growth being slowed by the oncoming government shutdown and debt ceiling discussion.
The selling early Thursday accelerated following a sharp slide in European stocks
on weak economic data from Italy and concern about Portugal's largest listed bank.
Not exact matches
U.S. government debt yields slipped after
weak consumer spending
data muted a better - than - expected initial first - quarter read
on economic growth.
U.S. government debt yields slipped Friday after
weak consumer spending
data muted a better - than - expected initial first - quarter read
on economic growth.
Wall Street stock futures are lower this morning over renewed fears for the global economy after some
weak Japanese
economic data and some routine gloom from the Bank of England, which is worried, among other things, by the potential impact of the U.K.'s vote
on whether to leave the E.U..
Britain's FTSE 100 slipped more than 1.4 percent
on Thursday amid
weaker - than - expected
economic data.
Emerging market currencies have been hit by a sell - off in the first week of trading this year after
weak economic data in China rekindled worries over global growth and halted trading
on Chinese equity markets
on two days.
Gold climbed
on Friday, ensuring a monthly gain of more than 1 %, as
data showing
weak U.S.
economic growth weighed
on the dollar.
Investors were cautious after a largely
weak performance
on Wall Street
on Thursday as some disappointing earnings reports offset strong
economic data, while bond yields slid after a surprising slowdown in eurozone inflation.
Investors were cautious after a largely
weak performance
on Wall Street overnight as some disappointing earnings reports offset strong
economic data, while bond yields slid after a surprising slowdown in euro zone inflation.
Crude oil prices edged up
on Friday boosted by stronger than expected U.S.
economic data though the longer - term outlook for energy markets remains
weak due to a global oil supply glut and uncertainty over
economic growth prospects in Asia.
Brent crude oil rose toward $ 50 a barrel
on Wednesday as a drawdown in U.S. crude oil stocks outweighed the negative impact of
weak economic manufacturing
data from China.
However, the sudden surge of US production in fall last year was, in part, due to prices remaining elevated but also the industry's reliance
on massaged
economic data that showed a stronger US economy
on the surface, but
weaker underlying activity.
will meet next week, and order coffee and drinks, ponder the
weak economic data, shake their collective heads, and then issue a statement that the deadlocked Congress should move quickly
on dealing with the coming fiscal cliff.
The problems are compounded by recent
economic data that has suggested the first quarter will end
on a
weak note.
From the article:... U.S. crude oil fell
on Friday,
on track for its fourth daily decline
on continued concerns about ample supply at a time of
weak global
economic data and fragile demand.