Financial Market NewsFinancial Markets news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.U.S. dollar continues rebound- August 15, 2008 Aug. 14 - The U.S. dollar jumped to a nearly 6-month high, after reports of contraction in European economies.http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/08/u-s-dollar-continues-rebound?fromr... PF managers allowed to invest 15 per cent in stocks- August 14, 2008 Mumbai : The government has allowed managers of the employees provident fund, pension and gratuity funds to invest up to 15 per cent of the fund in the stock market.http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/08/pf-managers-allowed-to-invest-15-p... Regulator: UBS defrauded student lender- August 14, 2008 New Hampshire securities regulators on Thursday accused Swiss banking giant UBS of defrauding the state's leading issuer of student loans.http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/08/regulator-ubs-defrauded-student-le... Market loses 102 points- August 14, 2008 THE Australian share market closed sharply lower, losing two per cent as weaker financial and resource stocks added to a negative Wall Street lead.http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/08/market-loses-102-points?fromrss=1 Weak Retail Sales Report Sends Stocks Down- August 14, 2008 July was another month of weak sales at retail outlets, adding to the evidence that the spending power of American consumers has weakened considerably, despite help from the government's tax stimulus program.http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/08/weak-retail-sales-report-sends-sto... BHP, Rio Tinto drive up ASX- August 14, 2008 THE Australian share market stayed above 5000 and closed moderately higher, driven by renewed strength in global miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/08/bhp-rio-tinto-drive-up-asx?fromrss... Fed says banks got tough on lending- August 14, 2008 The Federal Reserve said more banks made it harder to borrow money as defaults and delinquencies on home loans soared and the economy faltered.http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/08/fed-says-banks-got-tough-on-lendin... Did It Help to Curb Short Sales- August 13, 2008 Published: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 4:23 a.m. A rule that made it harder to short some financial stocks - and that may have helped raise prices and ...http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/08/did-it-help-to-curb-short-sales?fr... Retail sales dip in July, import prices up- August 13, 2008 Retail sales edged down 0.1 percent in July on another big drop at auto dealers, according to a Commerce Department report on Wednesday that indicated consumers were straining to keep spending up amid rising ...http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/08/retail-sales-dip-in-july-import-pr... Hong Kong stocks dragged down by China worries- August 13, 2008 Hong Kong shares skidded lower Tuesday, hurt by another drop in mainland China markets and heavy selling in wireless carrier China Mobile.http://www.topix.net/business/financial-markets/2008/08/hong-kong-stocks-dragged-down-by-c... |