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BlackRock to start trading platform to lower costs

BlackRock is planning to launch an internal trading platform next year, a move that could put a pressure on the profits of many Wall Street firms.

Interview: Dan Fuss of Loomis Sayles on his tactical and long-term view of Treasuries

Dan Fuss, vice chairman of Loomis, Sayles & Company

Dan Fuss speaks to IBTimes about his short-term and long-term outlook for U.S. Treasuries.

Germany running out of patience with weaker euro nations

Germany's Chancellor Merkel addresses a news conference at the end of a EU leaders summit in Brussels

Although some progress appears to be being made in the euro zone sovereign debt crisis – including the passage of an austerity budget by the Greek Parliament today and a capital injection into Allied Irish Bank (NYSE: AIB) – the most important member of the euro currency bloc, Germany, is unlikely to foot the total bill that will be required to truly resolve this issue.

Euro steadies before EU meet

The euro steadied on Thursday as dealers squared up positions ahead of a meeting of European Union leaders, while U.S. Treasuries bounced after a selloff overnight took 10-year yields above 3.5 percent, sending some investors hunting for value.

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Gold Price Hits New Dollar, Euro and Sterling Records, Silver Very Bullish

The Gold Price held near last night's new record highs for US, Euro and Sterling investors in London trade on Tuesday, recording an AM Gold Fix at $1426 per ounce as world stock markets gained more than 1.5%.

Rates seen rising as supply arrives

Auctions of $123 billion in U.S. securities will draw traders' focus in the U.S. government securities market next week and could push U.S. Treasury yields higher.

U.S. dollar, stocks poised to gain on jobs recovery

The U.S. dollar was steady on Friday ahead of payrolls data for November that could show more evidence of a strengthening recovery and give investors a reason to push benchmark U.S. Treasury yields above 3 percent and put more money in equities.

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Extension/Repeal of Bush tax cuts coming down to the wire

The saga surrounding the extension (or repeal) of George W. Bush’s tax cuts seems to be changing daily, almost hourly. It’s a highly complex and contentious issue that will (perhaps unfortunately) be decided solely by politics.

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October retail sales raise hopes of a merry Christmas

Retail sales in October picked up pace, and brightened the outlook for year-end shopping as purchases rose 1.2%, the highest in the last seven months.

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Women lawyers struggling in law firms: NAWL

Women lawyers in America's top law firms have not benefited from structural changes that created nuanced stratifications of lawyers, a survey by the National Association of Women Lawyers and the NAWL Foundation suggests.

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Why Japan 'allowed' deflation

To some degree, Japan allowed deflation, or at least they did not choose extremely aggressive policies to fight it. This is largely due to the influence of Japanese constituents who own fixed income, which would devalue in the face of inflation.

Interview: Suze Orman on underwater mortgages and personal finance

Suze Orman speaks to IBTimes about the current economic situation for Americans and gives advice to people with underwater mortgages and seniors living on fixed income.

U.S. muni board looks into changing pricing system

The board overseeing much of the U.S. municipal bond market is investigating whether prices charged and paid by brokers and dealers are fair to customers, according to a notice released on Wednesday.

U.S. dollar strengthens; gold dips on IMF sale

The U.S. dollar rose against the euro on Thursday as poor growth prospects and Greece's fiscal deterioration hounded the euro zone single currency, while gold slid after the International Monetary Fund said it would sell more of its bullion holdings.

Dollar extends gains, gold falls on IMF sales

The U.S. dollar rose to a near 9-month high against the euro on Thursday as the single currency was dogged by worries about sovereign debt levels and poor growth prospects, while gold fell after the International Monetary Fund said it would sell more of its bullion holdings.