Business activity expanded more than expected in December, a purchasing managers’ survey report showed on Friday...

Borrowing costs held steady near two-year lows at an Italian bond auction on Friday as optimism that caretaker Prime Minister Mario Monti will continue to be a key figure in the next government buoyed...

New claims for jobless benefits fell 12’000 last week as employers are seeing enough demand to maintain a steady headcount...

The Italian Treasury sold €8.5 billion in six-month bills on Thursday, at the maximum of its target range...

All market focus went to the general election in Japan last week....

The yen slipped close to a twenty-month low against the US dollar at the start of the week after newly elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe increased pressure on the Bank of Japan to boost its inflation...

Canadian GDP for the month of October came out at 0.1% rising from last month’s flat reading; in line with expected figures....

Demand for durable manufacturing goods climbed higher than expected in November, driven by a rise in machinery and electronics, the Commerce Department said on Friday...

Spending by consumers in the United States rose higher than expected in November, as income rose and consumers brushed aside worries on higher taxes next year and purchased more...

On another support level: the potential of a rebound contained in the short term...