http://www.livemint.com/SectionPages/Global-Markets.aspx?NavId=2&NavsId=14 Global Markets- Livemint.com | © CopyRight HT Media Ltd. 2009 en-Us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:15:27 GMT 60 http://www.livemint.com/ http://www.livemint.com/Images/livemintbeta_rss.gif 144 33 http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/22221237/Wall-Street-finds-profits-agai.html Investment funds are buying billions of dollars’ worth of home loans, discounted from the loans’ original value. Then, in what might seem an act of charity, the funds are helping homeowners by reducing the size of the loans Louise Story / NYT Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:42:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/22221237/Wall-Street-finds-profits-agai.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/22220323/What-if-a-recovery-is-all-in-y.html In important ways, we are still using that 1930s pattern of thinking Recession Theory | Robert J. Shiller Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:33:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/22220323/What-if-a-recovery-is-all-in-y.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/22210206/The-markets-have-gone-ahead-be.html Just build roads across the country, that will bring economic development Menaka Doshi / CNBC-TV18 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:31:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/22210206/The-markets-have-gone-ahead-be.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/22120000/ADRs-gain-217-mn-in-a-week-on.html As many as 10 companies, including private sector lender ICICI Bank and copper producer Sterlite Industries, together lost $1.27 billion from their market capitalisation PTI Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:29:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/22120000/ADRs-gain-217-mn-in-a-week-on.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20213827/India-or-China-whose-househol.html The Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth, by James B. Davies, Edward N. Wolff Susanna Sandstrom and Anthony B. Shorrocks, NBER Simply Economics | Manas Chakravarty Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20213827/India-or-China-whose-househol.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20165758/European-shares-rebound-snapp.html By 2:31pm, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 0.4% at 1,014.88 points after losing 1.6% on Thursday to hit a one-week closing low Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:27:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20165758/European-shares-rebound-snapp.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20094419/Wall-St-drops-on-fresh-recover.html Bank of America-Merrill Lynch cut its 2010 growth outlook for the semiconductor industry on concerns about a rising inventory glut Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:14:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/20094419/Wall-St-drops-on-fresh-recover.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19220221/Asian-stocks-ease-dollar-gain.html Gold edged lower, taking a breather from the previous session’s jump to new peaks above $1,150 per ounce, as the dollar gained some ground against the euro and other major currencies Kevin Yao and Kevin Plumberg / Reuters Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:32:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19220221/Asian-stocks-ease-dollar-gain.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19155344/Asian-Stocks-ease-dollar-up-a.html Gold edged down as the dollar gained some ground against the euro and other major currencies, taking a breather after hitting a record above $1,150 per ounce the previous day Reuters Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:23:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19155344/Asian-Stocks-ease-dollar-up-a.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19094339/Wall-St-dips-as-tech-outlook-a.html The government said housing starts declined to their lowest level in six months, weighed down by a sharp fall in construction activity for both single-family and multi-family dwellings, a sign the housing market is still under pressure Reuters Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:13:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/19094339/Wall-St-dips-as-tech-outlook-a.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18101716/Wall-St-gains-on-broker-views.html Even so, the underlying tone was negative as investors fretted about the strength of the recovery and the recent rally, and more stocks fell than rose Reuters Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:47:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18101716/Wall-St-gains-on-broker-views.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17222644/Banks-policymakers-spar-over.html Bankers said the new rules spearheaded by the G-20 leading countries also need better coordination and timing to avoid a patchwork of implementation emerging Huw Jones and Eva Kuehnen / Reuters Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:56:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17222644/Banks-policymakers-spar-over.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17211808/Global-equities-off-2009-highs.html MSCI world equity index falls 0.4% as investors, anticipating consolidation, step back from risky trades Natsuko Waki / Reuters Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:48:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17211808/Global-equities-off-2009-highs.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17090258/Asia-stocks-retreat-dollar-pr.html The dollar edged up against a basket of major trading-partner currencies, off 15-month lows hit overnight, but its broad downtrend was seen as intact on a growing view that US interest rates are likely to stay low for a while Reuters Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:56:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17090258/Asia-stocks-retreat-dollar-pr.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17084652/Wall-St-leaps-as-Bernanke-pled.html Bernanke repeated that the Fed was likely to keep interest rates exceptionally low for “an extended period,” a pledge that weighed on the US dollar Reuters Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:16:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/17084652/Wall-St-leaps-as-Bernanke-pled.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/13111120/Wall-St-falls-on-energy-shares.html Stocks were also undermined by a US dollar rally, as its safe-haven appeal rose after several policymakers around the world warned the economic recovery was fragile AP Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:41:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/13111120/Wall-St-falls-on-energy-shares.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/13110444/Asian-markets-mostly-lower-aft.html Markets in Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul declined, while Hong Kong and Taipei traded slightly higher after major US indexes slid by about 1% overnight AP Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:34:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/13110444/Asian-markets-mostly-lower-aft.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/12095954/Asian-stocks-fall-on-fear-of-s.html Concerns about whether the global economic recovery is sustainable or not are weighing on shares Jonathan Burgos and Kotaro Tsunetomi / Bloomberg Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:30:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/12095954/Asian-stocks-fall-on-fear-of-s.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/11213414/World-economy-faces-bank-bubb.html The good news is financial markets have broken the fall and there is a sense of revival in those markets, says World Bank president Robert Zoellick Shamim Adam / Bloomberg Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:04:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/11213414/World-economy-faces-bank-bubb.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/11100709/Asia-stocks-up-4th-day-China.html Nevertheless, other indications of China’s economy were within expectations and gave no sign that the recovery that has led the global economy is petering out Reuters Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:37:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/11100709/Asia-stocks-up-4th-day-China.html