Date Subject December 21, 2007 Friday cheer December 14, 2007 A reversal of fortune December 7, 2007 Central Banks dominate news November 30, 2007 'Fedspeak' moves markets November 16, 2007 Risk concerns rattle investors November 9, 2007 Stocks crumble November 2, 2007 Focus on financial stocks October 26, 2007 Things that go bump in the night October 19, 2007 Profits disappoint so far October 12, 2007 Record highs abound October 5, 2007 Fears subside September 28, 2007 Volatility subsides for now September 21, 2007 Fallout from Fed surprise September 14, 2007 A Fed vigil September 7, 2007 High anxiety August 31, 2007 August is over! August 24, 2007 Calmer - but still edgy August 17, 2007 Fed to the rescue August 10, 2007 Risk aversion takes a front seat August 3, 2007 A rocky week July 27, 2007 Risk concerns overwhelm investors July 20, 2007 A distinctly down week July 13, 2007 Reversal of fortune July 6, 2007 A positive start to second half June 29, 2007 A wall of worry June 22, 2007 Volatility continues June 15, 2007 What a difference a week makes June 8, 2007 A sudden realization June 1, 2007 May sets a positive tone for June May 25, 2007 When good news is bad news May 18, 2007 Are investors ignoring risk? May 11, 2007 No interest rate surprises May 4, 2007 Data, M&A cheer investors April 27, 2007 Focus on U.S. stocks, growth April 20, 2007 Growing too fast? April 13, 2007 Earnings season begins April 6, 2007 A positive beginning March 30, 2007 Q1 ends on mixed note March 23, 2007 FOMC moves markets March 16, 2007 Trading with trepidations March 9, 2007 Markets stabilize albeit uneasily March 2, 2007 The domino effect February 23, 2007 Bank of Japan ends suspense February 16, 2007 Fedspeak, growth boost equities February 10, 2007 A focus on the yen February 2, 2007 Rallying around the FOMC January 26, 2007 Inflation jitters rattle investors January 19, 2007 Heavy load of central banks January 12, 2007 Central banks can still surprise January 5, 2007 Unsettled start to 2007 December 29, 2006 Into the new year December 15, 2006 End of year rally December 8, 2006 The Central Bank watch December 1, 2006 Dollar rout November 17, 2006 Food for thought November 10, 2006 Back to business as usual November 3, 2006 Data give confusing signals October 27, 2006 U.S. slowdown crimps international equities October 20, 2006 Solid week, FOMC next October 13, 2006 Equity indexes hit multi-year highs October 6, 2006 European vigilance September 29, 2006 Equities upbeat as quarter ends September 22, 2006 Investors fear slower U.S. growth September 15, 2006 Commodities sink September 8, 2006 Banks dominate news September 1, 2006 August positive for equities August 25, 2006 Waiting for September August 18, 2006 Equities up on lower crude prices August 11, 2006 Uncertainty dogs, investors cope August 4, 2006 Central banks increase rates ahead of Fed July 28, 2006 Emphasis on earnings July 21, 2006 The Bernanke effect July 14, 2006 Violence and oil depress markets July 7, 2006 Focus is on BoJ June 30, 2006 Equities end quarter on an upbeat note June 23, 2006 Higher rates = lower growth? June 16, 2006 Rough seas for equities June 9, 2006 No central bank surprises June 2, 2006 Volatility rules May 12, 2006 Interest rate worries May 5, 2006 The fading U.S. dollar April 28, 2006 PBOC moves markets April 21, 2006 A good week for stocks April 13, 2006 Investors take profits April 7, 2006 Upbeat investors greet new quarter March 31, 2006 Quarter ends on a mixed note March 24, 2006 Marking time March 17, 2006 Equity investors exuberant March 10, 2006 Busy week for central bankers March 3, 2006 Indicators abound February 24, 2006 Interest rates capture investors' attention February 17, 2006 Second thoughts February 13, 2006 A mixed week for equities February 3, 2006 Fed, ECB - no surprises January 27, 2006 Exuberance returns to equities January 20, 2006 Tumultuous week for Japanese equities January 13, 2006 ECB, BoE - not this month January 6, 2006 Equities vault into 2006 December 30, 2005 2005 - a good year for international equities December 19, 2005 2005 winds down December 12, 2005 Investors wander from equities December 5, 2005 ECB ups rates November 21, 2005 Stocks continue upward momentum November 14, 2005 Focused on interest rate spreads November 7, 2005 A reversal of fortune October 31, 2005 Equity trading volatile October 24, 2005 Inflation fears unsettle investors October 17, 2005 Equities lose ground for second week October 10, 2005 Equities sink worldwide October 3, 2005 Equities have positive third quarter September 26, 2005 Déjà vu? September 19, 2005 Between two elections September 12, 2005 A plethora of central bank meetings September 5, 2005 Katrina shakes markets and maybe the Fed August 29, 2005 August blahs August 15, 2005 Soaring crude quashes equity rally August 8, 2005 Equities fuss over interest rate concerns August 1, 2005 July - a banner equity month July 25, 2005 China's market moving event July 18, 2005 Focus shifts to earnings July 11, 2005 Equities quickly recoup terror losses July 4, 2005 International markets respond to higher dollar June 27, 2005 Sweden, crude stir things up June 20, 2005 Crude resumes its climb June 13, 2005 EU vote post mortem plus Greenspan June 6, 2005 No votes clobber euro May 30, 2005 Euro down ahead of vote, stocks not May 23, 2005 A better week for equities May 16, 2005 Equities hiccup May 9, 2005 An event filled week May 2, 2005 A miserable April for equities April 25, 2005 Follow the leader April 18, 2005 Equities swoon April 11, 2005 Lower oil begets higher equities April 4, 2005 Weak data bedevils March 28, 2005 Blame it on the Fed March 21, 2005 Oil roil March 14, 2005 Memories of peaks past March 7, 2005 Stocks navigate oil slick February 28, 2005 Oil and dollar don't mix February 21, 2005 Central bankers orate February 14, 2005 Mergers brighten investors' winter February 7, 2005 No surprises January 31, 2005 February debates January 24, 2005 Stocks continue January sputter January 17, 2005 Investors skittish January 10, 2005 Dollar still stealing spotlight January 3, 2005 Let the New Year begin! December 20, 2004 2004 winds down December 13, 2004 Banks on hold December 6, 2004 Falling dollar shadows ECB November 22, 2004 Yen, euro getting attention November 15, 2004 Weak GDPs fail to dent investor optimism November 8, 2004 Equities elated, dollar dour November 1, 2004 Oil prices matter October 25, 2004 Fall rattle October 18, 2004 Energy and earnings plague investors October 11, 2004 Oil slick greased by disappointing US employment October 4, 2004 A mixed third quarter September 27, 2004 Slouching into the fourth quarter September 20, 2004 Hurricane watching September 13, 2004 Busy week for central bank watchers September 6, 2004 Summer's over! August 30, 2004 Waiting for the data deluge August 23, 2004 Oil, oil, oil August 16, 2004 Crude depresses August 9, 2004 Oil prices, US jobs bash equities August 2, 2004 A dreadful July July 26, 2004 The summer of our discontent? July 19, 2004 Investors fret July 12, 2004 Concerns shift from interest rates July 5, 2004 A split decision on interest rates June 28, 2004 Waiting for the Fed June 21, 2004 Worrying about interest rates (cont'd) June 14, 2004 An upward trend in place for interest rates? June 7, 2004 Oil prices dominate market focus May 31, 2004 Will oil prices hurt profits? May 24, 2004 Investors remain jittery May 17, 2004 Interest rates and oil roil markets May 10, 2004 No surprises May 3, 2004 An ugly end to April April 26, 2004 An avalanche of rhetoric April 19, 2004 Interest rates both up and down April 12, 2004 RBA and Bank of England sit tight April 5, 2004 Investors breathe a sigh of relief March 29, 2004 Another choppy week March 22, 2004 A case of the jitters March 15, 2004 A tough week for equities March 8, 2004 U.S. employment travails continue March 1, 2004 European rhetoric heats up February 23, 2004 Currencies remain center of attention February 16, 2004 Testing ECB resolve February 9, 2004 Central Banks go in all directions February 2, 2004 Four little words January 26, 2004 Will earnings ever satisfy? January 19, 2004 Jawboning down the euro January 12, 2004 Euro continues to be market focus January 5, 2004 Out with the old, in with the new December 22, 2003 Another day, another dollar low December 15, 2003 Dollar continues its slide December 8, 2003 Deficit worries sink dollar December 1, 2003 Dollar permutations overshadow good news November 24, 2003 Geopolitical worries rattle investors November 17, 2003 Everyone is growing! November 10, 2003 RBA, Bank of England up interest rates November 3, 2003 Equities survive October on the upside October 27, 2003 Investors get edgy October 20, 2003 Earnings have investors' attention October 13, 2003 RBA, BoE do the expected, BoJ doesn't October 6, 2003 New month, new quarter - all rise! September 22, 2003 World outlook improves at last September 15, 2003 Sweden highlights EMU troubles September 8, 2003 A flurry of central bank decisions September 1, 2003 Positive summer ends mixed August 25, 2003 The scent of recovery August 18, 2003 Dancing in the Dark August 11, 2003 Blame it on the weather August 4, 2003 Earnings and Economics July 28, 2003 Earnings pour in July 21, 2003 Earnings reports grind on July 14, 2003 Investors get nervous July 7, 2003 Equities exhale June 30, 2003 Ready, Set-Go directly to Q3 June 23, 2003 Trading the Fed June 16, 2003 Anticipating the Fed June 9, 2003 Central bank avalanche June 2, 2003 Calm before central-bank deluge May 26, 2003 Looking for direction May 19, 2003 GDP provides no relief May 12, 2003 Next time could be different May 5, 2003 Economic data deflates dollar, not equities April 28, 2003 Exogenous events April 21, 2003 Equities recoup losses April 14, 2003 Focus shifts to economy, earnings April 7, 2003 Focused on Iraq March 31, 2003 Reality of war hits markets March 24, 2003 War ends uncertainty, for now March 17, 2003 Pacing the floor March 10, 2003 That sinking feeling March 3, 2003 And the beat goes on February 24, 2003 Investors grind on February 17, 2003 Waiting for the second shoe February 10, 2003 Investor angst deepens February 3, 2003 Rising war drums unnerve investors January 27, 2003 Bad nerves getting upper hand January 20, 2003 Waiting for trouble January 13, 2003 More of the same so far in 2003 January 6, 2003 A New Year's resolution? December 23, 2002 Jitter bells! December 16, 2002 Dour investors sell the dollar December 9, 2002 Markets whipsawed by data, U.S. fireworks December 2, 2002 What a difference some data make November 25, 2002 Investors gobble up equities November 18, 2002 Still looking for the US spark November 11, 2002 Fed rate cut hits U.S. dollar November 4, 2002 The only certainty is uncertainty October 28, 2002 Earnings push economic data aside October 21, 2002 Pact wobbles but earnings reassure October 14, 2002 Another jarring week October 7, 2002 Fourth quarter, shaky start September 30, 2002 Gasp! The third quarter ends at last! September 23, 2002 Uncertainties Circle In September 16, 2002 Emotional week leaves investors drained September 2, 2002 End of summer blues August 26, 2002 August rally still moving August 19, 2002 Summer doldrums August 12, 2002 Will they or won't they August 5, 2002 Dreary economic data take their toll July 29, 2002 A down and up week July 22, 2002 The bear facts July 15, 2002 More Skeletons out of the closet July 8, 2002 Reversal of fortune? July 1, 2002 Too little too late June 24, 2002 Confession season takes its toll June 17, 2002 Where's the sunshine? June 10, 2002 A week to forget June 3, 2002 Investors fret about political tensions May 27, 2002 Political unease tests investors' resolve May 20, 2002 The dollar staggers May 13, 2002 Growth prospects slow May 6, 2002 Dollar pummeled on weak U.S. data April 29, 2002 Over-anticipated recovery? April 22, 2002 Softer outlook dulls rally April 15, 2002 Impatience builds April 8, 2002 A case of nerves April 1, 2002 The month/quarter/fiscal year ends! March 25, 2002 A new interest rate cycle begins March 18, 2002 Signs of growth are budding with the crocuses March 11, 2002 Feisty equities and currency markets rule March 4, 2002 Has growth resumed ex-Japan? February 25, 2002 Investors brood over accounting February 18, 2002 U.S. retail sales show legs overseas, but so do accounting troubles February 11, 2002 Investors wary of earnings, cont'd February 4, 2002 No accounting for earnings January 28, 2002 Earnings continue to rattle equity investors January 21, 2002 The good mixed with the bad January 14, 2002 Mixed signals January 7, 2002 Equities bound into the New Year December 24, 2001 Slouching towards the New Year December 17, 2001 Forecast season December 10, 2001 Is the glass half full? December 3, 2001 Waiting For Rate Cuts November 26, 2001 Getting positive vibes November 19, 2001 On a clear day you can see the recovery November 12, 2001 Central banks do their part November 5, 2001 Looking to the central banks for relief October 29, 2001 Equities up but economic data down October 22, 2001 Anthrax and earnings addle markets October 15, 2001 It's a confidence game October 1, 2001 Glad to see third quarter end September 24, 2001 Not an ordinary week September 17, 2001 Investor patience required September 10, 2001 Beleaguered markets September 3, 2001 August's slippery slope August 27, 2001 Life after FOMC August 20, 2001 Wither the dollar? August 13, 2001 Wanted: positive economic news August 6, 2001 Recovery delayed July 30, 2001 A pause but no refreshment July 23, 2001 A recipe for spastic markets July 16, 2001 Misery loves company July 9, 2001 Earnings warnings woes continue July 2, 2001 Second quarter report card June 25, 2001 Count down to the FOMC June 18, 2001 Equities markets go into reverse June 11, 2001 Reading the Tea Leaves June 4, 2001 Warnings shakeup May 28, 2001 First quarter GDP estimates disappoint May 21, 2001 Investors' spirits lifted by Fed move May 14, 2001 Bank of England, ECB cut rates, Fed next May 7, 2001 Weak report spurs rate cut hopes April 30, 2001 Wanted - world growth engine April 23, 2001 Central bank over-time April 13, 2001 Glass half full April 9, 2001 Still on tremulous ground April 2, 2001 Thank goodness the first quarter is over March 26, 2001 The 50 basis point chill March 19, 2001 The herd instinct March 12, 2001 Central banks cut rates, Intel hurts March 5, 2001 The profit warning barrage February 26, 2001 That sinking feeling February 19, 2001 For whom the telecoms toll February 12, 2001 Jury still out on euro February 5, 2001 Before and after January 29, 2001 Interest rate vigils January 22, 2001 Slippery slope of oil redux January 15, 2001 Under the volcano January 8, 2001 The day after December 25, 2000 Fed follies December 18, 2000 The domino effect December 11, 2000 Repeat - markets don't like uncertainty December 4, 2000 Economic growth slows and worries investors November 27, 2000 Still waiting... November 20, 2000 Political uncertainties add to earnings worries November 13, 2000 Into the home stretch October 30, 2000 Remembrance of Octobers Past October 23, 2000 Bungee jumping October 16, 2000 When U.S. markets sneeze... October 9, 2000 Tallying up rate increases September 25, 2000 Group of Seven intervenes September 18, 2000 Discordant pressures September 8, 2000 That sinking feeling September 1, 2000 Last rose of summer August 28, 2000 Between a rock and a hard place August 21, 2000 Dancing with zombies... August 14, 2000 Bank of Japan bites the bullet August 6, 2000 Tech Trauma July 31, 2000 Rethinking Rates July 24, 2000 Local Color July 10, 2000 Two Handed Data July 3, 2000 Taking Stock? June 26, 2000 Eye on the Fed June 19, 2000 Nail Biting TIme June 12, 2000 The rate debate June 5, 2000 May 15, 2000 Fed hike to widen spreads May 8, 2000 Sea changes ahead May 1, 2000 Wither the euro April 24, 2000 Equities bump and grind April 17, 2000 No pain, no gain? April 10, 2000 Volatility Redux April 3, 2000 Quarter Ends, Recovery Begins? March 27, 2000 Spring Warms Markets March 20, 2000 Old Is Back In American Swing March 13, 2000 New Up, Old Down in Roller Coaster Week March 6, 2000 Copycat Catapults Global Shares February 28, 2000 Volatility Rules Global Markets February 21, 2000 Globe Turns Volatile on Greenspan February 14, 2000 Hong Kong Hot, Euro Not, OPEC looms February 7, 2000 Slaying Inflation in Year of the Dragon January 31, 2000 Policy Complaisance Hits Euro January 24, 2000 Rate Fears, Rocky Week January 17, 2000 Markets steam ahead despite interest rate jitters January 10, 2000 New Year's hangover January 3, 2000 Soaring into the new century Simply Economics Archive   •   Short Take Archive   •   International Perspectives Archive Legal Notices | © 1998-2006 Econoday, Inc. All Rights Reserved.