UBS declares bear market over as profits soar UBS reported its best quarterly earnings in three years, as money flowed into its asset management business and revenues in the fixed income business remained strong.
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Losses for equity markets in Europe and Asia looked likely to set the tone for trade on Wall Street in the absence of fresh news on the economy and little in the way of corporate earnings.
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CURRENCIES Yen lower after BoJ suspected of intervention The yen was a little weaker, but momentum seemed to remain in favour of continued strength for the currency as investors bet on further intervention to slow the yen's rise.
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Rubinomics reconsidered
'Taking advantage of the Russian situation' In the late 1990s financial crises erupted around the world. In the second extract from his new book, Robert Rubin examines the international rescue that brought the global economy back from the brink of disaster. Nov 10 2003 | Read
Turning Iraq into a beacon of democracy will require a far larger international effort than Bush appears to have in mind, write Ivo Daalder and James Lindsay, co-authors of America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy.
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The implicit support that John Snow's present dollar policy has given to China-bashers could ultimately hurt America, writes John Tatom, former head of country research at UBS in Zurich.
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John Gapper: Big Board must end its costly drama The specialist system makes little sense for the top 500 listed US companies. Why have a middle man to ease trading in the most liquid stocks in the world? 19:23 | Read
Lex live: Euro bonds Most fifth birthday parties are slapdash affairs, marked by the quantities of Ribena and crisps spread over the carpet. The euro will celebrate this landmark on January 1 in a more sober style. 11:17 | Read