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Aussie dollar parity lost as cracks deepen
As the Australian dollar nears one-year lows analysts suggest the currency may be facing a more permanent adjustment
Listen to what gold is really telling us
Gold is like Apple or Facebook – a powerful brand whose valuation has become completely divorced from its intrinsic attributes, says Mohamed El-Erian
Global stocks inch to fresh high
Equity markets extend gains after US consumer sentiment hits highest level in almost six years, with Nikkei shrugging off burst of yen strength
Tougher times for trading titans
Trading houses’ profits have been falling as the industry faces rising competition, transparency and an adverse trading environment
Low rates fail to spur M&A boom
The lack of dealmaking in a historically low interest rate environment is a break from the past, when cheap capital fuelled waves of M&A
Tough oil pricing ahead, says Eni chief
Paolo Scaroni, chief executive, says sluggish demand and new supply coming on to the market means the price of crude was ‘more likely to go down’
Stock market optimism is hard to explain
Equities rally in the face of flat earnings is partly down to how companies are deploying cash, but this will do little to boost economic growth
Adani bullish on India energy prospects
Industrialist says government is close to striking a deal to end a long-running crisis over coal imports that has crippled the power sector
S&P 500 hovers near record levels
Wall Street maintains its upward momentum amid intensifying debate over whether the Federal Reserve might scale back its asset purchase programme
Dollar recovers to approach three-year high
Dollar hits highest level since 2010 on optimism over strength of US economy and expectations Federal Reserve might end stimulus sooner than thought
Record sums flow into Japan equity funds
Surge highlights investor demand for equities triggered by global central bank action, which has depressed bond yields and encouraged hopes of stronger economic growth
EU oil price probe reveals flawed system
Governments are asking how oil benchmarks should be calculated but the answer is not clear, which is why the current system has lasted so long
Easy money QE party will leave a hangover
The rally of equities is being fuelled by the Federal Reserve’s easy money policy while downplaying the basics that must underpin financial markets
Gearing and gaming of water must stop
If Severn Trent is taken private, market scrutiny of the industry will be ineffective and the regulator must step in on behalf of customers
US stocks log fourth-straight weekly gain
Cyclical sectors more closely tied to the fortunes of the global economy were the best performing industry groups in early trading
Ocado soars on Morrison web deal
Morrison’s web plans ease concerns about a potential over-dependence by Ocado on Waitrose, as the FTSE 100 continues to slip back from 5½-year highs
US farmland prices draw bubble talk
Whether the rise in prices is overheating the market has become a feverishly discussed question among land shoppers from farmers to pension funds
Phoney QE peace masks markets’ fragility
Quantitative easing helps the system absorb small shocks, but masks contradictions that may provoke crisis in a big shock, Gillian Tett says
Shares ease after soft US data
Japanese market slips back in spite of the country’s strong economic data, while the euro remains pressured over concerns for the bloc’s economy
Gold hits four-week low on ETF selling
Price of the precious metal falls to $1,369 as institutional investors liquidate their holdings, while ETF outflows total 236 tons
